Starting a business - Score in France
France: Starting a business - Score was 93.15 in 2019. ▲ Rising
Starting a business - Score in France, 2003–2019
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
France recorded 93.15 for starting a business - score in 2019.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, starting a business - score in France peaked at 93.28 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 77.53, in 2003.
That places France 37th out of 191 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Starting a business - Score in France, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 77.53 | — |
| 2004 | 92.34 | +19.1% |
| 2005 | 92.34 | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 92.34 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 92.35 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 92.48 | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 92.5 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 92.5 | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 92.5 | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 92.49 | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 92.49 | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 93 | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 93.14 | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 93.27 | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 93.28 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 93.27 | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 93.15 | -0.1% |
France compared with similar countries
- France's 93.15 is above the median for high income countries, which is 91.07, 1.0× the median. (62 countries reporting)
- France's 93.15 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 92.32, 1.0× the median. (49 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 90.27 | 77.53 | 92.5 | 7 |
| 2010s | 92.91 | 92.49 | 93.28 | 10 |
Countries ranked near France
More private sector data for France
- Merchandise trade 43.7% (2025)
- Food imports 10.6% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 72.9% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 786.43 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 13.3% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 78.0% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 683.10 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 9,940 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2029 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 6.65 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is starting a business - score in France?
- Starting a business - score in France was 93.15 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest starting a business - score recorded in France?
- The highest recorded value was 93.28 in 2017.
- What is the lowest starting a business - score recorded in France?
- The lowest recorded value was 77.53 in 2003.
- How does France rank for starting a business - score?
- France ranks 37th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is starting a business - score rising or falling in France?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this France 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.