Global: Ease of doing business score in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: Global: Ease of doing business score was 83.55 DB17-20 methodology in 2019. ▬ Flat
Global: Ease of doing business score in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, 2015–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in DB17-20 methodology.
Analysis
The most recent figure for global: ease of doing business score in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is 83.55 DB17-20 methodology, measured in 2019.
The figure is up 0.3% over five years.
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 8th of 191 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Global: Ease of doing business score in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, year by year
| Year | DB17-20 methodology | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 83.34 DB17-20 methodology | — |
| 2016 | 83.34 DB17-20 methodology | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 83.22 DB17-20 methodology | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 83.55 DB17-20 methodology | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 83.55 DB17-20 methodology | -0.0% |
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More private sector data for United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
- Merchandise trade 37.6% (2025)
- Food imports 9.8% (2025)
- Manufactures imports 56.7% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 948.64 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 6.7% (2025)
- Manufactures exports 59.3% (2025)
- Merchandise exports 555.83 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 7,999 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1389 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 6.02 % change on previous year (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is global: ease of doing business score in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- Global: ease of doing business score in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland was 83.55 DB17-20 methodology in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest global: ease of doing business score recorded in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 83.55 DB17-20 methodology in 2018.
- What is the lowest global: ease of doing business score recorded in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 83.22 DB17-20 methodology in 2017.
- How does United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank for global: ease of doing business score?
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 8th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Where does this United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 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.