Global: Ease of doing business score (DB17-20 methodology) in Palau
Palau: Global: Ease of doing business score was 53.7 DB17-20 methodology in 2019. ▬ Flat
Global: Ease of doing business score in Palau, 2015–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in DB17-20 methodology.
Analysis
Palau recorded 53.7 DB17-20 methodology for global: ease of doing business score in 2019. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.1% over five years.
Palau ranks 146th of 191 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Global: Ease of doing business score in Palau, year by year
| Year | DB17-20 methodology | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 53.12 DB17-20 methodology | — |
| 2016 | 53.2 DB17-20 methodology | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 53.66 DB17-20 methodology | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 53.66 DB17-20 methodology | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 53.7 DB17-20 methodology | +0.1% |
Palau compared with similar countries
- Palau's 53.7 DB17-20 methodology is below the median for high income countries, which is 76.07 DB17-20 methodology, 71% of the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Palau's 53.7 DB17-20 methodology is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 62.45 DB17-20 methodology, 86% of the median. (28 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near Palau
More private sector data for Palau
- Merchandise trade 47.8% (2025)
- Food imports 23.0% (2018)
- Manufactures imports 50.8% (2018)
- Merchandise imports 162.00 million current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 88.7% (2018)
- Manufactures exports 9.0% (2018)
- Merchandise exports 3.00 million current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 169.85 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0087 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is global: ease of doing business score in Palau?
- Global: ease of doing business score in Palau was 53.7 DB17-20 methodology in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest global: ease of doing business score recorded in Palau?
- The highest recorded value was 53.7 DB17-20 methodology in 2019.
- What is the lowest global: ease of doing business score recorded in Palau?
- The lowest recorded value was 53.12 DB17-20 methodology in 2015.
- How does Palau rank for global: ease of doing business score?
- Palau ranks 146th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Where does this Palau 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.