Global: Ease of doing business score in Puerto Rico

Puerto Rico: Global: Ease of doing business score was 70.07 DB17-20 methodology in 2019. ▬ Flat

Latest (2019)
70.07 DB17-20 methodology
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
66th
of 191 countries
All-time high
70.07 DB17-20 methodology
in 2019
All-time low
68.67 DB17-20 methodology
in 2015
Years of data
5
2015–2019

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

0204060802015201720192015: 68.7 DB17-20 methodology2016: 69.3 DB17-20 methodology2017: 69.8 DB17-20 methodology2018: 70 DB17-20 methodology2019: 70.1 DB17-20 methodology

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for global: ease of doing business score in Puerto Rico is 70.07 DB17-20 methodology, measured 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 2.0% over five years.

That places Puerto Rico 66th out of 191 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.

Global: Ease of doing business score in Puerto Rico, year by year

Annual values for Global: Ease of doing business score (DB17-20 methodology) in Puerto Rico, 2015 to 2019.
Year DB17-20 methodology Change
2015 68.67 DB17-20 methodology
2016 69.28 DB17-20 methodology +0.9%
2017 69.82 DB17-20 methodology +0.8%
2018 70.02 DB17-20 methodology +0.3%
2019 70.07 DB17-20 methodology +0.1%

Countries ranked near Puerto Rico

  1. 63 India 71.05 DB17-20 methodology compare
  2. 64 Saudi Arabia 70.87 DB17-20 methodology compare
  3. 65 Ukraine 70.21 DB17-20 methodology compare
  4. 67 Brunei Darussalam 70.06 DB17-20 methodology compare
  5. 68 Colombia 70.06 DB17-20 methodology compare
  6. 69 Oman 69.98 DB17-20 methodology compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is global: ease of doing business score in Puerto Rico?
Global: ease of doing business score in Puerto Rico was 70.07 DB17-20 methodology in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest global: ease of doing business score recorded in Puerto Rico?
The highest recorded value was 70.07 DB17-20 methodology in 2019.
What is the lowest global: ease of doing business score recorded in Puerto Rico?
The lowest recorded value was 68.67 DB17-20 methodology in 2015.
How does Puerto Rico rank for global: ease of doing business score?
Puerto Rico ranks 66th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
Where does this Puerto Rico 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
191 places, 955 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.