Global: Ease of doing business score in United States of America
United States of America: Global: Ease of doing business score was 83.48 DB10-14 methodology in 2013. ▬ Flat
Global: Ease of doing business score in United States of America, 2009–2013
Source: World Bank. Measured in DB10-14 methodology.
Analysis
United States of America recorded 83.48 DB10-14 methodology for global: ease of doing business score in 2013. That is the lowest value across all 5 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.1% on the previous year and down 3.2% over five years.
United States of America ranks 6th of 184 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Global: Ease of doing business score in United States of America, year by year
| Year | DB10-14 methodology | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 86.28 DB10-14 methodology | — |
| 2010 | 86.02 DB10-14 methodology | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 85.95 DB10-14 methodology | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 85.25 DB10-14 methodology | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 83.48 DB10-14 methodology | -2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 86.28 DB10-14 methodology | 86.28 DB10-14 methodology | 86.28 DB10-14 methodology | 1 |
| 2010s | 85.17 DB10-14 methodology | 83.48 DB10-14 methodology | 86.02 DB10-14 methodology | 4 |
Countries ranked near United States of America
- 3 Hong Kong, China 86.36 DB10-14 methodology compare
- 4 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 84.79 DB10-14 methodology compare
- 5 Denmark 84.32 DB10-14 methodology compare
- 7 Republic of Korea 82.99 DB10-14 methodology compare
- 8 Georgia 82.39 DB10-14 methodology compare
- 9 Sweden 82.24 DB10-14 methodology compare
More private sector data for United States of America
- Merchandise trade 18.5% (2025)
- Food imports 6.9% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 78.4% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 3.51 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 9.5% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 55.7% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 2.19 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 6,394 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.071 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 5.99 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is global: ease of doing business score in United States of America?
- Global: ease of doing business score in United States of America was 83.48 DB10-14 methodology in 2013, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest global: ease of doing business score recorded in United States of America?
- The highest recorded value was 86.28 DB10-14 methodology in 2009.
- What is the lowest global: ease of doing business score recorded in United States of America?
- The lowest recorded value was 83.48 DB10-14 methodology in 2013.
- How does United States of America rank for global: ease of doing business score?
- United States of America ranks 6th out of 184 countries with data for 2013.
- Where does this United States of America 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.