St. Vincent and the Grenadines

Ease of Doing Business in

St. Vincent and the Grenadines

This page shows summary Doing Business 2012 data for St. Vincent and the Grenadines. 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 109,284
GNI Per Capita (US$) 4,850.00
Doing Business 2012 Rank Doing Business 2011 Rank Change in Rank
75 66 down -9
Topic Rankings DB 2012 Rank DB 2011 Rank Change in Rank
Starting a Business 58 48 up -10
Dealing with Construction Permits 6 4 up -2
Getting Electricity 21 19 up -2
Registering Property 141 138 up -3
Getting Credit 126 116 up -10
Protecting Investors 29 28 up -1
Paying Taxes 73 71 up -2
Trading Across Borders 38 42 up 4
Enforcing Contracts 101 103 up 2
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 58 DB 2011 Rank 48 Change in Rank down-10
Indicator St. Vincent and the Grenadines 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)
10 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)
22.3 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 25
2 Obtain and legalize the incorporation documents 1 day XCD 1750
3 Registration with the Commercial Registry 2 days XCD 950
4 Filing of bylaws and notice of appointment of secretary 2 days XCD 150
5 Apply for a trade/industrial license 2 days XCD 100
6 Enroll for income tax at the Inland Revenue Department 1 day no charge
7 Enroll company and workers at the National Insurance Services 1 day no charge

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