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Global: Ease of doing business score (DB10-14 methodology) by country

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...

Countries reporting
182
Highest
89.54 DB10-14 methodology
Singapore
Lowest
32.54 DB10-14 methodology
Central African Republic
Median
62.26 DB10-14 methodology
Years covered
5
2009–2013
Data points
915

What the numbers show

Global: Ease of doing business score (DB10-14 methodology) is currently reported for 182 countries. The highest value is 89.54 DB10-14 methodology in Singapore; the lowest is 32.54 DB10-14 methodology in Central African Republic.

The median across all reporting countries is 62.26 DB10-14 methodology, and the mean is 61.69 DB10-14 methodology.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 3.

Global: Ease of doing business score: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Singapore 89.54 DB10-14 methodology 2013 — flat
1 Djibouti 50.54 DB10-14 methodology 2013 — rising
2 New Zealand 87.34 DB10-14 methodology 2013 — flat
3 Hong Kong 86.36 DB10-14 methodology 2013 — flat
4 United Kingdom 84.79 DB10-14 methodology 2013 — flat
5 Denmark 84.32 DB10-14 methodology 2013 — flat
6 United States 83.48 DB10-14 methodology 2013 — flat
7 South Korea 82.99 DB10-14 methodology 2013 — flat
8 Georgia 82.39 DB10-14 methodology 2013 — rising
9 Sweden 82.24 DB10-14 methodology 2013 — flat
10 Norway 81.94 DB10-14 methodology 2013 — flat
11 Finland 81.48 DB10-14 methodology 2013 — flat
12 Iceland 81.44 DB10-14 methodology 2013 — flat
13 Ireland 81.36 DB10-14 methodology 2013 — flat
14 Malaysia 80.89 DB10-14 methodology 2013 — rising
15 Australia 80.32 DB10-14 methodology 2013 — flat
16 Japan 79.82 DB10-14 methodology 2013 — flat
17 Canada 79.81 DB10-14 methodology 2013 — flat
18 Germany 79.32 DB10-14 methodology 2013 — flat
19 Latvia 78.95 DB10-14 methodology 2013 — rising
20 Taiwan 78.43 DB10-14 methodology 2013 — rising
21 Estonia 78.18 DB10-14 methodology 2013 — flat
22 Mauritius 77.85 DB10-14 methodology 2013 — flat
23 Switzerland 76.62 DB10-14 methodology 2013 — flat
24 Austria 76.55 DB10-14 methodology 2013 — flat
25 Lithuania 76.19 DB10-14 methodology 2013 — flat
26 United Arab Emirates 76.15 DB10-14 methodology 2013 — rising
27 Thailand 75.32 DB10-14 methodology 2013 — flat
28 Israel 75.27 DB10-14 methodology 2013 — flat
29 North Macedonia 74.98 DB10-14 methodology 2013 — rising
30 Poland 74.9 DB10-14 methodology 2013 — rising
31 Netherlands 74.63 DB10-14 methodology 2013 — flat
32 Portugal 74.47 DB10-14 methodology 2013 — flat
33 Chile 73.55 DB10-14 methodology 2013 — rising
34 Czechia 73.13 DB10-14 methodology 2013 — rising
35 Puerto Rico 72.3 DB10-14 methodology 2013 — flat
36 South Africa 71.31 DB10-14 methodology 2013 — rising
37 Belgium 71.22 DB10-14 methodology 2013 — flat
38 Slovakia 71.02 DB10-14 methodology 2013 — flat
39 Bulgaria 70.42 DB10-14 methodology 2013 — flat
40 France 70.39 DB10-14 methodology 2013 — flat
41 Spain 70.25 DB10-14 methodology 2013 — flat
42 Peru 70.01 DB10-14 methodology 2013 — rising
43 Slovenia 69.9 DB10-14 methodology 2013 — rising
44 Rwanda 69.86 DB10-14 methodology 2013 — rising
45 Armenia 69.55 DB10-14 methodology 2013 — rising
46 Mexico 68.76 DB10-14 methodology 2013 — rising
47 Qatar 68.7 DB10-14 methodology 2013 — flat
48 Oman 68.59 DB10-14 methodology 2013 — rising
49 Turkey 68.51 DB10-14 methodology 2013 — flat
50 Tunisia 68.43 DB10-14 methodology 2013 — flat
51 Samoa 68.32 DB10-14 methodology 2013 — flat
