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Global: Ease of doing business score in China (People’s Republic of)

China (People’s Republic of): Global: Ease of doing business score was 77.28 DB17-20 methodology in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
77.28 DB17-20 methodology
Change on year
up 5.4%
World rank
32nd
of 190 countries
All-time high
77.28 DB17-20 methodology
in 2019
All-time low
62.28 DB17-20 methodology
in 2015
Years of data
5
2015–2019

Global: Ease of doing business score in China (People’s Republic of), 2015–2019

0204060802015201720192015: 62.3 DB17-20 methodology2016: 63.8 DB17-20 methodology2017: 64.2 DB17-20 methodology2018: 73.3 DB17-20 methodology2019: 77.3 DB17-20 methodology

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

Analysis

China (People’s Republic of) 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 (People’s Republic of) ranks 32nd of 190 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

Countries ranked near China (People’s Republic of)

  1. 29 Russian Federation 78.16 DB17-20 methodology compare
  2. 30 Japan 78 DB17-20 methodology compare
  3. 31 Spain 77.94 DB17-20 methodology compare
  4. 33 France 76.8 DB17-20 methodology compare
  5. 34 Türkiye 76.79 DB17-20 methodology compare
  6. 35 Israel 76.68 DB17-20 methodology compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is global: ease of doing business score in China (People’s Republic of)?
Global: ease of doing business score in China (People’s Republic of) 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 (People’s Republic of)?
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 (People’s Republic of)?
The lowest recorded value was 62.28 DB17-20 methodology in 2015.
How does China (People’s Republic of) rank for global: ease of doing business score?
China (People’s Republic of) ranks 32nd out of 190 countries with data for 2019.
Where does this China (People’s Republic of) 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.