What is starting a business - score in Serbia?

Starting a business - score in Serbia was 89.25 in 2019, according to the World Bank.

What is the highest starting a business - score recorded in Serbia?

The highest recorded value was 92.59 in 2018.

What is the lowest starting a business - score recorded in Serbia?

The lowest recorded value was 60.8 in 2003.

How does Serbia rank for starting a business - score?

Serbia ranks 72nd out of 188 countries with data for 2019.

Is starting a business - score rising or falling in Serbia?

Over the last ten years it is up 2.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this Serbia 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 Serbia

Name: Starting a business - Score in Serbia
Creator: World Bank
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Serbia: Starting a business - Score was 89.25 in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)

89.25

Change on year

down 3.6%

World rank

72nd

of 188 countries

All-time high

92.59

in 2018

All-time low

60.8

in 2003

Years of data

2003–2019

Starting a business - Score in Serbia, 2003–2019

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

The most recent figure for starting a business - score in Serbia is 89.25, measured in 2019.

The figure is down 3.6% on the previous year and up 2.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, starting a business - score in Serbia peaked at 92.59 in 2018 and was at its lowest, 60.8, in 2003.

Serbia ranks 72nd of 188 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.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
2000s	74.44	60.8	86.78	7
2010s	89.54	86.69	92.59	10

Countries ranked near Serbia

69 Myanmar 89.35 compare
70 Dominica 89.32 compare
71 Pakistan 89.27 compare
73 Maldives 89.16 compare
74 Liberia 88.94 compare
75 Luxembourg 88.83 compare

See the full ranking of 190 places →

More private sector data for Serbia

Merchandise trade 84.6% (2025)
Food imports 5.8% (2007)
Manufactures imports 69.5% (2007)
Merchandise imports 47.23 billion current US$ (2025)
Food exports 18.6% (2007)
Manufactures exports 65.9% (2007)
Merchandise exports 37.31 billion current US$ (2025)
Commercial service exports 17.22 billion current US$ (2025)
Transport services 22.6% (2025)
Computer, communications and other services 39.2% (2025)

All data for Serbia →

Frequently asked questions

What is starting a business - score in Serbia?: Starting a business - score in Serbia was 89.25 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest starting a business - score recorded in Serbia?: The highest recorded value was 92.59 in 2018.
What is the lowest starting a business - score recorded in Serbia?: The lowest recorded value was 60.8 in 2003.
How does Serbia rank for starting a business - score?: Serbia ranks 72nd out of 188 countries with data for 2019.
Is starting a business - score rising or falling in Serbia?: Over the last ten years it is up 2.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Serbia 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.