Global: Ease of doing business score in Congo
Congo: Global: Ease of doing business score was 39.53 DB17-20 methodology in 2019. ▬ Flat
Global: Ease of doing business score in Congo, 2015–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in DB17-20 methodology.
Analysis
The most recent figure for global: ease of doing business score in Congo is 39.53 DB17-20 methodology, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.4% on the previous year and up 1.6% over five years.
That places Congo 178th out of 188 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Countries ranked near Congo
- 175 Angola 41.29 DB17-20 methodology compare
- 176 Equatorial Guinea 41.05 DB17-20 methodology compare
- 177 Haiti 40.72 DB17-20 methodology compare
- 179 East Timor 39.36 DB17-20 methodology compare
- 180 Chad 36.94 DB17-20 methodology compare
- 181 Democratic Republic of Congo 36.21 DB17-20 methodology compare
More private sector data for Congo
- Merchandise trade 94.4% (2025)
- Food imports 21.2% (2023)
- Manufactures imports 71.4% (2023)
- Merchandise imports 7.90 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 0.2% (2023)
- Manufactures exports 10.3% (2023)
- Merchandise exports 7.50 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 225.02 million current US$ (2021)
- Transport services 33.8% (2021)
- Computer, communications and other services 61.4% (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is global: ease of doing business score in Congo?
- Global: ease of doing business score in Congo was 39.53 DB17-20 methodology in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest global: ease of doing business score recorded in Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 39.53 DB17-20 methodology in 2019.
- What is the lowest global: ease of doing business score recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 37.86 DB17-20 methodology in 2017.
- How does Congo rank for global: ease of doing business score?
- Congo ranks 178th out of 188 countries with data for 2019.
- Where does this Congo 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.