Starting a business - Score in Czechia
Czechia: Starting a business - Score was 82.06 in 2019. ▲ Rising
Starting a business - Score in Czechia, 2003–2019
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
In 2019, starting a business - score in Czechia stood at 82.06.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, starting a business - score in Czechia peaked at 83.55 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 68.35, in 2003.
Czechia ranks 135th of 191 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.
Starting a business - Score in Czechia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 68.35 | — |
| 2004 | 68.44 | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 68.95 | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 73.67 | +6.9% |
| 2007 | 75.35 | +2.3% |
| 2008 | 76.38 | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 77.26 | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 77.22 | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 79.24 | +2.6% |
| 2012 | 79.3 | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 79.45 | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 81.31 | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 81.34 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 82.96 | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 83.55 | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 82.09 | -1.7% |
| 2019 | 82.06 | -0.0% |
Czechia compared with similar countries
- Czechia's 82.06 is below the median for high income countries, which is 91.07, 90% of the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Czechia's 82.06 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 92.32, 89% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 72.63 | 68.35 | 77.26 | 7 |
| 2010s | 80.85 | 77.22 | 83.55 | 10 |
Countries ranked near Czechia
More private sector data for Czechia
- Merchandise trade 137.3% (2025)
- Food imports 6.7% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 83.7% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 253.34 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 5.4% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 90.2% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 283.62 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 26,051 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.7253 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 7.79 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is starting a business - score in Czechia?
- Starting a business - score in Czechia was 82.06 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest starting a business - score recorded in Czechia?
- The highest recorded value was 83.55 in 2017.
- What is the lowest starting a business - score recorded in Czechia?
- The lowest recorded value was 68.35 in 2003.
- How does Czechia rank for starting a business - score?
- Czechia ranks 135th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is starting a business - score rising or falling in Czechia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Czechia 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.