Global: Ease of doing business score in Italy
Italy: Global: Ease of doing business score was 72.85 DB17-20 methodology in 2019. ▬ Flat
Global: Ease of doing business score in Italy, 2015–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in DB17-20 methodology.
Analysis
In 2019, global: ease of doing business score in Italy stood at 72.85 DB17-20 methodology.
The figure is down 0.3% on the previous year and up 1.6% over five years.
Italy ranks 58th of 190 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Global: Ease of doing business score in Italy, year by year
| Year | DB17-20 methodology | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 71.69 DB17-20 methodology | — |
| 2016 | 71.83 DB17-20 methodology | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 73.19 DB17-20 methodology | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 73.04 DB17-20 methodology | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 72.85 DB17-20 methodology | -0.3% |
Countries ranked near Italy
More private sector data for Italy
- Merchandise trade 54.7% (2025)
- Food imports 11.2% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 66.1% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 668.67 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 11.2% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 79.2% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 726.50 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 12,331 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2847 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 7.87 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is global: ease of doing business score in Italy?
- Global: ease of doing business score in Italy was 72.85 DB17-20 methodology in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest global: ease of doing business score recorded in Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 73.19 DB17-20 methodology in 2017.
- What is the lowest global: ease of doing business score recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 71.69 DB17-20 methodology in 2015.
- How does Italy rank for global: ease of doing business score?
- Italy ranks 58th out of 190 countries with data for 2019.
- Where does this Italy 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.