Global: Ease of doing business score in Singapore
Singapore: Global: Ease of doing business score was 86.2 DB17-20 methodology in 2019. ▬ Flat
Global: Ease of doing business score in Singapore, 2015–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in DB17-20 methodology.
Analysis
The most recent figure for global: ease of doing business score in Singapore is 86.2 DB17-20 methodology, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 1.5% over five years.
That places Singapore 2nd out of 190 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top 10%.
Global: Ease of doing business score in Singapore, year by year
| Year | DB17-20 methodology | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 84.89 DB17-20 methodology | — |
| 2016 | 85.44 DB17-20 methodology | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 85.57 DB17-20 methodology | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 85.84 DB17-20 methodology | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 86.2 DB17-20 methodology | +0.4% |
Countries ranked near Singapore
- 1 New Zealand 86.76 DB17-20 methodology compare
- 3 Hong Kong, China 85.32 DB17-20 methodology compare
- 4 Denmark 85.29 DB17-20 methodology compare
- 5 Korea 84 DB17-20 methodology compare
More private sector data for Singapore
- Merchandise trade 177.6% (2025)
- Food imports 3.7% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 70.9% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 505.84 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 2.8% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 74.5% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 566.87 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 92,760 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.9387 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 12.11 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is global: ease of doing business score in Singapore?
- Global: ease of doing business score in Singapore was 86.2 DB17-20 methodology in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest global: ease of doing business score recorded in Singapore?
- The highest recorded value was 86.2 DB17-20 methodology in 2019.
- What is the lowest global: ease of doing business score recorded in Singapore?
- The lowest recorded value was 84.89 DB17-20 methodology in 2015.
- How does Singapore rank for global: ease of doing business score?
- Singapore ranks 2nd out of 190 countries with data for 2019.
- Where does this Singapore 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.