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Global: Ease of doing business score in Belgium

Belgium: Global: Ease of doing business score was 74.99 DB17-20 methodology in 2019. β–¬ Flat

Latest (2019)
74.99 DB17-20 methodology
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
46th
of 190 countries
All-time high
74.99 DB17-20 methodology
in 2019
All-time low
72.18 DB17-20 methodology
in 2017
Years of data
5
2015–2019

Global: Ease of doing business score in Belgium, 2015–2019

0204060802015201720192015: 72.4 DB17-20 methodology2016: 72.4 DB17-20 methodology2017: 72.2 DB17-20 methodology2018: 74.7 DB17-20 methodology2019: 75 DB17-20 methodology

Source: World Bank. Measured in DB17-20 methodology.

Analysis

Belgium recorded 74.99 DB17-20 methodology for global: ease of doing business score in 2019. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.

The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 3.5% over five years.

Belgium ranks 46th of 190 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

Countries ranked near Belgium

  1. 43 Bahrain 76.03 DB17-20 methodology compare
  2. 44 Serbia 75.65 DB17-20 methodology compare
  3. 45 Slovak Republic 75.59 DB17-20 methodology compare
  4. 47 Armenia 74.49 DB17-20 methodology compare
  5. 48 Republic of Moldova 74.39 DB17-20 methodology compare
  6. 49 Belarus 74.29 DB17-20 methodology compare

See the full ranking of 190 places β†’

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Frequently asked questions

What is global: ease of doing business score in Belgium?
Global: ease of doing business score in Belgium was 74.99 DB17-20 methodology in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest global: ease of doing business score recorded in Belgium?
The highest recorded value was 74.99 DB17-20 methodology in 2019.
What is the lowest global: ease of doing business score recorded in Belgium?
The lowest recorded value was 72.18 DB17-20 methodology in 2017.
How does Belgium rank for global: ease of doing business score?
Belgium ranks 46th out of 190 countries with data for 2019.
Where does this Belgium 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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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
190 places, 950 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.