Global: Ease of doing business score in Italy

Italy: Global: Ease of doing business score was 72.85 DB17-20 methodology in 2019. ▬ Flat

Latest (2019)
72.85 DB17-20 methodology
Change on year
down 0.3%
World rank
58th
of 190 countries
All-time high
73.19 DB17-20 methodology
in 2017
All-time low
71.69 DB17-20 methodology
in 2015
Years of data
5
2015–2019

Global: Ease of doing business score in Italy, 2015–2019

0204060802015201720192015: 71.7 DB17-20 methodology2016: 71.8 DB17-20 methodology2017: 73.2 DB17-20 methodology2018: 73 DB17-20 methodology2019: 72.9 DB17-20 methodology

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

Annual values for Global: Ease of doing business score (DB17-20 methodology) in Italy, 2015 to 2019.
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

  1. 55 Romania 73.33 DB17-20 methodology compare
  2. 56 Kenya 73.22 DB17-20 methodology compare
  3. 57 Kosovo 73.18 DB17-20 methodology compare
  4. 59 Chile 72.58 DB17-20 methodology compare
  5. 60 Mexico 72.36 DB17-20 methodology compare
  6. 61 Bulgaria 71.97 DB17-20 methodology compare

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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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Indicator
Global: Ease of doing business score (DB17-20 methodology)
Unit
DB17-20 methodology
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
190 places, 950 data points, 2015–2019
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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.