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 20th out of 188 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.

Starting a business - Score in Taiwan

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

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

Latest (2019)

94.44

Change on year

up 0.0%

World rank

20th

of 188 countries

All-time high

94.44

in 2019

All-time low

60.89

in 2005

Years of data

2003–2019

Starting a business - Score in Taiwan, 2003–2019

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 20th out of 188 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.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
2000s	67.32	60.89	86.75	7
2010s	93.82	88.51	94.44	10

Countries ranked near Taiwan

17 United Kingdom 94.58 compare
18 Tunisia 94.56 compare
19 Mauritius 94.48 compare
21 Kazakhstan 94.43 compare
22 Ireland 94.4 compare
23 Netherlands 94.34 compare

See the full ranking of 190 places →

More private sector data for Taiwan

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 99.1% (2019)
Starting a business: Cost - Men (% of income per capita) - Score 99.1% (2019)
Starting a business: Time - Women 10 days (2019)
Starting a business: Time - Women (days)- Score 90.45 (2019)
Starting a business: Time - Men 10 days (2019)
Starting a business: Time - Men (days) - Score 90.45 (2019)
Starting a business: Procedures required - Women 3 number (2019)
Starting a business: Procedures required - Women (number) - Score 88.24 (2019)

All data for Taiwan →

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 20th out of 188 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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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.