The latest Report Doing Business 2015 of the World Bank ranks Haiti 180th out of 189 economies, representing an increase of one position over 2014 (181). The Dominican Republic (DR), 84th, ranking unchanged.

At Starting a Business Haiti lost a place, and is ranked 188th (187 in 2014) with 12 cases (8.3 in Latin America and the Caribbean and 4.8 in OECD) a delay of 97 days (30.1 Latin America and the Caribbean and 9.2 in OECD). DR 113 unchanged.

At Dealing with Construction Permits, Haiti won 6 places and is ranked 132 (138 in 2014) with 8 procedures (13.3 Latin America and the Caribbean and 11.9 in OECD), a delay of 71 days (178.3 Latin America and the Caribbean and 149.5 in OECD) . The 96th RD, won 9 places.

At Getting Electricity Haiti won 1 place and is ranked 94th (95 in 2014) with 4 procedures (5.5 in Latin America and the Caribbean and 4.7 in OECD) a delay of 60 days (67.4 Latin America and the Caribbean and 76.8 in OECD). DR 119th loses 5 places.

At Registering Property Haiti won 1 place and is ranked 175th (176 in 2014) with 5 procedures (7 in Latin America and the Caribbean and 4.7 in OECD), a delay of 312 days (63.3 Latin America and the Caribbean and 24 in OECD) for 7.1% of the value of the property (6.1 in Latin America and the Caribbean and 4.2 in OECD). DR 82nd unchanged.

At Getting Credit, Haiti lost 2 places and is ranked 171st (169 in 2014). DR 89th, lost 3 places.

At Protecting Minority Investors the Haiti ranking is unchanged 187 (187 in 2014) with a Strength of minority investor protection index (0-10) of 2 (4.6 Latin America and the Caribbean and 6.3 in OECD) and a Ease of shareholder suits index (0-10) of 4,0 (6.4 Latin America and the Caribbean and 7.2 in OECD) and an extent of director liability index (0-10) (5.1 Latin America and the Caribbean and 5.4 in OECD). RD 83e, gagne 19 places.

At niveau du Paiement des Taxes et Impôts Haïti perd 5 places et est classé 142 (137 en 2014) avec un total à payer (% du bénéfice brut) de 40,3% (48,3 en Amérique latine et Caraïbes et 41,3 en OCDE) et un Impôt sur les profits de 23,8% (20,7 en Amérique latine et Caraïbes et 16,4 en OCDE). RD 80e, perd 4 places.

At Trading Across Borders, Haiti won 5 places

and is ranked 142 (147 in 2014) with a total of 8 documents necessary for export (6 in Latin America and the Caribbean and 4 in OECD) a Time to export (days) of 28 (16.8 Latin America and the Caribbean and 10.5 OECD), 9 Documents to import (7 in Latin America and the Caribbean and 4 OECD), a Time to import (days) of 26 (18 7 Latin America and the Caribbean and 9.6 in OECD). RD 24th, won 15 places.

At Enforcing Contracts (The ease or difficulty of enforcing commercial contracts is measured below. This is determined by following the evolution of a payment dispute and tracking the time, cost, and number of procedures involved from the moment a plaintiff files the lawsuit until actual payment.) the Haiti ranking remains unchanged 89th (89 in 2014). RD 73 unchanged.

At Resolving Insolvency (The time and cost required to resolve bankruptcies is shown below. The data identifies weaknesses in existing bankruptcy law and the main procedural and administrative bottlenecks in the bankruptcy process. The recovery rate, expressed in terms of how many cents on the dollar claimants recover from the insolvent firm, is also shown.) the Haiti ranking remains unchanged 189th (189 in 2014). DR 158th won 2 places.

HL/ S/ HaitiLibre