Time required to start a business in Haiti
Haiti: Time required to start a business was 97 days in 2019. ▼ Falling
Time required to start a business in Haiti, 2003–2019
Source: Doing Business project, World Bank (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in days.
Analysis
Haiti recorded 97 days for time required to start a business in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 17 years on record.
That represents a change of down 56.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, time required to start a business in Haiti peaked at 260 days in 2003 and was at its lowest, 97 days, in 2013.
Haiti ranks 4th of 188 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 216.57 days | 202 days | 260 days | 7 |
| 2010s | 108.1 days | 97 days | 134 days | 10 |
Countries ranked near Haiti
More reference data data for Haiti
- Spring temperature anomalies 0.4999 °C (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies 1.03 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month 1.11 °C (2026)
- Universal right to vote in practice 0 (2025)
- Autumn temperature anomalies 0.6075 °C (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies 1.05 °C (2025)
- Consumer price index 914.12 2010 = 100 (2025)
- Universal right to vote 2 (2025)
- Competitive elections 0 (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote 1 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is time required to start a business in Haiti?
- Time required to start a business in Haiti was 97 days in 2019, according to Doing Business project, World Bank (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest time required to start a business recorded in Haiti?
- The highest recorded value was 260 days in 2003.
- What is the lowest time required to start a business recorded in Haiti?
- The lowest recorded value was 97 days in 2013.
- How does Haiti rank for time required to start a business?
- Haiti ranks 4th out of 188 countries with data for 2019.
- Is time required to start a business rising or falling in Haiti?
- Over the last ten years it is down 56.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Haiti data come from?
- The figures come from Doing Business project, World Bank (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Time required to start a business. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Number of calendar days needed to complete the procedures to legally operate a business.