Starting a business - Score in Marshall Islands
Marshall Islands: Starting a business - Score was 88.36 in 2019. ▬ Flat
Starting a business - Score in Marshall Islands, 2003–2019
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
The most recent figure for starting a business - score in Marshall Islands is 88.36, measured in 2019.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, starting a business - score in Marshall Islands peaked at 88.49 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 83.16, in 2003.
Marshall Islands ranks 84th of 191 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Starting a business - Score in Marshall Islands, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 83.16 | — |
| 2004 | 87.45 | +5.2% |
| 2005 | 87.18 | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 87.65 | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 87.76 | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 87.8 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 87.95 | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 87.77 | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 87.76 | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 88.29 | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 88.42 | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 88.37 | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 88.38 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 88.41 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 88.49 | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 88.44 | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 88.36 | -0.1% |
Marshall Islands compared with similar countries
- Marshall Islands's 88.36 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 86.74, 1.0× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Marshall Islands's 88.36 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 86.39, 1.0× the median. (28 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 86.99 | 83.16 | 87.95 | 7 |
| 2010s | 88.27 | 87.76 | 88.49 | 10 |
Countries ranked near Marshall Islands
More private sector data for Marshall Islands
- Merchandise trade 59.4% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 111.00 million current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports 72.00 million current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 1,984 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2338 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 7.46 % change on previous year (2025)
- Merchandise imports (current US$), per capita 3,059 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise imports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.3604 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise imports (current US$), annual growth rate 11 % change on previous year (2025)
- Commercial service exports (current US$), per capita 516.22 current US$ per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is starting a business - score in Marshall Islands?
- Starting a business - score in Marshall Islands was 88.36 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest starting a business - score recorded in Marshall Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 88.49 in 2017.
- What is the lowest starting a business - score recorded in Marshall Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 83.16 in 2003.
- How does Marshall Islands rank for starting a business - score?
- Marshall Islands ranks 84th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is starting a business - score rising or falling in Marshall Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Marshall Islands 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.