Starting a business - Score in Lebanon
Lebanon: Starting a business - Score was 78.18 in 2019. ▲ Rising
Starting a business - Score in Lebanon, 2003–2019
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
In 2019, starting a business - score in Lebanon stood at 78.18.
That represents a change of down 0.6% on the previous year and up 7.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, starting a business - score in Lebanon peaked at 79.8 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 53.66, in 2003.
Lebanon ranks 152nd of 191 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Starting a business - Score in Lebanon, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 53.66 | — |
| 2004 | 53.71 | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 57.17 | +6.4% |
| 2006 | 60.12 | +5.2% |
| 2007 | 59.46 | -1.1% |
| 2008 | 70.78 | +19.0% |
| 2009 | 73.07 | +3.2% |
| 2010 | 74.17 | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 75.45 | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 79.43 | +5.3% |
| 2013 | 79.51 | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 79.8 | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 79.72 | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 78.45 | -1.6% |
| 2017 | 78.17 | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 78.63 | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 78.18 | -0.6% |
Lebanon compared with similar countries
- Lebanon's 78.18 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 82.73, 94% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Lebanon's 78.18 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 87.84, 89% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 61.14 | 53.66 | 73.07 | 7 |
| 2010s | 78.15 | 74.17 | 79.8 | 10 |
Countries ranked near Lebanon
More private sector data for Lebanon
- Merchandise trade 85.9% (2025)
- Food imports 18.5% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 40.0% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 21.67 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 19.1% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 55.6% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 4.60 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 786.06 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1456 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 21.61 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is starting a business - score in Lebanon?
- Starting a business - score in Lebanon was 78.18 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest starting a business - score recorded in Lebanon?
- The highest recorded value was 79.8 in 2014.
- What is the lowest starting a business - score recorded in Lebanon?
- The lowest recorded value was 53.66 in 2003.
- How does Lebanon rank for starting a business - score?
- Lebanon ranks 152nd out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is starting a business - score rising or falling in Lebanon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lebanon 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.