What is starting a business - score in East Timor?

Starting a business - score in East Timor was 89.41 in 2019, according to the World Bank.

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

The highest recorded value was 89.41 in 2018.

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

The lowest recorded value was 15.94 in 2004.

How does East Timor rank for starting a business - score?

East Timor ranks 67th out of 188 countries with data for 2019.

Is starting a business - score rising or falling in East Timor?

Over the last ten years it is up 113.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this East Timor 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 East Timor

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

East Timor: Starting a business - Score was 89.41 in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)

89.41

Change on year

down 0.0%

World rank

67th

of 188 countries

All-time high

89.41

in 2018

All-time low

15.94

in 2004

Years of data

2004–2019

Starting a business - Score in East Timor, 2004–2019

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

The most recent figure for starting a business - score in East Timor is 89.41, measured in 2019.

That represents a change of up 113.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, starting a business - score in East Timor peaked at 89.41 in 2018 and was at its lowest, 15.94, in 2004.

That places East Timor 67th out of 188 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
2000s	29.02	15.94	41.87	6
2010s	70.15	45.58	89.41	10

Countries ranked near East Timor

64 Benin 90.62 compare
65 Uruguay 89.6 compare
66 Bahrain 89.59 compare
68 Saint Lucia 89.35 compare
69 Myanmar 89.35 compare
70 Dominica 89.32 compare

See the full ranking of 190 places →

More private sector data for East Timor

Merchandise trade 56.9% (2025)
Food imports 28.1% (2023)
Manufactures imports 49.6% (2023)
Merchandise imports 979.00 million current US$ (2025)
Food exports 10.5% (2023)
Manufactures exports 21.9% (2023)
Merchandise exports 103.00 million current US$ (2025)
Commercial service exports 132.58 million current US$ (2025)
Transport services 31.3% (2025)
Computer, communications and other services 11.4% (2025)

All data for East Timor →

Frequently asked questions

What is starting a business - score in East Timor?: Starting a business - score in East Timor was 89.41 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest starting a business - score recorded in East Timor?: The highest recorded value was 89.41 in 2018.
What is the lowest starting a business - score recorded in East Timor?: The lowest recorded value was 15.94 in 2004.
How does East Timor rank for starting a business - score?: East Timor ranks 67th out of 188 countries with data for 2019.
Is starting a business - score rising or falling in East Timor?: Over the last ten years it is up 113.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this East Timor 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.