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Global: Ease of doing business score (DB17-20 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
191
Highest
86.76 DB17-20 methodology
New Zealand
Lowest
20.04 DB17-20 methodology
Somalia
Median
62.83 DB17-20 methodology
Years covered
5
2015–2019
Data points
955

What the numbers show

Global: Ease of doing business score (DB17-20 methodology) is currently reported for 191 countries. The highest value is 86.76 DB17-20 methodology in New Zealand; the lowest is 20.04 DB17-20 methodology in Somalia.

The median across all reporting countries is 62.83 DB17-20 methodology, and the mean is 63.1 DB17-20 methodology.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 4.

Global: Ease of doing business score (DB17-20 methodology): full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 New Zealand 86.76 DB17-20 methodology 2019 — flat
2 Singapore 86.2 DB17-20 methodology 2019 — flat
3 Hong Kong 85.32 DB17-20 methodology 2019 — flat
4 Denmark 85.29 DB17-20 methodology 2019 — flat
5 South Korea 84 DB17-20 methodology 2019 — flat
6 United States 84 DB17-20 methodology 2019 — flat
7 Georgia 83.73 DB17-20 methodology 2019 — rising
8 United Kingdom 83.55 DB17-20 methodology 2019 — flat
9 Norway 82.63 DB17-20 methodology 2019 — flat
10 Sweden 81.99 DB17-20 methodology 2019 — flat
11 Lithuania 81.62 DB17-20 methodology 2019 — flat
12 Malaysia 81.47 DB17-20 methodology 2019 — flat
13 Mauritius 81.47 DB17-20 methodology 2019 — rising
14 Australia 81.22 DB17-20 methodology 2019 — flat
15 Taiwan 80.92 DB17-20 methodology 2019 — flat
16 United Arab Emirates 80.75 DB17-20 methodology 2019 — rising
17 North Macedonia 80.75 DB17-20 methodology 2019 — flat
18 Estonia 80.62 DB17-20 methodology 2019 — flat
19 Latvia 80.28 DB17-20 methodology 2019 — flat
20 Finland 80.18 DB17-20 methodology 2019 — flat
21 Thailand 80.09 DB17-20 methodology 2019 — rising
22 Germany 79.71 DB17-20 methodology 2019 — flat
23 Canada 79.64 DB17-20 methodology 2019 — flat
24 Ireland 79.58 DB17-20 methodology 2019 — flat
25 Kazakhstan 79.56 DB17-20 methodology 2019 — rising
26 Iceland 78.96 DB17-20 methodology 2019 — flat
27 Austria 78.75 DB17-20 methodology 2019 — flat
28 Azerbaijan 78.51 DB17-20 methodology 2019 — rising
29 Russia 78.16 DB17-20 methodology 2019 — rising
30 Japan 78 DB17-20 methodology 2019 — flat
31 Spain 77.94 DB17-20 methodology 2019 — flat
32 China 77.28 DB17-20 methodology 2019 — rising
33 France 76.8 DB17-20 methodology 2019 — flat
34 Turkey 76.79 DB17-20 methodology 2019 — rising
35 Israel 76.68 DB17-20 methodology 2019 — flat
36 Switzerland 76.62 DB17-20 methodology 2019 — flat
37 Slovenia 76.52 DB17-20 methodology 2019 — flat
38 Rwanda 76.48 DB17-20 methodology 2019 — rising
39 Portugal 76.47 DB17-20 methodology 2019 — flat
40 Poland 76.38 DB17-20 methodology 2019 — flat
41 Czechia 76.34 DB17-20 methodology 2019 — flat
42 Netherlands 76.1 DB17-20 methodology 2019 — flat
43 Bahrain 76.03 DB17-20 methodology 2019 — rising
44 Serbia 75.65 DB17-20 methodology 2019 — rising
45 Slovakia 75.59 DB17-20 methodology 2019 — flat
46 Belgium 74.99 DB17-20 methodology 2019 — flat
47 Armenia 74.49 DB17-20 methodology 2019 — rising
48 Moldova 74.39 DB17-20 methodology 2019 — flat
49 Belarus 74.29 DB17-20 methodology 2019 — rising
50 Montenegro 73.82 DB17-20 methodology 2019 — flat
51 Croatia 73.62 DB17-20 methodology 2019 — flat
52 Hungary 73.42 DB17-20 methodology 2019 — flat
53 Morocco 73.38 DB17-20 methodology 2019 — rising
54 Cyprus 73.35 DB17-20 methodology 2019 — flat
55 Romania 73.33 DB17-20 methodology 2019 — flat
56 Kenya 73.22 DB17-20 methodology 2019 — rising
57 Kosovo 73.18 DB17-20 methodology 2019 — rising
