Global: Ease of doing business score (DB17-20 methodology) in Belgium
Belgium: Global: Ease of doing business score was 74.99 DB17-20 methodology in 2019. ▬ Flat
Global: Ease of doing business score in Belgium, 2015–2019
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 191 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Global: Ease of doing business score in Belgium, year by year
| Year | DB17-20 methodology | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 72.43 DB17-20 methodology | — |
| 2016 | 72.41 DB17-20 methodology | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 72.18 DB17-20 methodology | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 74.75 DB17-20 methodology | +3.6% |
| 2019 | 74.99 DB17-20 methodology | +0.3% |
Belgium compared with similar countries
- Belgium's 74.99 DB17-20 methodology is below the median for high income countries, which is 76.07 DB17-20 methodology, 99% of the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Belgium's 74.99 DB17-20 methodology is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 76.34 DB17-20 methodology, 98% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near Belgium
More private sector data for Belgium
- Merchandise trade 152.4% (2025)
- Food imports 11.8% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 66.2% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 537.70 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 13.3% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 69.1% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 568.11 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 47,573 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.7831 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 2.44 % change on previous year (2025)
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 191 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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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.