Starting a business - Score in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Starting a business - Score was 85.44 in 2019. ▲ Rising
Starting a business - Score in Dominican Republic, 2003–2019
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
The most recent figure for starting a business - score in Dominican Republic is 85.44, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.4% on the previous year and up 2.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, starting a business - score in Dominican Republic peaked at 85.44 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 64.97, in 2003.
Dominican Republic ranks 111th 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 | 72.32 | 64.97 | 83.64 | 7 |
| 2010s | 82.7 | 79.59 | 85.44 | 10 |
Countries ranked near Dominican Republic
More private sector data for Dominican Republic
- Merchandise trade 35.6% (2025)
- Food imports 17.2% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 63.1% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 29.75 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 25.0% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 58.2% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 15.58 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 14.11 billion current US$ (2025)
- Transport services 52.5% (2025)
- Computer, communications and other services 14.0% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is starting a business - score in Dominican Republic?
- Starting a business - score in Dominican Republic was 85.44 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest starting a business - score recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 85.44 in 2019.
- What is the lowest starting a business - score recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 64.97 in 2003.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for starting a business - score?
- Dominican Republic ranks 111th out of 188 countries with data for 2019.
- Is starting a business - score rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Dominican Republic 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.