52 Italy 67.93 DB10-14 methodology 2013 — flat
53 Saudi Arabia 67.58 DB10-14 methodology 2013 — flat
54 Hungary 67.4 DB10-14 methodology 2013 — flat
55 Russia 67.28 DB10-14 methodology 2013 — rising
56 Bahrain 67.26 DB10-14 methodology 2013 — flat
57 Montenegro 67.2 DB10-14 methodology 2013 — rising
58 Colombia 67.18 DB10-14 methodology 2013 — flat
59 Panama 67.16 DB10-14 methodology 2013 — flat
60 Luxembourg 66.88 DB10-14 methodology 2013 — flat
61 Romania 66.84 DB10-14 methodology 2013 — flat
62 Botswana 66.53 DB10-14 methodology 2013 — rising
63 Cyprus 66.51 DB10-14 methodology 2013 — flat
64 Fiji 66.15 DB10-14 methodology 2013 — flat
65 Tonga 65.89 DB10-14 methodology 2013 — flat
66 Croatia 65.68 DB10-14 methodology 2013 — flat
67 Azerbaijan 65.6 DB10-14 methodology 2013 — flat
68 Belarus 64.96 DB10-14 methodology 2013 — rising
69 Ghana 64.89 DB10-14 methodology 2013 — rising
70 Morocco 64.81 DB10-14 methodology 2013 — rising
71 Dominica 64.28 DB10-14 methodology 2013 — flat
72 Mongolia 64.17 DB10-14 methodology 2013 — rising
73 Trinidad and Tobago 64.17 DB10-14 methodology 2013 — flat
74 Vanuatu 64.04 DB10-14 methodology 2013 — rising
75 Saint Lucia 63.99 DB10-14 methodology 2013 — flat
76 Guatemala 63.88 DB10-14 methodology 2013 — rising
77 Dominican Republic 63.83 DB10-14 methodology 2013 — flat
78 Uruguay 63.64 DB10-14 methodology 2013 — rising
79 Paraguay 63.58 DB10-14 methodology 2013 — flat
80 Greece 63.4 DB10-14 methodology 2013 — flat
81 Bahamas 63.27 DB10-14 methodology 2013 — flat
82 Moldova 63.24 DB10-14 methodology 2013 — rising
83 Kyrgyzstan 63.23 DB10-14 methodology 2013 — rising
84 Serbia 62.86 DB10-14 methodology 2013 — flat
85 Seychelles 62.74 DB10-14 methodology 2013 — flat
86 Namibia 62.69 DB10-14 methodology 2013 — flat
87 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 62.66 DB10-14 methodology 2013 — flat
88 Zambia 62.57 DB10-14 methodology 2013 — rising
89 Costa Rica 62.38 DB10-14 methodology 2013 — rising
90 Kazakhstan 62.36 DB10-14 methodology 2013 — rising
91 Jamaica 62.28 DB10-14 methodology 2013 — rising
92 El Salvador 62.24 DB10-14 methodology 2013 — flat
93 Philippines 62.23 DB10-14 methodology 2013 — rising
94 Brunei 62.21 DB10-14 methodology 2013 — rising
95 Antigua and Barbuda 62.07 DB10-14 methodology 2013 — flat
96 Albania 62.03 DB10-14 methodology 2013 — flat
97 Indonesia 61.98 DB10-14 methodology 2013 — rising
98 Vietnam 61.34 DB10-14 methodology 2013 — flat
99 Sri Lanka 61.34 DB10-14 methodology 2013 — rising
100 Kuwait 61.24 DB10-14 methodology 2013 — flat
101 Lebanon 61.13 DB10-14 methodology 2013 — flat
102 Nepal 60.72 DB10-14 methodology 2013 — flat
103 Maldives 60.4 DB10-14 methodology 2013 — flat
104 Bhutan 60.12 DB10-14 methodology 2013 — rising
105 Belize 60.09 DB10-14 methodology 2013 — flat
106 China 60.03 DB10-14 methodology 2013 — rising
107 Ukraine 59.99 DB10-14 methodology 2013 — rising
108 Egypt 59.86 DB10-14 methodology 2013 — flat
109 Grenada 59.59 DB10-14 methodology 2013 — flat
110 Saint Kitts and Nevis 59.47 DB10-14 methodology 2013 — flat
111 Bosnia and Herzegovina 59.13 DB10-14 methodology 2013 — rising
112 Solomon Islands 59.04 DB10-14 methodology 2013 — rising
113 Cape Verde 58.96 DB10-14 methodology 2013 — rising
114 Honduras 58.9 DB10-14 methodology 2013 — flat
115 Eswatini 58.69 DB10-14 methodology 2013 — rising
116 Palau 58.53 DB10-14 methodology 2013 — rising
117 Papua New Guinea 58.24 DB10-14 methodology 2013 — flat
118 Nicaragua 57.98 DB10-14 methodology 2013 — rising
119 Iran 57.93 DB10-14 methodology 2013 — flat