57 Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) 73.18 DB17-20 methodology 2019 — rising
59 Italy 72.85 DB17-20 methodology 2019 — flat
60 Chile 72.58 DB17-20 methodology 2019 — flat
61 Mexico 72.36 DB17-20 methodology 2019 — flat
62 Bulgaria 71.97 DB17-20 methodology 2019 — flat
63 India 71.05 DB17-20 methodology 2019 — rising
64 Saudi Arabia 70.87 DB17-20 methodology 2019 — rising
65 Ukraine 70.21 DB17-20 methodology 2019 — rising
66 Puerto Rico 70.07 DB17-20 methodology 2019 — flat
67 Brunei 70.06 DB17-20 methodology 2019 — rising
68 Colombia 70.06 DB17-20 methodology 2019 — flat
69 Oman 69.98 DB17-20 methodology 2019 — flat
70 Uzbekistan 69.88 DB17-20 methodology 2019 — rising
71 Vietnam 69.77 DB17-20 methodology 2019 — rising
72 Jamaica 69.68 DB17-20 methodology 2019 — flat
73 Luxembourg 69.6 DB17-20 methodology 2019 — flat
74 Indonesia 69.58 DB17-20 methodology 2019 — rising
75 Costa Rica 69.24 DB17-20 methodology 2019 — flat
76 Jordan 68.97 DB17-20 methodology 2019 — rising
77 Peru 68.7 DB17-20 methodology 2019 — flat
78 Qatar 68.67 DB17-20 methodology 2019 — flat
79 Tunisia 68.66 DB17-20 methodology 2019 — rising
80 Greece 68.42 DB17-20 methodology 2019 — flat
81 Kyrgyzstan 67.82 DB17-20 methodology 2019 — rising
82 Mongolia 67.77 DB17-20 methodology 2019 — flat
83 Albania 67.75 DB17-20 methodology 2019 — rising
84 Kuwait 67.4 DB17-20 methodology 2019 — rising
85 South Africa 67.02 DB17-20 methodology 2019 — flat
86 Zambia 66.94 DB17-20 methodology 2019 — rising
87 Panama 66.56 DB17-20 methodology 2019 — flat
88 Botswana 66.2 DB17-20 methodology 2019 — flat
89 Malta 66.14 DB17-20 methodology 2019 — rising
90 Bhutan 65.97 DB17-20 methodology 2019 — flat
91 Bosnia and Herzegovina 65.44 DB17-20 methodology 2019 — flat
92 El Salvador 65.25 DB17-20 methodology 2019 — flat
93 San Marino 64.19 DB17-20 methodology 2019 — rising
94 Saint Lucia 63.65 DB17-20 methodology 2019 — flat
95 Nepal 63.19 DB17-20 methodology 2019 — rising
96 Philippines 62.83 DB17-20 methodology 2019 — rising
97 Guatemala 62.6 DB17-20 methodology 2019 — flat
98 Togo 62.29 DB17-20 methodology 2019 — rising
99 Samoa 62.07 DB17-20 methodology 2019 — flat
100 Sri Lanka 61.81 DB17-20 methodology 2019 — flat
101 Seychelles 61.7 DB17-20 methodology 2019 — flat
102 Uruguay 61.54 DB17-20 methodology 2019 — flat
103 Fiji 61.48 DB17-20 methodology 2019 — flat
104 Tonga 61.39 DB17-20 methodology 2019 — flat
105 Namibia 61.35 DB17-20 methodology 2019 — flat
106 Trinidad and Tobago 61.29 DB17-20 methodology 2019 — flat
107 Tajikistan 61.27 DB17-20 methodology 2019 — rising
108 Vanuatu 61.05 DB17-20 methodology 2019 — flat
109 Pakistan 60.95 DB17-20 methodology 2019 — rising
110 Malawi 60.94 DB17-20 methodology 2019 — rising
111 Cote d'Ivoire 60.69 DB17-20 methodology 2019 — rising
112 Dominica 60.55 DB17-20 methodology 2019 — flat
113 Djibouti 60.5 DB17-20 methodology 2019 — rising
114 Antigua and Barbuda 60.28 DB17-20 methodology 2019 — flat
115 Egypt 60.05 DB17-20 methodology 2019 — rising
116 Dominican Republic 59.99 DB17-20 methodology 2019 — flat
117 Uganda 59.98 DB17-20 methodology 2019 — rising
118 Palestine 59.98 DB17-20 methodology 2019 — rising
119 Ghana 59.96 DB17-20 methodology 2019 — rising
120 Bahamas 59.87 DB17-20 methodology 2019 — rising
121 Papua New Guinea 59.77 DB17-20 methodology 2019 — rising
122 Eswatini 59.49 DB17-20 methodology 2019 — flat
123 Lesotho 59.43 DB17-20 methodology 2019 — rising
124 Senegal 59.27 DB17-20 methodology 2019 — rising
125 Brazil 59.08 DB17-20 methodology 2019 — rising
126 Paraguay 59.05 DB17-20 methodology 2019 — flat
127 Argentina 58.96 DB17-20 methodology 2019 — flat
128 Iran 58.55 DB17-20 methodology 2019 — rising
129 Barbados 57.91 DB17-20 methodology 2019 — flat
