Global: Ease of doing business score in Pakistan
Pakistan: Global: Ease of doing business score was 60.95 DB17-20 methodology in 2019. ▲ Rising
Global: Ease of doing business score in Pakistan, 2015–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in DB17-20 methodology.
Analysis
The most recent figure for global: ease of doing business score in Pakistan is 60.95 DB17-20 methodology, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 9.9% on the previous year and up 21.0% over five years.
That places Pakistan 108th out of 190 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
Global: Ease of doing business score in Pakistan, year by year
| Year | DB17-20 methodology | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 50.37 DB17-20 methodology | — |
| 2016 | 52.47 DB17-20 methodology | +4.2% |
| 2017 | 53.02 DB17-20 methodology | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 55.46 DB17-20 methodology | +4.6% |
| 2019 | 60.95 DB17-20 methodology | +9.9% |
Countries ranked near Pakistan
- 105 Trinidad and Tobago 61.29 DB17-20 methodology compare
- 106 Tajikistan 61.27 DB17-20 methodology compare
- 107 Vanuatu 61.05 DB17-20 methodology compare
- 109 Malawi 60.94 DB17-20 methodology compare
- 110 Côte d'Ivoire 60.69 DB17-20 methodology compare
- 111 Dominica 60.55 DB17-20 methodology compare
More private sector data for Pakistan
- Merchandise trade 23.7% (2025)
- Food imports 14.1% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 46.1% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 65.85 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 24.4% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 67.9% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 30.55 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 119.68 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.075 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate -5.49 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is global: ease of doing business score in Pakistan?
- Global: ease of doing business score in Pakistan was 60.95 DB17-20 methodology in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest global: ease of doing business score recorded in Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was 60.95 DB17-20 methodology in 2019.
- What is the lowest global: ease of doing business score recorded in Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 50.37 DB17-20 methodology in 2015.
- How does Pakistan rank for global: ease of doing business score?
- Pakistan ranks 108th out of 190 countries with data for 2019.
- Where does this Pakistan 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.