Starting a business - Score in Qatar
Qatar: Starting a business - Score was 86.05 in 2019. ▲ Rising
Starting a business - Score in Qatar, 2007–2019
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
In 2019, starting a business - score in Qatar stood at 86.05. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 4.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, starting a business - score in Qatar peaked at 86.05 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 76.85, in 2010.
That places Qatar 109th 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 13 years of available data.
Starting a business - Score in Qatar, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 81.25 | — |
| 2008 | 81.25 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 82.27 | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 76.85 | -6.6% |
| 2011 | 79.54 | +3.5% |
| 2012 | 80.72 | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 80.6 | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 80.56 | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 80.64 | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 84.39 | +4.7% |
| 2017 | 84.33 | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 86 | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 86.05 | +0.1% |
Qatar compared with similar countries
- Qatar's 86.05 is below the median for high income countries, which is 91.07, 94% of the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Qatar's 86.05 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 87.84, 98% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 81.59 | 81.25 | 82.27 | 3 |
| 2010s | 81.97 | 76.85 | 86.05 | 10 |
Countries ranked near Qatar
More private sector data for Qatar
- Merchandise trade 58.6% (2025)
- Food imports 11.2% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 74.4% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 37.54 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 0.1% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 11.6% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 88.77 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 29,867 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.4118 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate -6.6 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is starting a business - score in Qatar?
- Starting a business - score in Qatar was 86.05 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest starting a business - score recorded in Qatar?
- The highest recorded value was 86.05 in 2019.
- What is the lowest starting a business - score recorded in Qatar?
- The lowest recorded value was 76.85 in 2010.
- How does Qatar rank for starting a business - score?
- Qatar ranks 109th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is starting a business - score rising or falling in Qatar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Qatar 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.