Global: Ease of doing business score (DB17-20 methodology) in Haiti
Haiti: Global: Ease of doing business score was 40.72 DB17-20 methodology in 2019. ▲ Rising
Global: Ease of doing business score in Haiti, 2015–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in DB17-20 methodology.
Analysis
Haiti recorded 40.72 DB17-20 methodology for global: ease of doing business score in 2019. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
The figure is up 7.6% on the previous year and up 8.1% over five years.
Haiti ranks 180th of 191 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Global: Ease of doing business score in Haiti, year by year
| Year | DB17-20 methodology | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 37.68 DB17-20 methodology | — |
| 2016 | 37.74 DB17-20 methodology | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 37.75 DB17-20 methodology | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 37.86 DB17-20 methodology | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 40.72 DB17-20 methodology | +7.6% |
Haiti compared with similar countries
- Haiti's 40.72 DB17-20 methodology is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 56.88 DB17-20 methodology, 72% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Haiti's 40.72 DB17-20 methodology is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 59.87 DB17-20 methodology, 68% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near Haiti
More private sector data for Haiti
- Merchandise trade 16.2% (2025)
- Food imports 37.3% (2016)
- Manufactures imports 43.9% (2016)
- Merchandise imports 4.63 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 16.4% (2016)
- Manufactures exports 79.1% (2016)
- Merchandise exports 554.00 million current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 46.53 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0173 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate -18.53 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is global: ease of doing business score in Haiti?
- Global: ease of doing business score in Haiti was 40.72 DB17-20 methodology in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest global: ease of doing business score recorded in Haiti?
- The highest recorded value was 40.72 DB17-20 methodology in 2019.
- What is the lowest global: ease of doing business score recorded in Haiti?
- The lowest recorded value was 37.68 DB17-20 methodology in 2015.
- How does Haiti rank for global: ease of doing business score?
- Haiti ranks 180th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Where does this Haiti data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Global: Ease of doing business score (DB17-20 methodology). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The ease of doing business score is the simple average of the scores for each of the Doing Business topics: starting a business, dealing with construction permits, getting electricity, registering property, getting credit, protecting minority investors, paying taxes, trading across borders, enforcing contracts and resolving insolvency. The score is computed based on the methodology in the DB17-20 studies for topics that underwent methodology updates.