Global: Ease of doing business score (DB17-20 methodology) in South Korea
South Korea: Global: Ease of doing business score was 84 DB17-20 methodology in 2019. ▬ Flat
Global: Ease of doing business score in South Korea, 2015–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in DB17-20 methodology.
Analysis
South Korea recorded 84 DB17-20 methodology for global: ease of doing business score in 2019. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.1% over five years.
South Korea ranks 5th of 191 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Global: Ease of doing business score in South Korea, year by year
| Year | DB17-20 methodology | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 83.09 DB17-20 methodology | — |
| 2016 | 83.97 DB17-20 methodology | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 83.97 DB17-20 methodology | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 83.96 DB17-20 methodology | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 84 DB17-20 methodology | +0.0% |
South Korea compared with similar countries
- South Korea's 84 DB17-20 methodology is above the median for high income countries, which is 76.07 DB17-20 methodology, 1.1× the median. (62 countries reporting)
- South Korea's 84 DB17-20 methodology is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 62.45 DB17-20 methodology, 1.3× the median. (28 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near South Korea
More private sector data for South Korea
- Merchandise trade 71.6% (2025)
- Food imports 6.3% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 60.1% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 631.89 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 1.6% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 87.3% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 709.33 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 13,724 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.3788 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 3.76 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is global: ease of doing business score in South Korea?
- Global: ease of doing business score in South Korea was 84 DB17-20 methodology in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest global: ease of doing business score recorded in South Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 84 DB17-20 methodology in 2019.
- What is the lowest global: ease of doing business score recorded in South Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 83.09 DB17-20 methodology in 2015.
- How does South Korea rank for global: ease of doing business score?
- South Korea ranks 5th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Where does this South Korea 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.