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Global: Ease of doing business score in Japan

Japan: Global: Ease of doing business score was 78 DB17-20 methodology in 2019. ▬ Flat

Latest (2019)
78 DB17-20 methodology
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
30th
of 190 countries
All-time high
78.04 DB17-20 methodology
in 2018
All-time low
77.53 DB17-20 methodology
in 2015
Years of data
5
2015–2019

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

0204060802015201720192015: 77.5 DB17-20 methodology2016: 77.9 DB17-20 methodology2017: 78 DB17-20 methodology2018: 78 DB17-20 methodology2019: 78 DB17-20 methodology

Source: World Bank. Measured in DB17-20 methodology.

Analysis

In 2019, global: ease of doing business score in Japan stood at 78 DB17-20 methodology.

That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.6% over five years.

Japan ranks 30th of 190 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

Countries ranked near Japan

  1. 27 Austria 78.75 DB17-20 methodology compare
  2. 28 Azerbaijan 78.51 DB17-20 methodology compare
  3. 29 Russia 78.16 DB17-20 methodology compare
  4. 31 Spain 77.94 DB17-20 methodology compare
  5. 32 China (People’s Republic of) 77.28 DB17-20 methodology compare
  6. 33 France 76.8 DB17-20 methodology compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is global: ease of doing business score in Japan?
Global: ease of doing business score in Japan was 78 DB17-20 methodology in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest global: ease of doing business score recorded in Japan?
The highest recorded value was 78.04 DB17-20 methodology in 2018.
What is the lowest global: ease of doing business score recorded in Japan?
The lowest recorded value was 77.53 DB17-20 methodology in 2015.
How does Japan rank for global: ease of doing business score?
Japan ranks 30th out of 190 countries with data for 2019.
Where does this Japan 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.