Starting a business - Score in Japan
Japan: Starting a business - Score was 86.1 in 2019. ▲ Rising
Starting a business - Score in Japan, 2003–2019
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
The most recent figure for starting a business - score in Japan is 86.1, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, starting a business - score in Japan peaked at 86.1 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 71.59, in 2005.
That places Japan 107th 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 Japan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 71.61 | — |
| 2004 | 71.62 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 71.59 | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 83.11 | +16.1% |
| 2007 | 83.12 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 83.12 | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 83.12 | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 83.11 | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 85.88 | +3.3% |
| 2012 | 85.87 | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 85.96 | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 86.09 | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 86.09 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 86.09 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 86.1 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 86.1 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 86.1 | +0.0% |
Japan compared with similar countries
- Japan's 86.1 is below the median for high income countries, which is 91.07, 95% of the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Japan's 86.1 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 86.39, 100% of the median. (28 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 78.18 | 71.59 | 83.12 | 7 |
| 2010s | 85.74 | 83.11 | 86.1 | 10 |
Countries ranked near Japan
More private sector data for Japan
- Merchandise trade 33.7% (2025)
- Food imports 9.8% (2025)
- Manufactures imports 59.9% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 755.55 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 1.3% (2025)
- Manufactures exports 80.6% (2025)
- Merchandise exports 738.34 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 5,985 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1665 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 4.43 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is starting a business - score in Japan?
- Starting a business - score in Japan was 86.1 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest starting a business - score recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 86.1 in 2019.
- What is the lowest starting a business - score recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 71.59 in 2005.
- How does Japan rank for starting a business - score?
- Japan ranks 107th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is starting a business - score rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Japan 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.