Global: Ease of doing business score (DB17-20 methodology) in Brazil
Brazil: Global: Ease of doing business score was 59.08 DB17-20 methodology in 2019. ▲ Rising
Global: Ease of doing business score in Brazil, 2015–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in DB17-20 methodology.
Analysis
Brazil recorded 59.08 DB17-20 methodology for global: ease of doing business score in 2019. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.8% on the previous year and up 6.2% over five years.
That places Brazil 125th out of 191 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
Global: Ease of doing business score in Brazil, year by year
| Year | DB17-20 methodology | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 55.62 DB17-20 methodology | — |
| 2016 | 55.22 DB17-20 methodology | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 55.62 DB17-20 methodology | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 58.59 DB17-20 methodology | +5.3% |
| 2019 | 59.08 DB17-20 methodology | +0.8% |
Brazil compared with similar countries
- Brazil's 59.08 DB17-20 methodology is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 65.35 DB17-20 methodology, 90% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Brazil's 59.08 DB17-20 methodology is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 59.87 DB17-20 methodology, 99% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near Brazil
More private sector data for Brazil
- Merchandise trade 28.2% (2025)
- Food imports 5.5% (2025)
- Manufactures imports 79.7% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 293.70 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 40.7% (2025)
- Manufactures exports 23.8% (2025)
- Merchandise exports 348.28 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 1,637 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1528 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 3.33 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is global: ease of doing business score in Brazil?
- Global: ease of doing business score in Brazil was 59.08 DB17-20 methodology in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest global: ease of doing business score recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 59.08 DB17-20 methodology in 2019.
- What is the lowest global: ease of doing business score recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 55.22 DB17-20 methodology in 2016.
- How does Brazil rank for global: ease of doing business score?
- Brazil ranks 125th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Where does this Brazil 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.