Global: Ease of doing business score in South Africa
South Africa: Global: Ease of doing business score was 67.02 DB17-20 methodology in 2019. ▬ Flat
Global: Ease of doing business score in South Africa, 2015–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in DB17-20 methodology.
Analysis
South Africa recorded 67.02 DB17-20 methodology for global: ease of doing business score in 2019. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 1.2% over five years.
That places South Africa 85th out of 191 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
Global: Ease of doing business score in South Africa, year by year
| Year | DB17-20 methodology | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 66.24 DB17-20 methodology | — |
| 2016 | 65.41 DB17-20 methodology | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 65.33 DB17-20 methodology | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 66.7 DB17-20 methodology | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 67.02 DB17-20 methodology | +0.5% |
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More private sector data for South Africa
- Merchandise trade 57.2% (2025)
- Food imports 7.2% (2025)
- Manufactures imports 62.1% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 128.08 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 12.8% (2025)
- Manufactures exports 38.3% (2025)
- Merchandise exports 116.40 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 1,798 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2725 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 5.74 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is global: ease of doing business score in South Africa?
- Global: ease of doing business score in South Africa was 67.02 DB17-20 methodology in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest global: ease of doing business score recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 67.02 DB17-20 methodology in 2019.
- What is the lowest global: ease of doing business score recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 65.33 DB17-20 methodology in 2017.
- How does South Africa rank for global: ease of doing business score?
- South Africa ranks 85th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Where does this South Africa 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.