Starting a business - Score in Taiwan

Taiwan: Starting a business - Score was 94.44 in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
94.44
Change on year
up 0.0%
World rank
22nd
of 191 countries
All-time high
94.44
in 2019
All-time low
60.89
in 2005
Years of data
17
2003–2019

Starting a business - Score in Taiwan, 2003–2019

0204060801002003201120192003: 63.92004: 64.32005: 60.92006: 61.12007: 66.12008: 68.22009: 86.82010: 88.52011: 94.42012: 94.42013: 94.42014: 94.42015: 94.42016: 94.42017: 94.42018: 94.42019: 94.4

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

The most recent figure for starting a business - score in Taiwan is 94.44, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.

That represents a change of up 8.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, starting a business - score in Taiwan peaked at 94.44 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 60.89, in 2005.

That places Taiwan 22nd out of 191 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.

Starting a business - Score in Taiwan, year by year

Annual values for Starting a business - Score in Taiwan, 2003 to 2019.
Year Value Change
2003 63.86 —
2004 64.27 +0.6%
2005 60.89 -5.3%
2006 61.15 +0.4%
2007 66.13 +8.2%
2008 68.21 +3.1%
2009 86.75 +27.2%
2010 88.51 +2.0%
2011 94.37 +6.6%
2012 94.38 +0.0%
2013 94.38 +0.0%
2014 94.39 +0.0%
2015 94.41 +0.0%
2016 94.42 +0.0%
2017 94.43 +0.0%
2018 94.43 +0.0%
2019 94.44 +0.0%

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Starting a business - Score in Taiwan changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
2009 +27.2% 68.21 86.75

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 67.32 60.89 86.75 7
2010s 93.82 88.51 94.44 10

Countries ranked near Taiwan

  1. 19 United Kingdom 94.58 compare
  2. 20 Tunisia 94.56 compare
  3. 21 Mauritius 94.48 compare
  4. 23 Kazakhstan 94.43 compare
  5. 24 Ireland 94.4 compare
  6. 25 Netherlands 94.34 compare

See the full ranking of 191 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is starting a business - score in Taiwan?
Starting a business - score in Taiwan was 94.44 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest starting a business - score recorded in Taiwan?
The highest recorded value was 94.44 in 2019.
What is the lowest starting a business - score recorded in Taiwan?
The lowest recorded value was 60.89 in 2005.
How does Taiwan rank for starting a business - score?
Taiwan ranks 22nd out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
Is starting a business - score rising or falling in Taiwan?
Over the last ten years it is up 8.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Taiwan 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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Indicator
Starting a business - Score
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
191 places, 3,094 data points, 2003–2019
Last refreshed

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.