Starting a business - Score in Ireland
Ireland: Starting a business - Score was 94.4 in 2019. ▲ Rising
Starting a business - Score in Ireland, 2003–2019
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
The most recent figure for starting a business - score in Ireland is 94.4, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, starting a business - score in Ireland peaked at 94.4 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 88.39, in 2003.
That places Ireland 24th 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 Ireland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 88.39 | — |
| 2004 | 88.4 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 89.02 | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 90.9 | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 90.9 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 90.9 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 90.9 | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 90.9 | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 90.89 | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 91.66 | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 91.66 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 92.66 | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 92.67 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 94.4 | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 94.4 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 94.4 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 94.4 | +0.0% |
Ireland compared with similar countries
- Ireland's 94.4 is above the median for high income countries, which is 91.07, 1.0× the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Ireland's 94.4 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 | 89.92 | 88.39 | 90.9 | 7 |
| 2010s | 92.8 | 90.89 | 94.4 | 10 |
Countries ranked near Ireland
More private sector data for Ireland
- Merchandise trade 62.7% (2025)
- Food imports 9.4% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 82.7% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 159.22 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 7.9% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 90.7% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 293.42 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 53,501 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.4066 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 21.65 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is starting a business - score in Ireland?
- Starting a business - score in Ireland was 94.4 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest starting a business - score recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 94.4 in 2019.
- What is the lowest starting a business - score recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 88.39 in 2003.
- How does Ireland rank for starting a business - score?
- Ireland ranks 24th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is starting a business - score rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ireland 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.