120 Ecuador 57.74 DB10-14 methodology 2013 — flat
121 Guyana 57.56 DB10-14 methodology 2013 — flat
122 Jordan 57.55 DB10-14 methodology 2013 — flat
123 Lesotho 57.18 DB10-14 methodology 2013 — rising
124 Marshall Islands 56.81 DB10-14 methodology 2013 — flat
125 Kenya 56.65 DB10-14 methodology 2013 — flat
126 Tanzania 56.65 DB10-14 methodology 2013 — rising
127 Yemen 56.44 DB10-14 methodology 2013 — flat
128 Argentina 56.22 DB10-14 methodology 2013 — flat
129 Brazil 55.53 DB10-14 methodology 2013 — flat
130 Kiribati 55.48 DB10-14 methodology 2013 — flat
131 Cambodia 55.33 DB10-14 methodology 2013 — flat
132 Mozambique 55.13 DB10-14 methodology 2013 — flat
133 Pakistan 54.28 DB10-14 methodology 2013 — flat
134 Gabon 53.07 DB10-14 methodology 2013 — rising
135 Palestine 52.89 DB10-14 methodology 2013 — rising
136 India 52.52 DB10-14 methodology 2013 — rising
137 Sierra Leone 52.06 DB10-14 methodology 2013 — rising
138 Micronesia (country) 51.61 DB10-14 methodology 2013 — flat
139 Burundi 50.89 DB10-14 methodology 2013 — rising
140 Mali 50.89 DB10-14 methodology 2013 — rising
141 Bolivia 50.5 DB10-14 methodology 2013 — flat
142 Uganda 50.13 DB10-14 methodology 2013 — flat
143 Sudan 50.05 DB10-14 methodology 2013 — rising
144 Sao Tome and Principe 49.84 DB10-14 methodology 2013 — rising
145 Gambia 49.47 DB10-14 methodology 2013 — rising
146 Cameroon 49.07 DB10-14 methodology 2013 — rising
147 Suriname 49.04 DB10-14 methodology 2013 — flat
148 Comoros 48.87 DB10-14 methodology 2013 — rising
149 Algeria 48.74 DB10-14 methodology 2013 — flat
150 Iraq 48.57 DB10-14 methodology 2013 — flat
151 Nigeria 48.34 DB10-14 methodology 2013 — rising
152 Madagascar 48.07 DB10-14 methodology 2013 — flat
153 Cote d'Ivoire 47.93 DB10-14 methodology 2013 — rising
154 Uzbekistan 47.9 DB10-14 methodology 2013 — rising
155 Equatorial Guinea 47.76 DB10-14 methodology 2013 — rising
156 Ethiopia 47.38 DB10-14 methodology 2013 — flat
157 Liberia 47.25 DB10-14 methodology 2013 — rising
158 Malawi 47.09 DB10-14 methodology 2013 — flat
159 Syria 46.82 DB10-14 methodology 2013 — flat
160 Mauritania 46.64 DB10-14 methodology 2013 — rising
161 Burkina Faso 46.49 DB10-14 methodology 2013 — rising
162 Benin 46.39 DB10-14 methodology 2013 — rising
163 Togo 46.36 DB10-14 methodology 2013 — rising
164 Bangladesh 46.25 DB10-14 methodology 2013 — flat
165 Guinea 46.19 DB10-14 methodology 2013 — rising
166 Zimbabwe 45.66 DB10-14 methodology 2013 — rising
167 East Timor 45.33 DB10-14 methodology 2013 — rising
168 Tajikistan 45.17 DB10-14 methodology 2013 — rising
169 Laos 45.13 DB10-14 methodology 2013 — flat
170 Senegal 44.67 DB10-14 methodology 2013 — rising
171 Niger 43.78 DB10-14 methodology 2013 — rising
172 Guinea-Bissau 43.14 DB10-14 methodology 2013 — rising
173 Angola 42.68 DB10-14 methodology 2013 — rising
174 Congo 41.88 DB10-14 methodology 2013 — rising
175 Haiti 41.71 DB10-14 methodology 2013 — flat
176 Afghanistan 40.2 DB10-14 methodology 2013 — flat
177 Venezuela 39.05 DB10-14 methodology 2013 — flat
178 Democratic Republic of Congo 35.42 DB10-14 methodology 2013 — rising
179 Chad 33.58 DB10-14 methodology 2013 — rising
180 Eritrea 33.03 DB10-14 methodology 2013 — rising
181 Central African Republic 32.54 DB10-14 methodology 2013 — rising

Regions and income groups

Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.

  • Kosovo 61.69 DB10-14 methodology

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
183 places, 915 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.