Global: Ease of doing business score (DB17-20 methodology) in Canada
Canada: Global: Ease of doing business score was 79.64 DB17-20 methodology in 2019. ▬ Flat
Global: Ease of doing business score in Canada, 2015–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in DB17-20 methodology.
Analysis
In 2019, global: ease of doing business score in Canada stood at 79.64 DB17-20 methodology.
That represents a change of down 0.1% over five years.
Canada ranks 23rd of 191 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Global: Ease of doing business score in Canada, year by year
| Year | DB17-20 methodology | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 79.76 DB17-20 methodology | — |
| 2016 | 79.54 DB17-20 methodology | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 79.3 DB17-20 methodology | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 79.68 DB17-20 methodology | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 79.64 DB17-20 methodology | -0.0% |
Canada compared with similar countries
- Canada's 79.64 DB17-20 methodology is above the median for high income countries, which is 76.07 DB17-20 methodology, 1.0× the median. (62 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near Canada
More private sector data for Canada
- Merchandise trade 48.8% (2025)
- Food imports 9.2% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 75.5% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 577.44 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 13.5% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 42.3% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 554.68 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 13,317 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2391 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate -2.3 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is global: ease of doing business score in Canada?
- Global: ease of doing business score in Canada was 79.64 DB17-20 methodology in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest global: ease of doing business score recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 79.76 DB17-20 methodology in 2015.
- What is the lowest global: ease of doing business score recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 79.3 DB17-20 methodology in 2017.
- How does Canada rank for global: ease of doing business score?
- Canada ranks 23rd out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Where does this Canada 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.