Global: Ease of doing business score in Zambia
Zambia: Global: Ease of doing business score was 66.94 DB17-20 methodology in 2019. ▲ Rising
Global: Ease of doing business score in Zambia, 2015–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in DB17-20 methodology.
Analysis
The most recent figure for global: ease of doing business score in Zambia is 66.94 DB17-20 methodology, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.9% on the previous year and up 10.7% over five years.
Zambia ranks 85th of 190 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Global: Ease of doing business score in Zambia, year by year
| Year | DB17-20 methodology | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 60.45 DB17-20 methodology | — |
| 2016 | 60.25 DB17-20 methodology | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 64.23 DB17-20 methodology | +6.6% |
| 2018 | 65.71 DB17-20 methodology | +2.3% |
| 2019 | 66.94 DB17-20 methodology | +1.9% |
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More private sector data for Zambia
- Merchandise trade 91.7% (2025)
- Food imports 7.8% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 64.4% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 13.17 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 8.7% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 14.1% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 13.31 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 607.56 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.461 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 18.07 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is global: ease of doing business score in Zambia?
- Global: ease of doing business score in Zambia was 66.94 DB17-20 methodology in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest global: ease of doing business score recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 66.94 DB17-20 methodology in 2019.
- What is the lowest global: ease of doing business score recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 60.25 DB17-20 methodology in 2016.
- How does Zambia rank for global: ease of doing business score?
- Zambia ranks 85th out of 190 countries with data for 2019.
- Where does this Zambia 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.