What is starting a business - score in Barbados?

Starting a business - score in Barbados was 86.37 in 2019, according to the World Bank.

What is the highest starting a business - score recorded in Barbados?

The highest recorded value was 86.37 in 2018.

What is the lowest starting a business - score recorded in Barbados?

The lowest recorded value was 84.36 in 2011.

How does Barbados rank for starting a business - score?

Barbados ranks 101st out of 188 countries with data for 2019.

Is starting a business - score rising or falling in Barbados?

Over the last ten years it is up 2.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.

Where does this Barbados 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.

Starting a business - Score in Barbados

Name: Starting a business - Score in Barbados
Creator: World Bank
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Barbados: Starting a business - Score was 86.37 in 2019. ▬ Flat

Latest (2019)

86.37

Change on year

down 0.0%

World rank

101st

of 188 countries

All-time high

86.37

in 2018

All-time low

84.36

in 2011

Years of data

2011–2019

Starting a business - Score in Barbados, 2011–2019

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

The most recent figure for starting a business - score in Barbados is 86.37, measured in 2019.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, starting a business - score in Barbados peaked at 86.37 in 2018 and was at its lowest, 84.36, in 2011.

Barbados ranks 101st of 188 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Countries ranked near Barbados

98 Guatemala 86.8 compare
99 Mongolia 86.67 compare
100 Montenegro 86.66 compare
102 Bhutan 86.36 compare
103 Cameroon 86.27 compare
104 Nigeria 86.22 compare

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More private sector data for Barbados

Merchandise trade 33.1% (2025)
Food imports 22.7% (2024)
Manufactures imports 52.6% (2024)
Merchandise imports 2.23 billion current US$ (2025)
Food exports 43.5% (2024)
Manufactures exports 39.9% (2024)
Merchandise exports 428.00 million current US$ (2025)
Commercial service exports 1.50 billion current US$ (2017)
Transport services 16.1% (2017)
Computer, communications and other services 69.8% (2017)

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Frequently asked questions

What is starting a business - score in Barbados?: Starting a business - score in Barbados was 86.37 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest starting a business - score recorded in Barbados?: The highest recorded value was 86.37 in 2018.
What is the lowest starting a business - score recorded in Barbados?: The lowest recorded value was 84.36 in 2011.
How does Barbados rank for starting a business - score?: Barbados ranks 101st out of 188 countries with data for 2019.
Is starting a business - score rising or falling in Barbados?: Over the last ten years it is up 2.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Barbados 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

Indicator: Starting a business - Score
Source: World Bank
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 190 places, 3,083 data points, 2003–2019
Last refreshed: 10 August 2026

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.