Global: Ease of doing business score (DB17-20 methodology) in Qatar
Qatar: Global: Ease of doing business score was 68.67 DB17-20 methodology in 2019. ▬ Flat
Global: Ease of doing business score in Qatar, 2015–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in DB17-20 methodology.
Analysis
The most recent figure for global: ease of doing business score in Qatar is 68.67 DB17-20 methodology, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.9% on the previous year and up 3.3% over five years.
Qatar ranks 78th of 191 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Global: Ease of doing business score in Qatar, year by year
| Year | DB17-20 methodology | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 66.49 DB17-20 methodology | — |
| 2016 | 65.42 DB17-20 methodology | -1.6% |
| 2017 | 66.03 DB17-20 methodology | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 66.71 DB17-20 methodology | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 68.67 DB17-20 methodology | +2.9% |
Qatar compared with similar countries
- Qatar's 68.67 DB17-20 methodology is below the median for high income countries, which is 76.07 DB17-20 methodology, 90% of the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Qatar's 68.67 DB17-20 methodology is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 60.95 DB17-20 methodology, 1.1× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near Qatar
More private sector data for Qatar
- Merchandise trade 58.6% (2025)
- Food imports 11.2% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 74.4% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 37.54 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 0.1% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 11.6% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 88.77 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 29,867 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.4118 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate -6.6 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is global: ease of doing business score in Qatar?
- Global: ease of doing business score in Qatar was 68.67 DB17-20 methodology in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest global: ease of doing business score recorded in Qatar?
- The highest recorded value was 68.67 DB17-20 methodology in 2019.
- What is the lowest global: ease of doing business score recorded in Qatar?
- The lowest recorded value was 65.42 DB17-20 methodology in 2016.
- How does Qatar rank for global: ease of doing business score?
- Qatar ranks 78th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Where does this Qatar 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.