St. Kitts and Nevis

Ease of Doing Business in

St. Kitts and Nevis

This page summarizes Doing Business 2013 data for St. Kitts and Nevis. 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 Latin America & Caribbean
Income Category High income
Population 53,051
GNI Per Capita (US$) 12,480
Doing Business 2013 Rank Doing Business 2012 Rank Change in Rank
96 92 down -4

Doing Business 2013 DTF** (% points) Doing Business 2012 DTF** (% points) Improvement in DTF** (% points)
56.0 56.2 down -0.2
Topic Rankings DB 2013 Rank DB 2012 Rank Change in Rank
Starting a Business 69 62 up -7
Dealing with Construction Permits 15 15 No change
Getting Electricity 17 18 up 1
Registering Property 166 166 No change
Getting Credit 129 127 up -2
Protecting Investors 32 29 up -3
Paying Taxes 135 131 up -4
Trading Across Borders 64 52 up -12
Enforcing Contracts 119 118 up -1
Resolving Insolvency 185 185 No change

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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 15 DB 2012 Rank 15 Change in Rank 0
DB 2013 DTF** (% points) 84.3 DB 2012 DTF** (% points) 84.3 Improvement in DTF** (% points) 0.0
Indicator St. Kitts and Nevis Latin America & Caribbean 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)
11 13 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)
139 225 143

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)
5.4 143.7 78.7
No. Procedure Time to Complete Associated Costs
1 Obtain Land Usage Approval (approval in principle) 21 days no charge
2 Obtain Lot Plan 7 days no charge
3 Obtain development permit (building permit) 35 days XCD 520
4 Receive Inspection from the Planning Department 1 day no charge
5 Notify Planning Authority of the start of construction 1 day no charge
6 Receive Random Inspection 1 day no charge
7 Receive Random Inspection 1 day no charge
8 Receive final inspection 1 day no charge
9 Obtain Occupancy Permit 1 day no charge
10 Obtain Water Connection 35 days XCD 1,200
11 Obtain Fixed Telephone Line 35 days XCD 150

** 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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