St. Vincent and the Grenadines

Ease of Doing Business in

St. Vincent and the Grenadines

This page summarizes Doing Business 2013 data for St. Vincent and the Grenadines. 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 Upper middle income
Population 109,365
GNI Per Capita (US$) 6,100
Doing Business 2013 Rank Doing Business 2012 Rank Change in Rank
75 73 down -2

Doing Business 2013 DTF** (% points) Doing Business 2012 DTF** (% points) Improvement in DTF** (% points)
59.9 59.8 down 0.1
Topic Rankings DB 2013 Rank DB 2012 Rank Change in Rank
Starting a Business 64 55 up -9
Dealing with Construction Permits 5 5 No change
Getting Electricity 22 22 No change
Registering Property 145 142 up -3
Getting Credit 129 127 up -2
Protecting Investors 32 29 up -3
Paying Taxes 72 71 up -1
Trading Across Borders 43 39 up -4
Enforcing Contracts 99 99 No change
Resolving Insolvency 185 185 No change

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Getting Electricity

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The challenges required for a business to obtain a permanent electricity connection for a newly constructed warehouse are shown below. Included are the number of steps, time, and cost.

DB 2013 Rank 22 DB 2012 Rank 22 Change in Rank 0
DB 2013 DTF** (% points) 94.2 DB 2012 DTF** (% points) 94.0 Improvement in DTF** (% points) up0.2
Indicator St. Vincent and the Grenadines Latin America & Caribbean OECD

The number of procedures to obtain a permanent electricity connection. A procedure is defined as any interaction of the company employees or the company’s main electrician with external parties.

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Procedures (number)
3 5 5

The number of days to obtain a permanent electricity connection. The measure captures the median duration that the electricity utility and experts indicate is necessary in practice, rather than required by law, to complete a procedure.

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Time (days)
52 66 98

The cost is recorded as a percentage of the economy’s income per capita. Costs are recorded exclusive of value added tax.

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Cost (% of income per capita)
246.7 559.0 93.0
No. Procedure Time to Complete Associated Costs
1 Obtain an internal wiring Inspection Certificate from the Government Electrical Inspector 14 calendar days XCD 85.0
2 Submit an application for electricity connection to St. Vincent Electricity Services Ltd. and await a connection offer 21 calendar days no charge
3 Await completion of the external connection works and final connection by St. Vincent Electricity Services Ltd. 17 calendar days XCD 40,843.8

** 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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