Global: Ease of doing business score in Iceland
Iceland: Global: Ease of doing business score was 81.44 DB10-14 methodology in 2013. β¬ Flat
Global: Ease of doing business score in Iceland, 2009β2013
Source: World Bank. Measured in DB10-14 methodology.
Analysis
In 2013, global: ease of doing business score in Iceland stood at 81.44 DB10-14 methodology. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
The figure is up 1.3% on the previous year and up 2.6% over five years.
That places Iceland 12th out of 183 countries with data for 2013, putting it in the top 10%.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 79.39 DB10-14 methodology | 79.39 DB10-14 methodology | 79.39 DB10-14 methodology | 1 |
| 2010s | 80.45 DB10-14 methodology | 79.59 DB10-14 methodology | 81.44 DB10-14 methodology | 4 |
Countries ranked near Iceland
More private sector data for Iceland
- Merchandise trade 46.9% (2025)
- Food imports 11.1% (2025)
- Manufactures imports 71.1% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 10.94 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 46.9% (2025)
- Manufactures exports 14.0% (2025)
- Merchandise exports 7.17 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 18,264 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1858 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 3.33 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is global: ease of doing business score in Iceland?
- Global: ease of doing business score in Iceland was 81.44 DB10-14 methodology in 2013, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest global: ease of doing business score recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 81.44 DB10-14 methodology in 2013.
- What is the lowest global: ease of doing business score recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 79.39 DB10-14 methodology in 2009.
- How does Iceland rank for global: ease of doing business score?
- Iceland ranks 12th out of 183 countries with data for 2013.
- Where does this Iceland data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Global: Ease of doing business score (DB10-14 methodology). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.