130 Ecuador 57.72 DB17-20 methodology 2019 — flat
131 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 57.09 DB17-20 methodology 2019 — flat
132 Nigeria 56.88 DB17-20 methodology 2019 — rising
133 Niger 56.76 DB17-20 methodology 2019 — rising
134 Honduras 56.27 DB17-20 methodology 2019 — flat
135 Guyana 55.49 DB17-20 methodology 2019 — rising
136 Belize 55.47 DB17-20 methodology 2019 — flat
137 Solomon Islands 55.26 DB17-20 methodology 2019 — flat
138 Cape Verde 55.04 DB17-20 methodology 2019 — flat
139 Mozambique 55 DB17-20 methodology 2019 — rising
140 Saint Kitts and Nevis 54.64 DB17-20 methodology 2019 — flat
141 Zimbabwe 54.47 DB17-20 methodology 2019 — rising
142 Tanzania 54.46 DB17-20 methodology 2019 — rising
143 Nicaragua 54.39 DB17-20 methodology 2019 — flat
144 Lebanon 54.33 DB17-20 methodology 2019 — flat
145 Cambodia 53.84 DB17-20 methodology 2019 — flat
146 Palau 53.7 DB17-20 methodology 2019 — flat
147 Grenada 53.44 DB17-20 methodology 2019 — flat
148 Maldives 53.27 DB17-20 methodology 2019 — flat
149 Mali 52.94 DB17-20 methodology 2019 — flat
150 Benin 52.4 DB17-20 methodology 2019 — rising
151 Bolivia 51.66 DB17-20 methodology 2019 — flat
152 Burkina Faso 51.4 DB17-20 methodology 2019 — flat
153 Mauritania 51.06 DB17-20 methodology 2019 — rising
154 Marshall Islands 50.89 DB17-20 methodology 2019 — flat
155 Laos 50.82 DB17-20 methodology 2019 — flat
156 Gambia 50.29 DB17-20 methodology 2019 — rising
157 Guinea 49.43 DB17-20 methodology 2019 — rising
158 Algeria 48.6 DB17-20 methodology 2019 — rising
159 Micronesia (country) 48.1 DB17-20 methodology 2019 — flat
160 Ethiopia 47.98 DB17-20 methodology 2019 — rising
161 Comoros 47.87 DB17-20 methodology 2019 — flat
162 Madagascar 47.73 DB17-20 methodology 2019 — rising
163 Suriname 47.46 DB17-20 methodology 2019 — flat
164 Sierra Leone 47.46 DB17-20 methodology 2019 — flat
165 Kiribati 46.94 DB17-20 methodology 2019 — flat
166 Myanmar 46.83 DB17-20 methodology 2019 — rising
167 Burundi 46.77 DB17-20 methodology 2019 — flat
168 Cameroon 46.1 DB17-20 methodology 2019 — rising
169 Bangladesh 45.05 DB17-20 methodology 2019 — rising
170 Gabon 45.03 DB17-20 methodology 2019 — flat
171 Sao Tome and Principe 44.97 DB17-20 methodology 2019 — flat
172 Sudan 44.83 DB17-20 methodology 2019 — flat
173 Iraq 44.7 DB17-20 methodology 2019 — flat
174 Afghanistan 44.06 DB17-20 methodology 2019 — rising
175 Guinea-Bissau 43.23 DB17-20 methodology 2019 — rising
176 Liberia 43.23 DB17-20 methodology 2019 — rising
177 Syria 41.97 DB17-20 methodology 2019 — flat
178 Angola 41.29 DB17-20 methodology 2019 — rising
179 Equatorial Guinea 41.05 DB17-20 methodology 2019 — flat
180 Haiti 40.72 DB17-20 methodology 2019 — rising
181 Congo 39.53 DB17-20 methodology 2019 — flat
182 East Timor 39.36 DB17-20 methodology 2019 — flat
183 Chad 36.94 DB17-20 methodology 2019 — flat
184 Democratic Republic of Congo 36.21 DB17-20 methodology 2019 — rising
185 Central African Republic 35.57 DB17-20 methodology 2019 — rising
186 South Sudan 34.62 DB17-20 methodology 2019 — rising
187 Libya 32.69 DB17-20 methodology 2019 — flat
188 Yemen 31.76 DB17-20 methodology 2019 — falling
189 Venezuela 30.24 DB17-20 methodology 2019 — falling
190 Eritrea 21.6 DB17-20 methodology 2019 — flat
191 Somalia 20.04 DB17-20 methodology 2019 — flat

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Indicator
Global: Ease of doing business score (DB17-20 methodology)
Unit
DB17-20 methodology
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
191 places, 955 data points, 2015–2019
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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 DB17-20 studies for topics that underwent methodology updates.