Starting a business - Score in Pakistan
Pakistan: Starting a business - Score was 89.27 in 2019. ▲ Rising
Starting a business - Score in Pakistan, 2003–2019
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
The most recent figure for starting a business - score in Pakistan is 89.27, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
That represents a change of up 9.0% on the previous year and up 18.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, starting a business - score in Pakistan peaked at 89.27 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 70.9, in 2003.
That places Pakistan 73rd out of 191 countries with data for 2019, putting it 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 Pakistan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 70.9 | — |
| 2004 | 72.27 | +1.9% |
| 2005 | 73.5 | +1.7% |
| 2006 | 73.35 | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 74.53 | +1.6% |
| 2008 | 74.73 | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 75.11 | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 74.9 | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 75.16 | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 75.38 | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 75.42 | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 75.59 | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 75.67 | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 75.85 | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 76.6 | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 81.89 | +6.9% |
| 2019 | 89.27 | +9.0% |
Pakistan compared with similar countries
- Pakistan's 89.27 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 82.73, 1.1× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Pakistan's 89.27 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 87.84, 1.0× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 73.49 | 70.9 | 75.11 | 7 |
| 2010s | 77.57 | 74.9 | 89.27 | 10 |
Countries ranked near Pakistan
More private sector data for Pakistan
- Merchandise trade 23.7% (2025)
- Food imports 14.1% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 46.1% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 65.85 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 24.4% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 67.9% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 30.55 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 119.68 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.075 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate -5.49 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is starting a business - score in Pakistan?
- Starting a business - score in Pakistan was 89.27 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest starting a business - score recorded in Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was 89.27 in 2019.
- What is the lowest starting a business - score recorded in Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 70.9 in 2003.
- How does Pakistan rank for starting a business - score?
- Pakistan ranks 73rd out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is starting a business - score rising or falling in Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Pakistan 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.