Starting a business - Score in Ecuador
Ecuador: Starting a business - Score was 69.11 in 2019. ▲ Rising
Starting a business - Score in Ecuador, 2003–2019
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
The most recent figure for starting a business - score in Ecuador is 69.11, measured in 2019.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 12.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, starting a business - score in Ecuador peaked at 69.19 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 50.73, in 2003.
Ecuador ranks 178th of 191 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Starting a business - Score in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 50.73 | — |
| 2004 | 51.31 | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 58.34 | +13.7% |
| 2006 | 60.23 | +3.2% |
| 2007 | 60.58 | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 59.87 | -1.2% |
| 2009 | 61.67 | +3.0% |
| 2010 | 64.03 | +3.8% |
| 2011 | 64.65 | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 64.52 | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 65.14 | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 65.31 | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 68.51 | +4.9% |
| 2016 | 69.19 | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 68.99 | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 69.07 | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 69.11 | +0.1% |
Ecuador compared with similar countries
- Ecuador's 69.11 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 86.74, 80% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Ecuador's 69.11 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 85.6, 81% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 57.53 | 50.73 | 61.67 | 7 |
| 2010s | 66.85 | 64.03 | 69.19 | 10 |
Countries ranked near Ecuador
- 175 Micronesia (country) 69.61 compare
- 176 Bolivia 69.36 compare
- 177 Mozambique 69.26 compare
- 179 Iran 67.8 compare
- 180 Congo 65.8 compare
- 181 Central African Republic 63.19 compare
More private sector data for Ecuador
- Merchandise trade 53.6% (2025)
- Food imports 12.2% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 59.2% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 32.65 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 53.7% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 4.9% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 37.15 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 2,031 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2851 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 7.93 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is starting a business - score in Ecuador?
- Starting a business - score in Ecuador was 69.11 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest starting a business - score recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 69.19 in 2016.
- What is the lowest starting a business - score recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 50.73 in 2003.
- How does Ecuador rank for starting a business - score?
- Ecuador ranks 178th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is starting a business - score rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ecuador 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.