Global: Ease of doing business score (DB17-20 methodology) in Maldives
Maldives: Global: Ease of doing business score was 53.27 DB17-20 methodology in 2019. ▬ Flat
Global: Ease of doing business score in Maldives, 2015–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in DB17-20 methodology.
Analysis
Maldives recorded 53.27 DB17-20 methodology for global: ease of doing business score in 2019.
The figure is up 1.6% over five years.
That places Maldives 148th out of 191 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Global: Ease of doing business score in Maldives, year by year
| Year | DB17-20 methodology | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 52.44 DB17-20 methodology | — |
| 2016 | 52.39 DB17-20 methodology | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 53.2 DB17-20 methodology | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 53.3 DB17-20 methodology | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 53.27 DB17-20 methodology | -0.0% |
Maldives compared with similar countries
- Maldives's 53.27 DB17-20 methodology is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 65.35 DB17-20 methodology, 82% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Maldives's 53.27 DB17-20 methodology is below the median for South Asia, which is 62.5 DB17-20 methodology, 85% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near Maldives
More private sector data for Maldives
- Merchandise trade 52.5% (2025)
- Food imports 21.2% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 53.7% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 3.62 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 94.4% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 1.2% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 444.00 million current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 838.25 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0574 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 15.93 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is global: ease of doing business score in Maldives?
- Global: ease of doing business score in Maldives was 53.27 DB17-20 methodology in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest global: ease of doing business score recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 53.3 DB17-20 methodology in 2018.
- What is the lowest global: ease of doing business score recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 52.39 DB17-20 methodology in 2016.
- How does Maldives rank for global: ease of doing business score?
- Maldives ranks 148th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Where does this Maldives 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.