Global: Ease of doing business score (DB17-20 methodology) in China
China: Global: Ease of doing business score was 77.28 DB17-20 methodology in 2019. ▲ Rising
Global: Ease of doing business score in China, 2015–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in DB17-20 methodology.
Analysis
China recorded 77.28 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 5.4% on the previous year and up 24.1% over five years.
China ranks 32nd of 191 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Global: Ease of doing business score in China, year by year
| Year | DB17-20 methodology | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 62.28 DB17-20 methodology | — |
| 2016 | 63.79 DB17-20 methodology | +2.4% |
| 2017 | 64.2 DB17-20 methodology | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 73.3 DB17-20 methodology | +14.2% |
| 2019 | 77.28 DB17-20 methodology | +5.4% |
China compared with similar countries
- China's 77.28 DB17-20 methodology is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 65.35 DB17-20 methodology, 1.2× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- China's 77.28 DB17-20 methodology is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 62.45 DB17-20 methodology, 1.2× the median. (28 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near China
More private sector data for China
- Merchandise trade 32.6% (2025)
- Food imports 8.1% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 49.3% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 2.58 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 2.4% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 91.2% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 3.77 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 2,682 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1934 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 5.48 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is global: ease of doing business score in China?
- Global: ease of doing business score in China was 77.28 DB17-20 methodology in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest global: ease of doing business score recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 77.28 DB17-20 methodology in 2019.
- What is the lowest global: ease of doing business score recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 62.28 DB17-20 methodology in 2015.
- How does China rank for global: ease of doing business score?
- China ranks 32nd out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Where does this China 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.