Global: Ease of doing business score in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Global: Ease of doing business score was 47.98 DB17-20 methodology in 2019. ▲ Rising
Global: Ease of doing business score in Ethiopia, 2015–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in DB17-20 methodology.
Analysis
The most recent figure for global: ease of doing business score in Ethiopia is 47.98 DB17-20 methodology, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
The figure is up 2.0% on the previous year and up 9.6% over five years.
Ethiopia ranks 159th of 190 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Countries ranked near Ethiopia
- 156 Guinea 49.43 DB17-20 methodology compare
- 157 Algeria 48.6 DB17-20 methodology compare
- 158 Micronesia (Federated States of) 48.1 DB17-20 methodology compare
- 160 Comoros 47.87 DB17-20 methodology compare
- 161 Madagascar 47.73 DB17-20 methodology compare
- 162 Suriname 47.46 DB17-20 methodology compare
More private sector data for Ethiopia
- Merchandise trade 24.2% (2025)
- Food imports 13.8% (2023)
- Manufactures imports 69.2% (2023)
- Merchandise imports 23.01 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 80.4% (2023)
- Manufactures exports 9.2% (2023)
- Merchandise exports 7.58 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 55.99 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.06 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 38.61 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is global: ease of doing business score in Ethiopia?
- Global: ease of doing business score in Ethiopia was 47.98 DB17-20 methodology in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest global: ease of doing business score recorded in Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 47.98 DB17-20 methodology in 2019.
- What is the lowest global: ease of doing business score recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 43.78 DB17-20 methodology in 2015.
- How does Ethiopia rank for global: ease of doing business score?
- Ethiopia ranks 159th out of 190 countries with data for 2019.
- Where does this Ethiopia 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.