What is starting a business - score in Dominica?

Starting a business - score in Dominica was 89.32 in 2019, according to the World Bank.

What is the highest starting a business - score recorded in Dominica?

The highest recorded value was 89.39 in 2018.

What is the lowest starting a business - score recorded in Dominica?

The lowest recorded value was 86.95 in 2005.

How does Dominica rank for starting a business - score?

Dominica ranks 70th out of 188 countries with data for 2019.

Is starting a business - score rising or falling in Dominica?

Over the last ten years it is up 1.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.

Where does this Dominica 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.

Starting a business - Score in Dominica

Name: Starting a business - Score in Dominica
Creator: World Bank
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Dominica: Starting a business - Score was 89.32 in 2019. ▬ Flat

Latest (2019)

89.32

Change on year

down 0.1%

World rank

70th

of 188 countries

All-time high

89.39

in 2018

All-time low

86.95

in 2005

Years of data

2005–2019

Starting a business - Score in Dominica, 2005–2019

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2019, starting a business - score in Dominica stood at 89.32.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, starting a business - score in Dominica peaked at 89.39 in 2018 and was at its lowest, 86.95, in 2005.

Dominica ranks 70th of 188 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
2000s	87.44	86.95	88.15	5
2010s	89.11	88.23	89.39	10

Countries ranked near Dominica

67 Timor-Leste 89.41 compare
68 St. Lucia 89.35 compare
69 Myanmar 89.35 compare
71 Pakistan 89.27 compare
72 Serbia 89.25 compare
73 Maldives 89.16 compare

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More private sector data for Dominica

Merchandise trade 39.1% (2025)
Food imports 25.2% (2023)
Manufactures imports 53.5% (2023)
Merchandise imports 259.00 million current US$ (2025)
Food exports 41.2% (2023)
Manufactures exports 57.8% (2023)
Merchandise exports 24.00 million current US$ (2025)
Commercial service exports 177.62 million current US$ (2025)
Transport services 19.2% (2025)
Computer, communications and other services 57.4% (2025)

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Frequently asked questions

What is starting a business - score in Dominica?: Starting a business - score in Dominica was 89.32 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest starting a business - score recorded in Dominica?: The highest recorded value was 89.39 in 2018.
What is the lowest starting a business - score recorded in Dominica?: The lowest recorded value was 86.95 in 2005.
How does Dominica rank for starting a business - score?: Dominica ranks 70th out of 188 countries with data for 2019.
Is starting a business - score rising or falling in Dominica?: Over the last ten years it is up 1.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Dominica 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

Indicator: Starting a business - Score
Source: World Bank
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 190 places, 3,083 data points, 2003–2019
Last refreshed: 10 August 2026

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.