Global: Ease of doing business score (DB17-20 methodology) in Kuwait
Kuwait: Global: Ease of doing business score was 67.4 DB17-20 methodology in 2019. ▲ Rising
Global: Ease of doing business score in Kuwait, 2015–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in DB17-20 methodology.
Analysis
In 2019, global: ease of doing business score in Kuwait stood at 67.4 DB17-20 methodology. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.7% on the previous year and up 11.1% over five years.
Kuwait ranks 84th of 191 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Global: Ease of doing business score in Kuwait, year by year
| Year | DB17-20 methodology | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 60.66 DB17-20 methodology | — |
| 2016 | 59.97 DB17-20 methodology | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 61.79 DB17-20 methodology | +3.0% |
| 2018 | 62.56 DB17-20 methodology | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 67.4 DB17-20 methodology | +7.7% |
Kuwait compared with similar countries
- Kuwait's 67.4 DB17-20 methodology is below the median for high income countries, which is 76.07 DB17-20 methodology, 89% of the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Kuwait's 67.4 DB17-20 methodology is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 60.95 DB17-20 methodology, 1.1× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near Kuwait
More private sector data for Kuwait
- Merchandise trade 72.3% (2025)
- Food imports 17.5% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 73.2% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 41.61 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 0.6% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 8.1% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 72.07 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 14,814 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.4585 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate -4.09 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is global: ease of doing business score in Kuwait?
- Global: ease of doing business score in Kuwait was 67.4 DB17-20 methodology in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest global: ease of doing business score recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 67.4 DB17-20 methodology in 2019.
- What is the lowest global: ease of doing business score recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 59.97 DB17-20 methodology in 2016.
- How does Kuwait rank for global: ease of doing business score?
- Kuwait ranks 84th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Where does this Kuwait 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.