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 149th out of 188 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.

Starting a business - Score in Lebanon

Name: Starting a business - Score in Lebanon
Creator: World Bank
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Lebanon: Starting a business - Score was 78.18 in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)

78.18

Change on year

down 0.6%

World rank

149th

of 188 countries

All-time high

79.8

in 2014

All-time low

53.66

in 2003

Years of data

2003–2019

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 149th of 188 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.

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

146 El Salvador 78.64 compare
147 Kiribati 78.4 compare
148 Sao Tome and Principe 78.24 compare
150 Algeria 78.01 compare
151 Malawi 77.93 compare
152 Iraq 77.25 compare

See the full ranking of 190 places →

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)
Commercial service exports 7.89 billion current US$ (2023)
Transport services 22.0% (2023)
Computer, communications and other services 15.7% (2023)

All data for Lebanon →

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 149th out of 188 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

Indicator: Starting a business - Score
Source: World Bank
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 190 places, 3,083 data points, 2003–2019
Last refreshed: 10 August 2026

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.