Trinidad and Tobago

Ease of Doing Business in

Trinidad and Tobago

This page shows summary Doing Business 2012 data for Trinidad and Tobago. 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 High income
Population 1,343,725
GNI Per Capita (US$) 15,380.00
Doing Business 2012 Rank Doing Business 2011 Rank Change in Rank
68 76 down 8
Topic Rankings DB 2012 Rank DB 2011 Rank Change in Rank
Starting a Business 74 69 up -5
Dealing with Construction Permits 93 88 up -5
Getting Electricity 24 24 No change
Registering Property 175 171 up -4
Getting Credit 40 37 up -3
Protecting Investors 24 21 up -3
Paying Taxes 65 97 up 32
Trading Across Borders 52 52 No change
Enforcing Contracts 169 169 No change
Resolving Insolvency 133 139 up 6

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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 74 DB 2011 Rank 69 Change in Rank down-5
Indicator Trinidad and Tobago 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)
9 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)
43 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)
0.9 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 Request company name 4 days TTD 25
2 Statutory declaration before Commissioner of Affidavits 1 day TTD 20
3 Emboss Articles of Incorporation at the Board of Inland Revenue 1 day TTD 25
4 Registration with the Commercial Registry 4 days TTD 600 (TTD 400 for Form 1; TTD 40 for Form 31; TTD 40 for Form 4; TTD 40 for Form 8;TTD 40 for Form 27; TTD 40 for Certificate of Incorporation)
* 5 Make a company seal 2 days (simultaneous with previous procedure) TTD 115
6 Apply for tax payer identification number 1 day no charge
* 7 Apply for Registration as an Employer with National Insurance Board 1 day (simultaneous with previous procedure) no charge
* 8 Apply for Registration of Employees with National Insurance Board 30 days (simultaneous with previous procedure) no charge
* 9 Register for VAT 30 days (simultaneous with previous procedure) no charge
* Takes place simultaneously with another procedure.

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