Global: Ease of doing business score (DB17-20 methodology) in Colombia
Colombia: Global: Ease of doing business score was 70.06 DB17-20 methodology in 2019. ▬ Flat
Global: Ease of doing business score in Colombia, 2015–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in DB17-20 methodology.
Analysis
The most recent figure for global: ease of doing business score in Colombia is 70.06 DB17-20 methodology, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.2% on the previous year and up 1.7% over five years.
That places Colombia 68th out of 191 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
Global: Ease of doing business score in Colombia, year by year
| Year | DB17-20 methodology | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 68.86 DB17-20 methodology | — |
| 2016 | 69.17 DB17-20 methodology | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 69.04 DB17-20 methodology | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 69.24 DB17-20 methodology | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 70.06 DB17-20 methodology | +1.2% |
Colombia compared with similar countries
- Colombia's 70.06 DB17-20 methodology is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 65.35 DB17-20 methodology, 1.1× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Colombia's 70.06 DB17-20 methodology is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 59.87 DB17-20 methodology, 1.2× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near Colombia
More private sector data for Colombia
- Merchandise trade 26.4% (2025)
- Food imports 13.7% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 72.9% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 70.50 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 18.1% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 21.4% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 50.09 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 937.49 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1095 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 1.05 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is global: ease of doing business score in Colombia?
- Global: ease of doing business score in Colombia was 70.06 DB17-20 methodology in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest global: ease of doing business score recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 70.06 DB17-20 methodology in 2019.
- What is the lowest global: ease of doing business score recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 68.86 DB17-20 methodology in 2015.
- How does Colombia rank for global: ease of doing business score?
- Colombia ranks 68th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Where does this Colombia 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.