Global: Ease of doing business score (DB17-20 methodology) in Libya
Libya: Global: Ease of doing business score was 32.69 DB17-20 methodology in 2019. ▬ Flat
Global: Ease of doing business score in Libya, 2015–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in DB17-20 methodology.
Analysis
Libya recorded 32.69 DB17-20 methodology for global: ease of doing business score in 2019.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and up 0.2% over five years.
Libya ranks 187th of 191 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Global: Ease of doing business score in Libya, year by year
| Year | DB17-20 methodology | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 32.61 DB17-20 methodology | — |
| 2016 | 32.48 DB17-20 methodology | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 32.51 DB17-20 methodology | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 32.74 DB17-20 methodology | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 32.69 DB17-20 methodology | -0.2% |
Libya compared with similar countries
- Libya's 32.69 DB17-20 methodology is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 65.35 DB17-20 methodology, 50% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Libya's 32.69 DB17-20 methodology is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 60.95 DB17-20 methodology, 54% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near Libya
- 184 Democratic Republic of Congo 36.21 DB17-20 methodology compare
- 185 Central African Republic 35.57 DB17-20 methodology compare
- 186 South Sudan 34.62 DB17-20 methodology compare
- 188 Yemen 31.76 DB17-20 methodology compare
- 189 Venezuela 30.24 DB17-20 methodology compare
- 190 Eritrea 21.6 DB17-20 methodology compare
More private sector data for Libya
- Merchandise trade 102.7% (2025)
- Food imports 21.6% (2019)
- Manufactures imports 62.7% (2019)
- Merchandise imports 19.31 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 0.1% (2019)
- Manufactures exports 0.6% (2019)
- Merchandise exports 30.09 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 4,034 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.6255 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate -0.3511 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is global: ease of doing business score in Libya?
- Global: ease of doing business score in Libya was 32.69 DB17-20 methodology in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest global: ease of doing business score recorded in Libya?
- The highest recorded value was 32.74 DB17-20 methodology in 2018.
- What is the lowest global: ease of doing business score recorded in Libya?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.48 DB17-20 methodology in 2016.
- How does Libya rank for global: ease of doing business score?
- Libya ranks 187th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Where does this Libya 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.