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Global: Ease of doing business score in Malta

Malta: Global: Ease of doing business score was 66.14 DB17-20 methodology in 2019. β–² Rising

Latest (2019)
66.14 DB17-20 methodology
Change on year
up 1.0%
World rank
88th
of 190 countries
All-time high
66.14 DB17-20 methodology
in 2019
All-time low
62.28 DB17-20 methodology
in 2015
Years of data
5
2015–2019

Global: Ease of doing business score in Malta, 2015–2019

02040602015201720192015: 62.3 DB17-20 methodology2016: 64.8 DB17-20 methodology2017: 65.2 DB17-20 methodology2018: 65.5 DB17-20 methodology2019: 66.1 DB17-20 methodology

Source: World Bank. Measured in DB17-20 methodology.

Analysis

Malta recorded 66.14 DB17-20 methodology for global: ease of doing business score in 2019. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.

The figure is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 6.2% over five years.

That places Malta 88th out of 190 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.

Countries ranked near Malta

  1. 85 Zambia 66.94 DB17-20 methodology compare
  2. 86 Panama 66.56 DB17-20 methodology compare
  3. 87 Botswana 66.2 DB17-20 methodology compare
  4. 89 Bhutan 65.97 DB17-20 methodology compare
  5. 90 Bosnia and Herzegovina 65.44 DB17-20 methodology compare
  6. 91 El Salvador 65.25 DB17-20 methodology compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is global: ease of doing business score in Malta?
Global: ease of doing business score in Malta was 66.14 DB17-20 methodology in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest global: ease of doing business score recorded in Malta?
The highest recorded value was 66.14 DB17-20 methodology in 2019.
What is the lowest global: ease of doing business score recorded in Malta?
The lowest recorded value was 62.28 DB17-20 methodology in 2015.
How does Malta rank for global: ease of doing business score?
Malta ranks 88th out of 190 countries with data for 2019.
Where does this Malta 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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Indicator
Global: Ease of doing business score (DB17-20 methodology)
Unit
DB17-20 methodology
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
190 places, 950 data points, 2015–2019
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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.