Starting a business - Score in Brazil
Brazil: Starting a business - Score was 81.29 in 2019. ▲ Rising
Starting a business - Score in Brazil, 2003–2019
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
The most recent figure for starting a business - score in Brazil is 81.29, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
The figure is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 43.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, starting a business - score in Brazil peaked at 81.29 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 51.31, in 2003.
That places Brazil 136th out of 188 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 53.16 | 51.31 | 56.49 | 7 |
| 2010s | 65.78 | 57.92 | 81.29 | 10 |
Countries ranked near Brazil
More private sector data for Brazil
- Merchandise trade 28.2% (2025)
- Food imports 5.5% (2025)
- Manufactures imports 79.7% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 293.70 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 40.7% (2025)
- Manufactures exports 23.8% (2025)
- Merchandise exports 348.28 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 53.53 billion current US$ (2025)
- Transport services 21.1% (2025)
- Computer, communications and other services 54.3% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is starting a business - score in Brazil?
- Starting a business - score in Brazil was 81.29 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest starting a business - score recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 81.29 in 2019.
- What is the lowest starting a business - score recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 51.31 in 2003.
- How does Brazil rank for starting a business - score?
- Brazil ranks 136th out of 188 countries with data for 2019.
- Is starting a business - score rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is up 43.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Brazil 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.