New Zealand vs Singapore: Global: Ease of doing business score

New Zealand
87.34 DB10-14 methodology
in 2013
Singapore
89.54 DB10-14 methodology
in 2013
New Zealand rank
2nd
Singapore rank
1st

Global: Ease of doing business score over time

  • New Zealand
  • Singapore
020406080200920112013

How they compare

Singapore currently reports 89.54 DB10-14 methodology against 87.34 DB10-14 methodology in New Zealand, a difference of 2.2 DB10-14 methodology.

Across all 5 years both countries report, Singapore has been ahead every year.

New Zealand ranks 2nd and Singapore ranks 1st of 184 countries.

Singapore has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade New Zealand Singapore Difference Ahead
2000s 87.24 DB10-14 methodology 88.07 DB10-14 methodology 0.8277 DB10-14 methodology Singapore
2010s 87.37 DB10-14 methodology 88.91 DB10-14 methodology 1.53 DB10-14 methodology Singapore

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher global: ease of doing business score, New Zealand or Singapore?
Singapore, at 89.54 DB10-14 methodology against 87.34 DB10-14 methodology in New Zealand as of 2013.
What is the difference in global: ease of doing business score between New Zealand and Singapore?
2.2 DB10-14 methodology, with Singapore ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Singapore?
5 years are reported by both, from 2009 to 2013.
How do New Zealand and Singapore rank globally for global: ease of doing business score?
New Zealand ranks 2nd and Singapore ranks 1st of 184 countries.
Where does this data come from?
The World Bank, published as Global: Ease of doing business score (DB10-14 methodology). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

New Zealand vs Singapore: Global: Ease of doing business score. Statizoid. Retrieved 08 September 2026, from https://private-sector.statizoid.com/compare/global-ease-of-doing-business-score-db10-14-methodology/new-zealand/singapore/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://private-sector.statizoid.com/compare/global-ease-of-doing-business-score-db10-14-methodology/new-zealand/singapore/">New Zealand vs Singapore: Global: Ease of doing business score</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Global: Ease of doing business score (DB10-14 methodology)
Unit
DB10-14 methodology
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
184 places, 920 data points, 2009–2013
Last refreshed

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 DB10-14 studies for topics that underwent methodology updates.