What is starting a business - score in Uruguay?

Starting a business - score in Uruguay was 89.6 in 2019, according to the World Bank.

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

The highest recorded value was 89.9 in 2015.

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

The lowest recorded value was 54.43 in 2003.

How does Uruguay rank for starting a business - score?

Uruguay ranks 65th out of 188 countries with data for 2019.

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

Over the last ten years it is up 39.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this Uruguay 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 Uruguay

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

Uruguay: Starting a business - Score was 89.6 in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)

89.6

Change on year

down 0.2%

World rank

65th

of 188 countries

All-time high

89.9

in 2015

All-time low

54.43

in 2003

Years of data

2003–2019

Starting a business - Score in Uruguay, 2003–2019

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2019, starting a business - score in Uruguay stood at 89.6.

The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and up 39.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, starting a business - score in Uruguay peaked at 89.9 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 54.43, in 2003.

Uruguay ranks 65th 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	60.07	54.43	69.18	7
2010s	87.15	64.08	89.9	10

Countries ranked near Uruguay

62 Portugal 90.9 compare
63 Iceland 90.65 compare
64 Benin 90.62 compare
66 Bahrain 89.59 compare
67 Timor-Leste 89.41 compare
68 St. Lucia 89.35 compare

See the full ranking of 190 places →

More private sector data for Uruguay

Merchandise trade 28.3% (2025)
Food imports 14.1% (2024)
Manufactures imports 69.6% (2024)
Merchandise imports 12.95 billion current US$ (2025)
Food exports 65.3% (2024)
Manufactures exports 18.9% (2024)
Merchandise exports 11.23 billion current US$ (2025)
Commercial service exports 7.32 billion current US$ (2025)
Transport services 28.5% (2025)
Computer, communications and other services 43.8% (2025)

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Frequently asked questions

What is starting a business - score in Uruguay?: Starting a business - score in Uruguay was 89.6 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest starting a business - score recorded in Uruguay?: The highest recorded value was 89.9 in 2015.
What is the lowest starting a business - score recorded in Uruguay?: The lowest recorded value was 54.43 in 2003.
How does Uruguay rank for starting a business - score?: Uruguay ranks 65th out of 188 countries with data for 2019.
Is starting a business - score rising or falling in Uruguay?: Over the last ten years it is up 39.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Uruguay 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.