Starting a business - Score in Argentina
Argentina: Starting a business - Score was 80.43 in 2019. ▲ Rising
Starting a business - Score in Argentina, 2003–2019
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
In 2019, starting a business - score in Argentina stood at 80.43.
That represents a change of down 1.9% on the previous year and up 11.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, starting a business - score in Argentina peaked at 81.99 in 2018 and was at its lowest, 63.75, in 2003.
That places Argentina 142nd out of 191 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Starting a business - Score in Argentina, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 63.75 | — |
| 2004 | 72.4 | +13.6% |
| 2005 | 71.71 | -0.9% |
| 2006 | 71.96 | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 72.37 | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 71.1 | -1.8% |
| 2009 | 72.1 | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 71.7 | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 72.18 | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 72.58 | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 71.59 | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 72.39 | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 73.28 | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 73.51 | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 73.56 | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 81.99 | +11.5% |
| 2019 | 80.43 | -1.9% |
Argentina compared with similar countries
- Argentina's 80.43 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 86.74, 93% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Argentina's 80.43 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 85.6, 94% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 70.77 | 63.75 | 72.4 | 7 |
| 2010s | 74.32 | 71.59 | 81.99 | 10 |
Countries ranked near Argentina
- 139 Brazil 81.29 compare
- 140 South Africa 81.22 compare
- 141 Indonesia 81.21 compare
- 143 Papua New Guinea 80.15 compare
- 144 Syria 80.14 compare
- 145 Costa Rica 79.91 compare
More private sector data for Argentina
- Merchandise trade 23.8% (2025)
- Food imports 9.1% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 79.6% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 75.79 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 49.0% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 13.3% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 87.11 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 1,900 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1275 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 9.29 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is starting a business - score in Argentina?
- Starting a business - score in Argentina was 80.43 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest starting a business - score recorded in Argentina?
- The highest recorded value was 81.99 in 2018.
- What is the lowest starting a business - score recorded in Argentina?
- The lowest recorded value was 63.75 in 2003.
- How does Argentina rank for starting a business - score?
- Argentina ranks 142nd out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is starting a business - score rising or falling in Argentina?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Argentina data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Starting a business - Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The score for starting a business is the simple average of the scores for each of the component indicators: the procedures, time and cost for an entrepreneur to start and formally operate a business, as well as the paid-in minimum capital requirement.