Global: Ease of doing business score (DB17-20 methodology) in Latvia
Latvia: Global: Ease of doing business score was 80.28 DB17-20 methodology in 2019. ▬ Flat
Global: Ease of doing business score in Latvia, 2015–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in DB17-20 methodology.
Analysis
Latvia recorded 80.28 DB17-20 methodology for global: ease of doing business score in 2019.
The figure is up 1.4% over five years.
Latvia ranks 19th of 191 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Global: Ease of doing business score in Latvia, year by year
| Year | DB17-20 methodology | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 79.13 DB17-20 methodology | — |
| 2016 | 80.6 DB17-20 methodology | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 79.99 DB17-20 methodology | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 80.32 DB17-20 methodology | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 80.28 DB17-20 methodology | -0.0% |
Latvia compared with similar countries
- Latvia's 80.28 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)
- Latvia's 80.28 DB17-20 methodology is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 76.34 DB17-20 methodology, 1.1× the median. (49 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near Latvia
More private sector data for Latvia
- Merchandise trade 99.6% (2025)
- Food imports 17.9% (2025)
- Manufactures imports 60.8% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 26.28 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 22.1% (2025)
- Manufactures exports 54.2% (2025)
- Merchandise exports 22.12 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 11,972 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.455 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 7.16 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is global: ease of doing business score in Latvia?
- Global: ease of doing business score in Latvia was 80.28 DB17-20 methodology in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest global: ease of doing business score recorded in Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 80.6 DB17-20 methodology in 2016.
- What is the lowest global: ease of doing business score recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 79.13 DB17-20 methodology in 2015.
- How does Latvia rank for global: ease of doing business score?
- Latvia ranks 19th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Where does this Latvia 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.