Starting a business - Score in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico: Starting a business - Score was 91.24 in 2019. ▬ Flat
Starting a business - Score in Puerto Rico, 2003–2019
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
The most recent figure for starting a business - score in Puerto Rico 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 peaked at 91.29 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 89.27, in 2003.
Puerto Rico ranks 60th of 191 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Starting a business - Score in Puerto Rico, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 89.27 | — |
| 2004 | 89.27 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 89.27 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 89.31 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 89.33 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 89.33 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 89.34 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 89.35 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 91.08 | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 91.09 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 91.09 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 91.11 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 91.11 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 91.23 | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 91.29 | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 91.23 | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 91.24 | +0.0% |
Puerto Rico compared with similar countries
- Puerto Rico's 91.24 is above the median for high income countries, which is 91.07, 1.0× the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Puerto Rico's 91.24 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 85.6, 1.1× the median. (33 countries reporting)
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
More private sector data for Puerto Rico
- New businesses registered 11,218 number (2020)
- International tourism, expenditures for travel items 592.00 million current US$ (2018)
- International tourism, number of arrivals 3.88 million (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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is starting a business - score in Puerto Rico?
- Starting a business - score in Puerto Rico was 91.24 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest starting a business - score recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The highest recorded value was 91.29 in 2017.
- What is the lowest starting a business - score recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The lowest recorded value was 89.27 in 2003.
- How does Puerto Rico rank for starting a business - score?
- Puerto Rico ranks 60th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is starting a business - score rising or falling in Puerto Rico?
- 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 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.