Doing Business in Latin America Certification

The Doing Business in Latin America Certification is a free beginner-level, 15-minute skill test from Science of Apps. It tests doing business in Latin America — the region's major economies including Brazil, Mexico, Colombia, Chile, Argentina and Peru, trade blocs such as Mercosur, the Pacific Alliance and USMCA, nearshoring trends, currency volatility and inflation history, complex tax systems such as Brazil's and its reform, labour law and payroll costs, digital payments such as Pix, e-commerce and fintech growth, Spanish and Portuguese localisation, relationship-driven business culture, personalismo and hierarchy, negotiation style, punctuality norms, regulatory and political risk, and anti-corruption compliance — written to IDB, World Bank and OECD guidance for 2026 and 2027. Score 70% or more on its 15 questions to earn a verifiable Doing Business in Latin America certificate (SOA-DBLA). Every question is based on published standards and research — including Latin America and Caribbean economic outlook and trade (Inter-American Development Bank), World Economic Outlook (International Monetary Fund), Base erosion and profit shifting (BEPS) (OECD) — and each answer is explained with its source.

Science of Apps offers a free Doing Business in Latin America Certification, written for 2026 and 2027. It tests markets and trade, operations and regulation and culture and relationships with 15 original scenario questions in all, each naming its published source; you get an instant score and a verifiable certificate with a credential ID you can add to LinkedIn.

Read the three skill areas on this page, then take the 15-minute test online — no fee, course or sign-up. You see every answer explained when you finish. Score 70% or more and you get a Doing Business in Latin America certificate straight away, on screen, as a PDF and by email, with a credential ID anyone can verify.

Yes. The questions are original scenarios written by Science of Apps, and each one is based on a public source you can read: Latin America and Caribbean economic outlook and trade (Inter-American Development Bank); World Economic Outlook (International Monetary Fund); Base erosion and profit shifting (BEPS) (OECD); Pix instant payments: statistics and rules (Banco Central do Brasil); United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (Office of the US Trade Representative); OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises on Responsible Business Conduct (OECD). The source is shown under each question and linked in the answer review. Science of Apps doesn't copy questions from other tests.

Three skill areas with five questions each, drawn from a bank of 10 per area so a retake brings new questions: Markets and Trade (Major economies, Trade blocs and nearshoring and Macro risk); Operations and Regulation (Tax and labour, Payments and digital and Compliance); Culture and Relationships (Business culture, Communication and Negotiation). Every question is an original scenario written to the 2026–2027 standard, with the published source named under it.

Executive or manager entering Latin American markets, Sales or business development professional, Expatriate relocating to the region, International business or Latin American studies student and Investor or founder expanding to LatAm. It suits students at leading universities, career switchers and experienced professionals who want quick, verifiable proof of Doing Business in Latin America knowledge in 2026 and 2027.

Students at national flagships and diaspora students at tier-1s abroad search for 'doing business in X' and local-market skills in their own language. Passing earns a founder-signed Science of Apps certificate with a credential ID and QR code that recruiters can verify.

No. Countries differ widely in language (Portuguese in Brazil, Spanish in most others), tax systems, regulation, inflation history and consumer behaviour, so entry strategies are usually country by country.

It has historically combined many federal, state and municipal taxes on consumption and income, with frequent changes; a major consumption-tax reform approved in 2023 is being phased in over several years.

Yes. The test is online, in English and free everywhere — people take it from India, the US, the UK, Europe, Africa, Latin America and Asia-Pacific. Your certificate is dated with your own local date and can be verified from anywhere at scienceofapps.com/certification/verify/.

15 questions — 5 from each of 3 skill areas — with a 15-minute limit. You need 70% (11 of 15) to pass and 90% for distinction.

We rate it Beginner: no experience needed: fundamentals and clear reasoning. It has 15 scenario questions — 5 from each of 3 skill areas — and a 15-minute limit. You need 70% (11 of 15) to pass and 90% for distinction.

Nothing. There is no fee to take a test, to receive the certificate, to have it emailed or to verify it, and no sign-up.

On our server, not in your browser. The answers never reach the page until you submit, so a certificate can only be earned by passing. Each certificate gets a unique credential ID stored by Science of Apps.

You see your score for each area and every question with the correct answer and why, with the published source behind it. You can retake after 30 minutes, and the retake draws questions you haven't seen yet.

No. Every certificate is dated, so it always shows when you passed. Retake a test any time for a newer date or a higher score.

Yes. After you pass, Add to LinkedIn opens the Licenses & certifications form with the certificate name, Science of Apps as the issuer, the issue date, your credential ID and the verification link filled in. You can also download it as a PDF or PNG, and it's emailed to you as a PDF.

Every certificate has a credential ID and a QR code. Scanning it, or entering the ID at scienceofapps.com/certification/verify/, shows the holder's name, the certification, the score and the issue date from our records.

No. They are Science of Apps' own assessments of applied skill. They aren't issued by a university or standards body, and they work best alongside a portfolio that shows the skills in real work.