Global: Ease of doing business score in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: Global: Ease of doing business score was 54.39 DB17-20 methodology in 2019. ▬ Flat
Global: Ease of doing business score in Nicaragua, 2015–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in DB17-20 methodology.
Analysis
The most recent figure for global: ease of doing business score in Nicaragua is 54.39 DB17-20 methodology, measured in 2019.
That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and up 0.5% over five years.
Nicaragua ranks 143rd of 191 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Global: Ease of doing business score in Nicaragua, year by year
| Year | DB17-20 methodology | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 54.12 DB17-20 methodology | — |
| 2016 | 54.25 DB17-20 methodology | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 54.17 DB17-20 methodology | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 54.54 DB17-20 methodology | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 54.39 DB17-20 methodology | -0.3% |
Countries ranked near Nicaragua
- 140 Saint Kitts and Nevis 54.64 DB17-20 methodology compare
- 141 Zimbabwe 54.47 DB17-20 methodology compare
- 142 Tanzania, United Republic of 54.46 DB17-20 methodology compare
- 144 Lebanon 54.33 DB17-20 methodology compare
- 145 Cambodia 53.84 DB17-20 methodology compare
- 146 Palau 53.7 DB17-20 methodology compare
More private sector data for Nicaragua
- Merchandise trade 95.9% (2025)
- Food imports 16.6% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 68.6% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 12.43 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 42.6% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 37.0% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 8.89 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 1,269 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.3999 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 18.23 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is global: ease of doing business score in Nicaragua?
- Global: ease of doing business score in Nicaragua was 54.39 DB17-20 methodology in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest global: ease of doing business score recorded in Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 54.54 DB17-20 methodology in 2018.
- What is the lowest global: ease of doing business score recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was 54.12 DB17-20 methodology in 2015.
- How does Nicaragua rank for global: ease of doing business score?
- Nicaragua ranks 143rd out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Where does this Nicaragua 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.