Starting a business - Score in Luxembourg
Luxembourg: Starting a business - Score was 88.83 in 2019. ▬ Flat
Starting a business - Score in Luxembourg, 2006–2019
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
Luxembourg recorded 88.83 for starting a business - score in 2019. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, starting a business - score in Luxembourg peaked at 88.83 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 84.3, in 2006.
That places Luxembourg 77th out of 191 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
Starting a business - Score in Luxembourg, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 84.3 | — |
| 2007 | 85.57 | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 86.08 | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 87.25 | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 88.34 | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 88.54 | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 88.56 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 88.57 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 88.44 | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 88.43 | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 88.66 | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 88.76 | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 88.73 | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 88.83 | +0.1% |
Luxembourg compared with similar countries
- Luxembourg's 88.83 is below the median for high income countries, which is 91.07, 98% of the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Luxembourg's 88.83 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 92.32, 96% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 85.8 | 84.3 | 87.25 | 4 |
| 2010s | 88.59 | 88.34 | 88.83 | 10 |
Countries ranked near Luxembourg
More private sector data for Luxembourg
- Merchandise trade 46.0% (2025)
- Food imports 14.8% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 65.2% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 28.17 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 11.8% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 80.4% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 18.39 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 26,770 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1818 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 13.54 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is starting a business - score in Luxembourg?
- Starting a business - score in Luxembourg was 88.83 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest starting a business - score recorded in Luxembourg?
- The highest recorded value was 88.83 in 2019.
- What is the lowest starting a business - score recorded in Luxembourg?
- The lowest recorded value was 84.3 in 2006.
- How does Luxembourg rank for starting a business - score?
- Luxembourg ranks 77th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is starting a business - score rising or falling in Luxembourg?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Luxembourg 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.