Global: Ease of doing business score (DB17-20 methodology) in Iraq
Iraq: Global: Ease of doing business score was 44.7 DB17-20 methodology in 2019. ▬ Flat
Global: Ease of doing business score in Iraq, 2015–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in DB17-20 methodology.
Analysis
Iraq recorded 44.7 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 0.1% on the previous year and up 4.3% over five years.
Iraq ranks 173rd of 191 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Global: Ease of doing business score in Iraq, year by year
| Year | DB17-20 methodology | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 42.86 DB17-20 methodology | — |
| 2016 | 44.14 DB17-20 methodology | +3.0% |
| 2017 | 44.62 DB17-20 methodology | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 44.65 DB17-20 methodology | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 44.7 DB17-20 methodology | +0.1% |
Iraq compared with similar countries
- Iraq's 44.7 DB17-20 methodology is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 65.35 DB17-20 methodology, 68% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Iraq's 44.7 DB17-20 methodology is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 60.95 DB17-20 methodology, 73% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near Iraq
- 170 Gabon 45.03 DB17-20 methodology compare
- 171 Sao Tome and Principe 44.97 DB17-20 methodology compare
- 172 Sudan 44.83 DB17-20 methodology compare
- 174 Afghanistan 44.06 DB17-20 methodology compare
- 175 Guinea-Bissau 43.23 DB17-20 methodology compare
- 176 Liberia 43.23 DB17-20 methodology compare
More private sector data for Iraq
- Merchandise trade 70.0% (2025)
- Food imports 7.2% (2014)
- Manufactures imports 66.3% (2014)
- Merchandise imports 85.19 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 0.0% (2016)
- Manufactures exports 0.0% (2016)
- Merchandise exports 92.91 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 1,976 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.3653 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate -8 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is global: ease of doing business score in Iraq?
- Global: ease of doing business score in Iraq was 44.7 DB17-20 methodology in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest global: ease of doing business score recorded in Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 44.7 DB17-20 methodology in 2019.
- What is the lowest global: ease of doing business score recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was 42.86 DB17-20 methodology in 2015.
- How does Iraq rank for global: ease of doing business score?
- Iraq ranks 173rd out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Where does this Iraq 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.