Global: Ease of doing business score in Liberia
Liberia: Global: Ease of doing business score was 43.23 DB17-20 methodology in 2019. ▲ Rising
Global: Ease of doing business score in Liberia, 2015–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in DB17-20 methodology.
Analysis
Liberia recorded 43.23 DB17-20 methodology for global: ease of doing business score in 2019.
That represents a change of down 0.7% on the previous year and up 8.2% over five years.
Liberia ranks 175th of 190 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Global: Ease of doing business score in Liberia, year by year
| Year | DB17-20 methodology | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 39.96 DB17-20 methodology | — |
| 2016 | 39.98 DB17-20 methodology | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 43.58 DB17-20 methodology | +9.0% |
| 2018 | 43.54 DB17-20 methodology | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 43.23 DB17-20 methodology | -0.7% |
Countries ranked near Liberia
- 172 Iraq 44.7 DB17-20 methodology compare
- 173 Afghanistan 44.06 DB17-20 methodology compare
- 174 Guinea-Bissau 43.23 DB17-20 methodology compare
- 176 Syrian Arab Republic 41.97 DB17-20 methodology compare
- 177 Angola 41.29 DB17-20 methodology compare
- 178 Equatorial Guinea 41.05 DB17-20 methodology compare
More private sector data for Liberia
- Merchandise trade 87.0% (2025)
- Food imports 23.1% (2023)
- Manufactures imports 42.8% (2023)
- Merchandise imports 2.49 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 24.5% (2023)
- Manufactures exports 9.9% (2023)
- Merchandise exports 2.07 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 360.83 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.3942 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 57.86 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is global: ease of doing business score in Liberia?
- Global: ease of doing business score in Liberia was 43.23 DB17-20 methodology in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest global: ease of doing business score recorded in Liberia?
- The highest recorded value was 43.58 DB17-20 methodology in 2017.
- What is the lowest global: ease of doing business score recorded in Liberia?
- The lowest recorded value was 39.96 DB17-20 methodology in 2015.
- How does Liberia rank for global: ease of doing business score?
- Liberia ranks 175th out of 190 countries with data for 2019.
- Where does this Liberia 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.