Starting a business - Score in United States
United States: Starting a business - Score was 91.59 in 2019. ▬ Flat
Starting a business - Score in United States, 2003–2019
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
United States recorded 91.59 for starting a business - score in 2019. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, starting a business - score in United States peaked at 91.59 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 91.06, in 2013.
United States ranks 54th of 188 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 91.25 | 91.16 | 91.43 | 7 |
| 2010s | 91.28 | 91.06 | 91.59 | 10 |
Countries ranked near United States
- 51 Afghanistan 91.99 compare
- 52 Albania 91.76 compare
- 53 Democratic Republic of Congo 91.63 compare
- 55 Niger 91.51 compare
- 56 Chile 91.43 compare
- 57 Sierra Leone 91.29 compare
More private sector data for United States
- Merchandise trade 18.5% (2025)
- Food imports 6.9% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 78.4% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 3.51 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 9.5% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 55.7% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 2.19 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 1.21 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Transport services 17.8% (2025)
- Computer, communications and other services 40.1% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is starting a business - score in United States?
- Starting a business - score in United States was 91.59 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest starting a business - score recorded in United States?
- The highest recorded value was 91.59 in 2019.
- What is the lowest starting a business - score recorded in United States?
- The lowest recorded value was 91.06 in 2013.
- How does United States rank for starting a business - score?
- United States ranks 54th out of 188 countries with data for 2019.
- Is starting a business - score rising or falling in United States?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this United States 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.