Global: Ease of doing business score in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Global: Ease of doing business score was 44.06 DB17-20 methodology in 2019. ▲ Rising
Global: Ease of doing business score in Afghanistan, 2015–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in DB17-20 methodology.
Analysis
Afghanistan recorded 44.06 DB17-20 methodology for global: ease of doing business score in 2019.
The figure is down 0.3% on the previous year and up 12.3% over five years.
Afghanistan ranks 174th of 191 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Global: Ease of doing business score in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | DB17-20 methodology | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 39.26 DB17-20 methodology | — |
| 2016 | 38.94 DB17-20 methodology | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 37.13 DB17-20 methodology | -4.6% |
| 2018 | 44.2 DB17-20 methodology | +19.0% |
| 2019 | 44.06 DB17-20 methodology | -0.3% |
Countries ranked near Afghanistan
- 171 Sao Tome and Principe 44.97 DB17-20 methodology compare
- 172 Sudan 44.83 DB17-20 methodology compare
- 173 Iraq 44.7 DB17-20 methodology compare
- 175 Guinea-Bissau 43.23 DB17-20 methodology compare
- 176 Liberia 43.23 DB17-20 methodology compare
- 177 Syrian Arab Republic 41.97 DB17-20 methodology compare
More private sector data for Afghanistan
- Merchandise trade 22.2% (2025)
- Food imports 26.9% (2019)
- Manufactures imports 41.1% (2019)
- Merchandise imports 3.61 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 63.9% (2019)
- Manufactures exports 4.8% (2019)
- Merchandise exports 926.00 million current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 21.12 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0517 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 0.7617 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is global: ease of doing business score in Afghanistan?
- Global: ease of doing business score in Afghanistan was 44.06 DB17-20 methodology in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest global: ease of doing business score recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 44.2 DB17-20 methodology in 2018.
- What is the lowest global: ease of doing business score recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 37.13 DB17-20 methodology in 2017.
- How does Afghanistan rank for global: ease of doing business score?
- Afghanistan ranks 174th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Where does this Afghanistan data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Global: Ease of doing business score (DB17-20 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 DB17-20 studies for topics that underwent methodology updates.