Starting a business - Score in Mexico
Mexico: Starting a business - Score was 86.07 in 2019. ▲ Rising
Starting a business - Score in Mexico, 2003–2019
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
The most recent figure for starting a business - score in Mexico is 86.07, measured in 2019.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 1.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, starting a business - score in Mexico peaked at 86.92 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 75.73, in 2003.
Mexico ranks 108th of 191 countries on this measure, 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 Mexico, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 75.73 | — |
| 2004 | 75.92 | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 76.31 | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 83.65 | +9.6% |
| 2007 | 83.98 | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 82.31 | -2.0% |
| 2009 | 84.45 | +2.6% |
| 2010 | 85.96 | +1.8% |
| 2011 | 86.26 | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 86.64 | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 86.86 | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 86.83 | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 86.92 | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 85.74 | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 85.84 | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 85.94 | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 86.07 | +0.1% |
Mexico compared with similar countries
- Mexico's 86.07 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 86.74, 99% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Mexico's 86.07 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 85.6, 1.0× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 80.34 | 75.73 | 84.45 | 7 |
| 2010s | 86.31 | 85.74 | 86.92 | 10 |
Countries ranked near Mexico
More private sector data for Mexico
- Merchandise trade 73.5% (2025)
- Food imports 6.3% (2025)
- Manufactures imports 78.0% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 683.02 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 7.5% (2025)
- Manufactures exports 81.2% (2025)
- Merchandise exports 664.84 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 5,039 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.3628 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 7.64 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is starting a business - score in Mexico?
- Starting a business - score in Mexico was 86.07 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest starting a business - score recorded in Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 86.92 in 2015.
- What is the lowest starting a business - score recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 75.73 in 2003.
- How does Mexico rank for starting a business - score?
- Mexico ranks 108th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is starting a business - score rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mexico 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.