Global: Ease of doing business score in South Sudan
South Sudan: Global: Ease of doing business score was 34.62 DB17-20 methodology in 2019. ▲ Rising
Global: Ease of doing business score in South Sudan, 2015–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in DB17-20 methodology.
Analysis
In 2019, global: ease of doing business score in South Sudan stood at 34.62 DB17-20 methodology. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.9% on the previous year and up 5.4% over five years.
South Sudan ranks 186th of 191 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Global: Ease of doing business score in South Sudan, year by year
| Year | DB17-20 methodology | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 32.84 DB17-20 methodology | — |
| 2016 | 32.69 DB17-20 methodology | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 31.64 DB17-20 methodology | -3.2% |
| 2018 | 33.64 DB17-20 methodology | +6.3% |
| 2019 | 34.62 DB17-20 methodology | +2.9% |
Countries ranked near South Sudan
- 183 Chad 36.94 DB17-20 methodology compare
- 184 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 36.21 DB17-20 methodology compare
- 185 Central African Republic 35.57 DB17-20 methodology compare
- 187 Libya 32.69 DB17-20 methodology compare
- 188 Yemen 31.76 DB17-20 methodology compare
- 189 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 30.24 DB17-20 methodology compare
More private sector data for South Sudan
- Merchandise trade 37.2% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 1.27 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports 955.00 million current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 78.35 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 7.18 % change on previous year (2025)
- Merchandise imports (current US$), per capita 104.28 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise imports (current US$), annual growth rate 7.08 % change on previous year (2025)
- Commercial service exports (current US$), per capita 33.38 current US$ per person (2023)
- Commercial service exports 383.32 million current US$ (2023)
- Transport services 63.4% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is global: ease of doing business score in South Sudan?
- Global: ease of doing business score in South Sudan was 34.62 DB17-20 methodology in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest global: ease of doing business score recorded in South Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 34.62 DB17-20 methodology in 2019.
- What is the lowest global: ease of doing business score recorded in South Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 31.64 DB17-20 methodology in 2017.
- How does South Sudan rank for global: ease of doing business score?
- South Sudan ranks 186th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Where does this South Sudan 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.