Starting a business - Score in Colombia
Colombia: Starting a business - Score was 87.03 in 2019. ▲ Rising
Starting a business - Score in Colombia, 2003–2019
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
The most recent figure for starting a business - score in Colombia is 87.03, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.0% on the previous year and up 6.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, starting a business - score in Colombia peaked at 87.03 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 60.57, in 2003.
Colombia ranks 94th of 188 countries on this measure, 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 | 71.52 | 60.57 | 81.95 | 7 |
| 2010s | 84.81 | 83.55 | 87.03 | 10 |
Countries ranked near Colombia
More private sector data for Colombia
- Merchandise trade 26.4% (2025)
- Food imports 13.7% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 72.9% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 70.50 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 18.1% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 21.4% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 50.09 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 19.37 billion current US$ (2025)
- Transport services 24.5% (2025)
- Computer, communications and other services 32.5% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is starting a business - score in Colombia?
- Starting a business - score in Colombia was 87.03 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest starting a business - score recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 87.03 in 2019.
- What is the lowest starting a business - score recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 60.57 in 2003.
- How does Colombia rank for starting a business - score?
- Colombia ranks 94th out of 188 countries with data for 2019.
- Is starting a business - score rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Colombia 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.