Global: Ease of doing business score in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Global: Ease of doing business score was 45.66 DB10-14 methodology in 2013. ▲ Rising
Global: Ease of doing business score in Zimbabwe, 2009–2013
Source: World Bank. Measured in DB10-14 methodology.
Analysis
Zimbabwe recorded 45.66 DB10-14 methodology for global: ease of doing business score in 2013.
The figure is up 1.3% on the previous year and up 6.2% over five years.
Zimbabwe ranks 168th of 183 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 42.98 DB10-14 methodology | 42.98 DB10-14 methodology | 42.98 DB10-14 methodology | 1 |
| 2010s | 44.78 DB10-14 methodology | 42.69 DB10-14 methodology | 45.69 DB10-14 methodology | 4 |
Countries ranked near Zimbabwe
- 165 Togo 46.36 DB10-14 methodology compare
- 166 Bangladesh 46.25 DB10-14 methodology compare
- 167 Guinea 46.19 DB10-14 methodology compare
- 169 Timor-Leste, Democratic Republic of 45.33 DB10-14 methodology compare
- 170 Tajikistan, Republic of 45.17 DB10-14 methodology compare
- 171 Lao People’s Democratic Republic 45.13 DB10-14 methodology compare
More private sector data for Zimbabwe
- Merchandise trade 38.7% (2025)
- Food imports 19.0% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 58.3% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 10.11 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 21.6% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 6.7% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 9.71 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 572.66 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1895 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 30.61 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is global: ease of doing business score in Zimbabwe?
- Global: ease of doing business score in Zimbabwe was 45.66 DB10-14 methodology in 2013, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest global: ease of doing business score recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 45.69 DB10-14 methodology in 2011.
- What is the lowest global: ease of doing business score recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 42.69 DB10-14 methodology in 2010.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for global: ease of doing business score?
- Zimbabwe ranks 168th out of 183 countries with data for 2013.
- Where does this Zimbabwe 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.