Starting a business - Score in Italy
Italy: Starting a business - Score was 86.81 in 2019. ▲ Rising
Starting a business - Score in Italy, 2003–2019
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
In 2019, starting a business - score in Italy stood at 86.81. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
The figure is up 3.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, starting a business - score in Italy peaked at 86.81 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 77.62, in 2003.
Italy ranks 99th of 191 countries on this measure, 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 Italy, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 77.62 | — |
| 2004 | 79.74 | +2.7% |
| 2005 | 79.86 | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 79.98 | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 80.17 | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 85.37 | +6.5% |
| 2009 | 83.83 | -1.8% |
| 2010 | 83.72 | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 83.77 | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 84 | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 84.24 | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 86.57 | +2.8% |
| 2015 | 86.73 | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 86.75 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 86.77 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 86.78 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 86.81 | +0.0% |
Italy compared with similar countries
- Italy's 86.81 is below the median for high income countries, which is 91.07, 95% of the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Italy's 86.81 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 92.32, 94% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 80.94 | 77.62 | 85.37 | 7 |
| 2010s | 85.61 | 83.72 | 86.81 | 10 |
Countries ranked near Italy
More private sector data for Italy
- Merchandise trade 54.7% (2025)
- Food imports 11.2% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 66.1% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 668.67 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 11.2% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 79.2% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 726.50 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 12,331 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2847 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 7.87 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is starting a business - score in Italy?
- Starting a business - score in Italy was 86.81 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest starting a business - score recorded in Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 86.81 in 2019.
- What is the lowest starting a business - score recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 77.62 in 2003.
- How does Italy rank for starting a business - score?
- Italy ranks 99th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is starting a business - score rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Italy 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.