Global: Ease of doing business score in Jamaica
Jamaica: Global: Ease of doing business score was 69.68 DB17-20 methodology in 2019. ▬ Flat
Global: Ease of doing business score in Jamaica, 2015–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in DB17-20 methodology.
Analysis
In 2019, global: ease of doing business score in Jamaica stood at 69.68 DB17-20 methodology. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.1% on the previous year and up 5.3% over five years.
That places Jamaica 71st out of 190 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
Global: Ease of doing business score in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | DB17-20 methodology | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 66.19 DB17-20 methodology | — |
| 2016 | 67.31 DB17-20 methodology | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 67.72 DB17-20 methodology | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 68.27 DB17-20 methodology | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 69.68 DB17-20 methodology | +2.1% |
Countries ranked near Jamaica
- 68 Oman 69.98 DB17-20 methodology compare
- 69 Uzbekistan 69.88 DB17-20 methodology compare
- 70 Viet Nam 69.77 DB17-20 methodology compare
- 72 Luxembourg 69.6 DB17-20 methodology compare
- 73 Indonesia 69.58 DB17-20 methodology compare
- 74 Costa Rica 69.24 DB17-20 methodology compare
More private sector data for Jamaica
- Merchandise trade 41.3% (2025)
- Food imports 20.5% (2023)
- Manufactures imports 51.4% (2023)
- Merchandise imports 7.68 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 30.4% (2023)
- Manufactures exports 3.0% (2023)
- Merchandise exports 1.69 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 595.33 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0744 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate -9.53 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is global: ease of doing business score in Jamaica?
- Global: ease of doing business score in Jamaica was 69.68 DB17-20 methodology in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest global: ease of doing business score recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 69.68 DB17-20 methodology in 2019.
- What is the lowest global: ease of doing business score recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 66.19 DB17-20 methodology in 2015.
- How does Jamaica rank for global: ease of doing business score?
- Jamaica ranks 71st out of 190 countries with data for 2019.
- Where does this Jamaica 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.