Starting a business - Score in Germany
Germany: Starting a business - Score was 83.67 in 2019. ▲ Rising
Starting a business - Score in Germany, 2003–2019
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
In 2019, starting a business - score in Germany stood at 83.67. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 3.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, starting a business - score in Germany peaked at 83.67 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 73.25, in 2003.
That places Germany 123rd out of 188 countries with data for 2019, putting it 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 | 78.14 | 73.25 | 80.82 | 7 |
| 2010s | 82.49 | 81.38 | 83.67 | 10 |
Countries ranked near Germany
More private sector data for Germany
- Merchandise trade 65.5% (2025)
- Food imports 9.2% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 73.4% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 1.54 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 6.3% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 84.1% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 1.76 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 512.38 billion current US$ (2025)
- Transport services 19.0% (2025)
- Computer, communications and other services 50.6% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is starting a business - score in Germany?
- Starting a business - score in Germany was 83.67 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest starting a business - score recorded in Germany?
- The highest recorded value was 83.67 in 2019.
- What is the lowest starting a business - score recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 73.25 in 2003.
- How does Germany rank for starting a business - score?
- Germany ranks 123rd out of 188 countries with data for 2019.
- Is starting a business - score rising or falling in Germany?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Germany 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.