Global: Ease of doing business score in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Global: Ease of doing business score was 45.05 DB17-20 methodology in 2019. ▲ Rising
Global: Ease of doing business score in Bangladesh, 2015–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in DB17-20 methodology.
Analysis
In 2019, global: ease of doing business score in Bangladesh stood at 45.05 DB17-20 methodology. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
The figure is up 6.1% on the previous year and up 10.1% over five years.
That places Bangladesh 169th out of 191 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Global: Ease of doing business score in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | DB17-20 methodology | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 40.91 DB17-20 methodology | — |
| 2016 | 41.02 DB17-20 methodology | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 41.56 DB17-20 methodology | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 42.47 DB17-20 methodology | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 45.05 DB17-20 methodology | +6.1% |
Countries ranked near Bangladesh
More private sector data for Bangladesh
- Merchandise trade 25.8% (2025)
- Food imports 13.0% (2018)
- Manufactures imports 67.0% (2018)
- Merchandise imports 69.37 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 3.4% (2018)
- Manufactures exports 94.5% (2018)
- Merchandise exports 48.17 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 274.16 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1056 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 1.95 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is global: ease of doing business score in Bangladesh?
- Global: ease of doing business score in Bangladesh was 45.05 DB17-20 methodology in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest global: ease of doing business score recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 45.05 DB17-20 methodology in 2019.
- What is the lowest global: ease of doing business score recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 40.91 DB17-20 methodology in 2015.
- How does Bangladesh rank for global: ease of doing business score?
- Bangladesh ranks 169th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Where does this Bangladesh 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.