Global: Ease of doing business score (DB17-20 methodology) in Germany
Germany: Global: Ease of doing business score was 79.71 DB17-20 methodology in 2019. ▬ Flat
Global: Ease of doing business score in Germany, 2015–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in DB17-20 methodology.
Analysis
In 2019, global: ease of doing business score in Germany stood at 79.71 DB17-20 methodology. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and up 0.3% over five years.
Germany ranks 22nd of 191 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Global: Ease of doing business score in Germany, year by year
| Year | DB17-20 methodology | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 79.5 DB17-20 methodology | — |
| 2016 | 79.55 DB17-20 methodology | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 79.35 DB17-20 methodology | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 79.35 DB17-20 methodology | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 79.71 DB17-20 methodology | +0.5% |
Germany compared with similar countries
- Germany's 79.71 DB17-20 methodology is above the median for high income countries, which is 76.07 DB17-20 methodology, 1.0× the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Germany's 79.71 DB17-20 methodology is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 76.34 DB17-20 methodology, 1.0× the median. (49 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near Germany
More private sector data for Germany
- Merchandise trade 65.5% (2025)
- Food imports 9.2% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 73.4% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 1.54 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 6.3% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 84.1% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 1.76 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 21,130 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.3493 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 5.24 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is global: ease of doing business score in Germany?
- Global: ease of doing business score in Germany was 79.71 DB17-20 methodology in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest global: ease of doing business score recorded in Germany?
- The highest recorded value was 79.71 DB17-20 methodology in 2019.
- What is the lowest global: ease of doing business score recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 79.35 DB17-20 methodology in 2018.
- How does Germany rank for global: ease of doing business score?
- Germany ranks 22nd out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Where does this Germany 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.