Global: Ease of doing business score (DB17-20 methodology) in Japan
Japan: Global: Ease of doing business score was 78 DB17-20 methodology in 2019. ▬ Flat
Global: Ease of doing business score in Japan, 2015–2019
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 191 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Global: Ease of doing business score in Japan, year by year
| Year | DB17-20 methodology | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 77.53 DB17-20 methodology | — |
| 2016 | 77.94 DB17-20 methodology | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 78.01 DB17-20 methodology | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 78.04 DB17-20 methodology | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 78 DB17-20 methodology | -0.1% |
Japan compared with similar countries
- Japan's 78 DB17-20 methodology is above the median for high income countries, which is 76.07 DB17-20 methodology, 1.0× the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Japan's 78 DB17-20 methodology is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 62.45 DB17-20 methodology, 1.2× the median. (28 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near Japan
More private sector data for Japan
- Merchandise trade 33.7% (2025)
- Food imports 9.8% (2025)
- Manufactures imports 59.9% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 755.55 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 1.3% (2025)
- Manufactures exports 80.6% (2025)
- Merchandise exports 738.34 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 5,985 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1665 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 4.43 % change on previous year (2025)
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 191 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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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.