Starting a business - Score in Bhutan
Bhutan: Starting a business - Score was 86.36 in 2019. ▲ Rising
Starting a business - Score in Bhutan, 2003–2019
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
In 2019, starting a business - score in Bhutan stood at 86.36.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 11.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, starting a business - score in Bhutan peaked at 86.38 in 2018 and was at its lowest, 68.69, in 2003.
That places Bhutan 104th 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 Bhutan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 68.69 | — |
| 2004 | 69.11 | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 69.2 | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 69.55 | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 76.67 | +10.2% |
| 2008 | 77.37 | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 77.42 | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 77.52 | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 80.28 | +3.6% |
| 2012 | 80.28 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 81.69 | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 85.54 | +4.7% |
| 2015 | 85.57 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 85.59 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 86.33 | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 86.38 | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 86.36 | -0.0% |
Bhutan compared with similar countries
- Bhutan's 86.36 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 82.73, 1.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Bhutan's 86.36 is above the median for South Asia, which is 84.36, 1.0× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 72.57 | 68.69 | 77.42 | 7 |
| 2010s | 83.55 | 77.52 | 86.38 | 10 |
Countries ranked near Bhutan
More private sector data for Bhutan
- Merchandise trade 83.3% (2025)
- Food imports 11.4% (2025)
- Manufactures imports 70.4% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 2.18 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 5.9% (2025)
- Manufactures exports 58.7% (2025)
- Merchandise exports 800.00 million current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 1,004 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2235 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 7.1 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is starting a business - score in Bhutan?
- Starting a business - score in Bhutan was 86.36 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest starting a business - score recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 86.38 in 2018.
- What is the lowest starting a business - score recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 68.69 in 2003.
- How does Bhutan rank for starting a business - score?
- Bhutan ranks 104th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is starting a business - score rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bhutan 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.