Marshall Islands

Ease of Doing Business in

Marshall Islands

This page summarizes Doing Business 2013 data for the Marshall Islands. The first table lists the overall "Ease of Doing Business" rank (out of 185 economies) and the rankings by each topic. It also lists the economy's distance to frontier (DTF)** measure. The rest of the tables summarize the key indicators for each topic and benchmark against regional and high-income economy (OECD) averages.

Economy Overview

Region East Asia & Pacific
Income Category Lower middle income
Population 54,816
GNI Per Capita (US$) 3,910
Doing Business 2013 Rank Doing Business 2012 Rank Change in Rank
101 103 down 2

Doing Business 2013 DTF** (% points) Doing Business 2012 DTF** (% points) Improvement in DTF** (% points)
53.9 53.9 0.0
Topic Rankings DB 2013 Rank DB 2012 Rank Change in Rank
Starting a Business 48 49 up 1
Dealing with Construction Permits 4 4 No change
Getting Electricity 73 74 up 1
Registering Property 185 185 No change
Getting Credit 83 80 up -3
Protecting Investors 158 155 up -3
Paying Taxes 92 91 up -1
Trading Across Borders 65 65 No change
Enforcing Contracts 66 63 up -3
Resolving Insolvency 140 138 up -2

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Dealing with Construction Permits

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Shown below are the procedures, time, and costs to build a warehouse, including obtaining necessary licenses and permits, completing required notifications and inspections, and obtaining utility connections.

DB 2013 Rank 4 DB 2012 Rank 4 Change in Rank 0
DB 2013 DTF** (% points) 92.2 DB 2012 DTF** (% points) 92.2 Improvement in DTF** (% points) 0.0
Indicator Marshall Islands East Asia & Pacific OECD

The total number of procedures required to build a warehouse. A procedure is any interaction of the company’s employees or managers with external parties.

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Procedures (number)
8 17 14

The total number of days required to build a warehouse. The measure captures the median duration that local experts indicate is necessary to complete a procedure in practice.

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Time (days)
87 148 143

Cost is recorded as a percentage of the economy’s income per capita. Only official costs are recorded.

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Cost (% of income per capita)
22.3 86.9 78.7
No. Procedure Time to Complete Associated Costs
1 Request and obtain a consultation letter from the Historic Preservation Office 1 day USD 100
2 Request and obtain Development Activity Permit from Environmental Protection Agency 35 days USD 500
3 Receive Inspection from Environmental Protection Agency 1 day no charge
4 Apply for water and sewage connection with the Majuro Water and Sewer Company 1 day USD 200
* 5 Request water and sewage connection with the Majuro Water & Sewer Company 1 day no charge
6 Receive Inspection and estimate from the Majuro Water & Sewer Company 13 days no charge
* 7 Connect to water and sewage services 1 day USD 35
8 Request a phone connection 35 days USD 35
* Takes place simultaneously with another procedure.

** The distance to frontier (DTF) measure shows the distance of each economy to the "frontier," which represents the highest performance observed on each of the indicators across all economies included in Doing Business since each indicator was included in Doing Business. An economy’s distance to frontier is indicated on a scale from 0 to 100, where 0 represents the lowest performance and 100 the frontier. Read more...

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