Starting a business - Score in Canada
Canada: Starting a business - Score was 98.24 in 2019. ▬ Flat
Starting a business - Score in Canada, 2003–2019
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
The most recent figure for starting a business - score in Canada is 98.24, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, starting a business - score in Canada peaked at 98.24 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 96.19, in 2004.
That places Canada 3rd out of 191 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top 10%.
Starting a business - Score in Canada, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 96.24 | — |
| 2004 | 96.19 | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 96.19 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 96.2 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 96.2 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 97.22 | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 97.22 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 97.22 | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 97.22 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 97.22 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 97.23 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 97.23 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 98.23 | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 98.23 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 98.23 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 98.23 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 98.24 | +0.0% |
Canada compared with similar countries
- Canada's 98.24 is above the median for high income countries, which is 91.07, 1.1× the median. (62 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 96.49 | 96.19 | 97.22 | 7 |
| 2010s | 97.73 | 97.22 | 98.24 | 10 |
Countries ranked near Canada
More private sector data for Canada
- Merchandise trade 48.8% (2025)
- Food imports 9.2% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 75.5% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 577.44 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 13.5% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 42.3% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 554.68 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 13,317 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2391 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate -2.3 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is starting a business - score in Canada?
- Starting a business - score in Canada was 98.24 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest starting a business - score recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 98.24 in 2019.
- What is the lowest starting a business - score recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 96.19 in 2004.
- How does Canada rank for starting a business - score?
- Canada ranks 3rd out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is starting a business - score rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Canada 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.