What is starting a business - score in Haiti?

Starting a business - score in Haiti was 36.43 in 2019, according to the World Bank.

What is the highest starting a business - score recorded in Haiti?

The highest recorded value was 36.43 in 2019.

What is the lowest starting a business - score recorded in Haiti?

The lowest recorded value was 29 in 2003.

How does Haiti rank for starting a business - score?

Haiti ranks 187th out of 188 countries with data for 2019.

Is starting a business - score rising or falling in Haiti?

Over the last ten years it is up 17.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this Haiti data come from?

The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Starting a business - Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Starting a business - Score in Haiti

Name: Starting a business - Score in Haiti
Creator: World Bank
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Haiti: Starting a business - Score was 36.43 in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)

36.43

Change on year

up 7.8%

World rank

187th

of 188 countries

All-time high

36.43

in 2019

All-time low

in 2003

Years of data

2003–2019

Starting a business - Score in Haiti, 2003–2019

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Haiti recorded 36.43 for starting a business - score in 2019. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.8% on the previous year and up 17.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, starting a business - score in Haiti peaked at 36.43 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 29, in 2003.

That places Haiti 187th out of 188 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
2000s	30.14	29	31.11	7
2010s	33.54	32.37	36.43	10

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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)
Commercial service exports 87.21 million current US$ (2024)
Transport services 76.1% (2024)
Computer, communications and other services 16.9% (2024)

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Frequently asked questions

What is starting a business - score in Haiti?: Starting a business - score in Haiti was 36.43 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest starting a business - score recorded in Haiti?: The highest recorded value was 36.43 in 2019.
What is the lowest starting a business - score recorded in Haiti?: The lowest recorded value was 29 in 2003.
How does Haiti rank for starting a business - score?: Haiti ranks 187th out of 188 countries with data for 2019.
Is starting a business - score rising or falling in Haiti?: Over the last ten years it is up 17.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Haiti data come from?: The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Starting a business - Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Starting a business - Score
Source: World Bank
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 190 places, 3,083 data points, 2003–2019
Last refreshed: 10 August 2026

The score for starting a business is the simple average of the scores for each of the component indicators: the procedures, time and cost for an entrepreneur to start and formally operate a business, as well as the paid-in minimum capital requirement.