Global: Ease of doing business score (DB17-20 methodology) in Estonia
Estonia: Global: Ease of doing business score was 80.62 DB17-20 methodology in 2019. ▬ Flat
Global: Ease of doing business score in Estonia, 2015–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in DB17-20 methodology.
Analysis
In 2019, global: ease of doing business score in Estonia stood at 80.62 DB17-20 methodology.
The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and up 0.1% over five years.
Estonia ranks 18th of 191 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Global: Ease of doing business score in Estonia, year by year
| Year | DB17-20 methodology | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 80.54 DB17-20 methodology | — |
| 2016 | 80.7 DB17-20 methodology | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 80.77 DB17-20 methodology | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 80.79 DB17-20 methodology | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 80.62 DB17-20 methodology | -0.2% |
Estonia compared with similar countries
- Estonia's 80.62 DB17-20 methodology is above the median for high income countries, which is 76.07 DB17-20 methodology, 1.1× the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Estonia's 80.62 DB17-20 methodology is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 76.34 DB17-20 methodology, 1.1× the median. (49 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near Estonia
More private sector data for Estonia
- Merchandise trade 98.4% (2025)
- Food imports 14.2% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 67.0% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 25.30 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 13.6% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 64.4% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 20.98 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 15,353 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.4461 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 11.63 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is global: ease of doing business score in Estonia?
- Global: ease of doing business score in Estonia was 80.62 DB17-20 methodology in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest global: ease of doing business score recorded in Estonia?
- The highest recorded value was 80.79 DB17-20 methodology in 2018.
- What is the lowest global: ease of doing business score recorded in Estonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 80.54 DB17-20 methodology in 2015.
- How does Estonia rank for global: ease of doing business score?
- Estonia ranks 18th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Where does this Estonia 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.