St. Kitts and Nevis

Ease of Doing Business in

St. Kitts and Nevis

This page shows summary Doing Business 2012 data for St. Kitts and Nevis. The first table lists the overall "Ease of Doing Business" rank (out of 183 economies) and the rankings by each topic. 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 Latin America & Caribbean
Income Category Upper middle income
Population 50,000
GNI Per Capita (US$) 9,980.00
Doing Business 2012 Rank Doing Business 2011 Rank Change in Rank
95 84 down -11
Topic Rankings DB 2012 Rank DB 2011 Rank Change in Rank
Starting a Business 64 53 up -11
Dealing with Construction Permits 16 15 up -1
Getting Electricity 33 31 up -2
Registering Property 164 162 up -2
Getting Credit 126 116 up -10
Protecting Investors 29 28 up -1
Paying Taxes 133 101 up -32
Trading Across Borders 44 46 up 2
Enforcing Contracts 114 114 No change
Resolving Insolvency 183 183 No change

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Starting a Business

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The challenges of launching a business are shown below. Included are: the number of steps entrepreneurs can expect to go through to launch, the time it takes on average, and the cost and minimum capital required as a percentage of gross national income (GNI) per capita.

DB 2012 Rank 64 DB 2011 Rank 53 Change in Rank down-11
Indicator St. Kitts and Nevis Latin America & Caribbean OECD

The total number of procedures required to register a firm. A procedure is defined as any interaction of the company founders with external parties (for example, government agencies, lawyers, auditors or notaries).

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Procedures (number)
7 9 5

The total number of days required to register a firm. The measure captures the median duration that incorporation lawyers indicate is necessary to complete a procedure with minimum follow-up with government agencies and no extra payments.

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Time (days)
19 54 12

Cost is recorded as a percentage of the economy’s income per capita. It includes all official fees and fees for legal or professional services if such services are required by law.

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Cost (% of income per capita)
11.5 37.3 4.7

The amount that the entrepreneur needs to deposit in a bank or with a notary before registration and up to 3 months following incorporation and is recorded as a percentage of the economy’s income per capita.

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Paid-in Min. Capital (% of income per capita)
0.0 4.3 14.1
No. Procedure Time to Complete Associated Costs
1 Search and reserve company name 1 day XCD 54
2 Prepare company statutes 1 day XCD 2500 (lawyer’s fees)
3 Register with Commercial Registry and obtain certificate of incorporation 2-3 days XCD 270
4 Purchase company ink stamp 10 days XCD 60 - XCD 190
* 5 Obtain business license 10 days, simultaneous with procedure 4 XCD 200
6 Obtain tax identification number 3 days no charge
* 7 Register firm as an employer with the Social Security Office 1-2 days, simultaneous with procedure 8 no charge
* Takes place simultaneously with another procedure.

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