Global: Ease of doing business score in El Salvador
El Salvador: Global: Ease of doing business score was 65.25 DB17-20 methodology in 2019. ▬ Flat
Global: Ease of doing business score in El Salvador, 2015–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in DB17-20 methodology.
Analysis
El Salvador recorded 65.25 DB17-20 methodology for global: ease of doing business score in 2019. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 4.6% over five years.
That places El Salvador 92nd out of 191 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
Global: Ease of doing business score in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | DB17-20 methodology | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 62.4 DB17-20 methodology | — |
| 2016 | 62.65 DB17-20 methodology | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 64.71 DB17-20 methodology | +3.3% |
| 2018 | 64.92 DB17-20 methodology | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 65.25 DB17-20 methodology | +0.5% |
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- 93 San Marino 64.19 DB17-20 methodology compare
- 94 Saint Lucia 63.65 DB17-20 methodology compare
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More private sector data for El Salvador
- Merchandise trade 66.1% (2025)
- Food imports 20.1% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 62.0% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 17.85 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 22.9% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 70.0% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 6.43 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 1,010 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1751 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 1.87 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is global: ease of doing business score in El Salvador?
- Global: ease of doing business score in El Salvador was 65.25 DB17-20 methodology in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest global: ease of doing business score recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 65.25 DB17-20 methodology in 2019.
- What is the lowest global: ease of doing business score recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 62.4 DB17-20 methodology in 2015.
- How does El Salvador rank for global: ease of doing business score?
- El Salvador ranks 92nd out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Where does this El Salvador 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.