Country overview

#132
Haiti

Country stats

Rating Points
45
This indicator describes the overall rating of a given jurisdiction on several parameters according to cryptocurrency operations - market volume, crypto regulation, business climate, taxation framework.
Crypto Penetration
0.95%
Estimated percentage of crypto users out of the country's total population based on public data.
Legal Entities
0
Number of crypto companies registered in the country based on regulator data if available or other types of public data.
Regulation Points
0
An overall assessment of the granularity of crypto regulation in a given country. A high score is also given to countries where cryptocurrency transactions are highly regulated.
Amount of crypto users
111 385
Total amount of crypto users out of the country's total population based on public data.
Taxation points
20
This figure, according to our analysts' calculations, indicates the overall level of tax burden for cryptocurrency transactions in a given country. The higher the indicator, the lower the burden.
Market volume points
0
A rough estimate of this jurisdiction's retail crypto market relative to the rest of the world. The higher the indicator, the higher the market potential.
Status of crypto
No info
General status of cryptocurrency regulation in this jurisdiction.
Crypto payments
No regulation
The legal status of cryptocurrency payments for goods and services in a given country based on information from regulators, public data and feedback from our community.
Security Level
High danger
The overall level of security in a given country based on open data.
Crypto Salaries
No regulation
The legal status of cryptocurrency salaries to employers in a given country based on information from regulators, public data and feedback from our community.
Business Climate
No info
Overall assessment of the friendliness of this country for crypto-business. This indicator takes into account the cost of obtaining a license and the attitude towards crypto entities in the country.
Stablecoin Regulation
No info
This indicator is evaluating the regulation of stablecoins in a given country. Complex regulation means that it is possible to issue steiblcoins and obtain a license for this activity. Basic regulation means that the issuance of stablecoins is possible, but not all legal aspects are defined in the law. Standard regulation means that there is a legal practice of steylcoin circulation in a given country.
Bad Factors
No
This section describes the unfavorable economic factors for crypto-business in a given country. These are countries that are under sanctions or on the FATF grey list and other factors.
Types of licenses
No licenses exist
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This is general info about crypto regulation in Haiti. A more precise overview will be published later. However, if you find any inaccuracy or have other feedback - please write us in telegram @ilya_ii or by e-mail - editor@cryptopenetration.com

Haiti is an independent country located on the island of Hispaniola in the Caribbean Sea.  Based on Wikipedia (1) it has an area of 28,000 km2, and the population is estimated at 11.5 million people.

Citizens (2) of many countries can stay in Haiti continuously for 90 days without a visa. To get citizenship of Haiti by naturalization you need to live in the country for 5 years.

Security level

Haiti has a high danger security level according to our rating. Jurisdiction has 22.1 points (from 100) for safety level in Numbeo crime rating (3). The homicide level (4) is 18.0 per 100,000 inhabitants a year. 

Crypto Payments

In Haiti, more than 60% (5) of the population does not have access to a financial structure or banks. At the same time, according to our database there is still no system for regulating fintech and crypto payments in the country.

Crypto Salaries

Crypto salaries in Haiti are also not regulated by law.

Legal

Haiti doesn’t have any crypto regulations. At the same time some companies and organizations are already jumping on the potential that they see the Haitian crypto landscape will offer. Dash (6) a cryptocurrency, is partnering with Danielle Saint-Lot Haiti Women’s Foundation (7) to develop a project similar to the yam marketplace scenario. Hope for Haiti (8), an international development organization operating in southern Haiti, began accepting donations in cryptocurrency three years ago. This past March, the Embassy of Haiti (9) sponsored its second of four webinars on the topic – the most recent one called Fueling Haiti’s Emerging Innovation Economy (10).

Taxation

Haiti's tax system (11) is progressive, with personal income tax rates ranging from 10% to 35%, and corporate tax rates ranging from 15% to 35%. The capital gains tax (12) in Haiti is applicable at a standard rate of 15% on taxable income.

Links

1)👉🏻Haiti. Wikipedia

2)👉🏻Digital Nomad Vida in Haiti Visa Guide

3)👉🏻Crime Index by Country 2023 Mid-Year

4)👉🏻List of countries by intentional homicide rate

5)👉🏻THE CENTRE OF FINTECH

6)👉🏻Dash Wallet

7)👉🏻Ambassador Danielle Saint-Lot

8)👉🏻Hope for Haiti Annual Gala

9) 👉🏻Embassy of the Republic of Haiti

10)👉🏻Fueling Haiti’s Emerging Innovation Economy

11)👉🏻Comparison of Countries and Tax Rates in 2023: A Guide to Country Comparisons

12)👉🏻Haiti legal and accounting and tax considerations in 2024