Global: Ease of doing business score in United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates: Global: Ease of doing business score was 80.75 DB17-20 methodology in 2019. ▲ Rising
Global: Ease of doing business score in United Arab Emirates, 2015–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in DB17-20 methodology.
Analysis
United Arab Emirates recorded 80.75 DB17-20 methodology for global: ease of doing business score in 2019.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.0% on the previous year and up 5.9% over five years.
That places United Arab Emirates 16th out of 191 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top 10%.
Global: Ease of doing business score in United Arab Emirates, year by year
| Year | DB17-20 methodology | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 76.29 DB17-20 methodology | — |
| 2016 | 77.43 DB17-20 methodology | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 79.3 DB17-20 methodology | +2.4% |
| 2018 | 81.59 DB17-20 methodology | +2.9% |
| 2019 | 80.75 DB17-20 methodology | -1.0% |
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More private sector data for United Arab Emirates
- Merchandise trade 208.2% (2024)
- Food imports 5.0% (2023)
- Manufactures imports 54.9% (2023)
- Merchandise imports 618.88 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 2.9% (2023)
- Manufactures exports 8.8% (2023)
- Merchandise exports 706.67 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 61,380 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 1.1 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 16.69 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is global: ease of doing business score in United Arab Emirates?
- Global: ease of doing business score in United Arab Emirates was 80.75 DB17-20 methodology in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest global: ease of doing business score recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The highest recorded value was 81.59 DB17-20 methodology in 2018.
- What is the lowest global: ease of doing business score recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The lowest recorded value was 76.29 DB17-20 methodology in 2015.
- How does United Arab Emirates rank for global: ease of doing business score?
- United Arab Emirates ranks 16th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Where does this United Arab Emirates 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.