What is starting a business - score in Puerto Rico (US)?

Starting a business - score in Puerto Rico (US) was 91.24 in 2019, according to the World Bank.

What is the highest starting a business - score recorded in Puerto Rico (US)?

The highest recorded value was 91.29 in 2017.

What is the lowest starting a business - score recorded in Puerto Rico (US)?

The lowest recorded value was 89.27 in 2003.

How does Puerto Rico (US) rank for starting a business - score?

Puerto Rico (US) ranks 58th out of 188 countries with data for 2019.

Is starting a business - score rising or falling in Puerto Rico (US)?

Over the last ten years it is up 2.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.

Where does this Puerto Rico (US) 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 Puerto Rico (US)

Name: Starting a business - Score in Puerto Rico (US)
Creator: World Bank
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Puerto Rico (US): Starting a business - Score was 91.24 in 2019. ▬ Flat

Latest (2019)

91.24

Change on year

up 0.0%

World rank

58th

of 188 countries

All-time high

91.29

in 2017

All-time low

89.27

in 2003

Years of data

2003–2019

Starting a business - Score in Puerto Rico (US), 2003–2019

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

The most recent figure for starting a business - score in Puerto Rico (US) is 91.24, measured in 2019.

The figure is up 2.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, starting a business - score in Puerto Rico (US) peaked at 91.29 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 89.27, in 2003.

Puerto Rico (US) ranks 58th of 188 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
2000s	89.3	89.27	89.34	7
2010s	90.98	89.35	91.29	10

Countries ranked near Puerto Rico (US)

55 Niger 91.51 compare
56 Chile 91.43 compare
57 Sierra Leone 91.29 compare
59 Senegal 91.19 compare
60 Ukraine 91.08 compare
61 Tonga 90.95 compare

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More private sector data for Puerto Rico (US)

International tourism, expenditures for travel items 592.00 million current US$ (2018)
International tourism, number of arrivals 3.88 million (2020)
New businesses registered 11,218 number (2020)
International tourism, receipts 2.92 billion current US$ (2020)
International tourism, expenditures 893.00 million current US$ (2018)
International tourism, expenditures for passenger transport items 301.00 million current US$ (2018)
Starting a business: Paid-in Minimum capital (% of income per capita) 100.0% (2019)
Starting a business: Minimum capital 0.0% (2019)
Starting a business: Cost - Women (% of income per capita) - Score 99.4% (2019)
Starting a business: Cost - Men (% of income per capita) - Score 99.4% (2019)

All data for Puerto Rico (US) →

Frequently asked questions

What is starting a business - score in Puerto Rico (US)?: Starting a business - score in Puerto Rico (US) was 91.24 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest starting a business - score recorded in Puerto Rico (US)?: The highest recorded value was 91.29 in 2017.
What is the lowest starting a business - score recorded in Puerto Rico (US)?: The lowest recorded value was 89.27 in 2003.
How does Puerto Rico (US) rank for starting a business - score?: Puerto Rico (US) ranks 58th out of 188 countries with data for 2019.
Is starting a business - score rising or falling in Puerto Rico (US)?: Over the last ten years it is up 2.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Puerto Rico (US) 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.