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 126th out of 191 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.
Starting a business - Score in Germany, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 73.25 | — |
| 2004 | 73.27 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 79.27 | +8.2% |
| 2006 | 79.3 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 80.45 | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 80.62 | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 80.82 | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 81.5 | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 81.62 | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 81.67 | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 81.75 | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 81.38 | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 82.75 | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 83.46 | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 83.47 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 83.59 | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 83.67 | +0.1% |
Germany compared with similar countries
- Germany's 83.67 is below the median for high income countries, which is 91.07, 92% of the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Germany's 83.67 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 92.32, 91% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
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)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 21,130 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.3493 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 5.24 % change on previous year (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 126th out of 191 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.