Global: Ease of doing business score (DB17-20 methodology) in Somalia
Somalia: Global: Ease of doing business score was 20.04 DB17-20 methodology in 2019. ▬ Flat
Global: Ease of doing business score in Somalia, 2015–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in DB17-20 methodology.
Analysis
Somalia recorded 20.04 DB17-20 methodology for global: ease of doing business score in 2019.
That represents a change of down 1.0% over five years.
That places Somalia 191st out of 191 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Global: Ease of doing business score in Somalia, year by year
| Year | DB17-20 methodology | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 20.24 DB17-20 methodology | — |
| 2016 | 20.29 DB17-20 methodology | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 19.98 DB17-20 methodology | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 20.04 DB17-20 methodology | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 20.04 DB17-20 methodology | -0.0% |
Somalia compared with similar countries
- Somalia's 20.04 DB17-20 methodology is below the median for low income countries, which is 45.8 DB17-20 methodology, 44% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Somalia's 20.04 DB17-20 methodology is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 51.9 DB17-20 methodology, 39% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near Somalia
More private sector data for Somalia
- Merchandise trade 40.2% (2025)
- Food imports 22.4% (1982)
- Manufactures imports 54.7% (1982)
- Merchandise imports 3.93 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 93.7% (1982)
- Manufactures exports 1.3% (1982)
- Merchandise exports 1.30 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 66.14 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate -11.74 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is global: ease of doing business score in Somalia?
- Global: ease of doing business score in Somalia was 20.04 DB17-20 methodology in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest global: ease of doing business score recorded in Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 20.29 DB17-20 methodology in 2016.
- What is the lowest global: ease of doing business score recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.98 DB17-20 methodology in 2017.
- How does Somalia rank for global: ease of doing business score?
- Somalia ranks 191st out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Where does this Somalia 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.