Ranking of economies - Doing Business - World Bank Group

Ranking of economies - Doing Business - World Bank Group
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A high ranking on the ease of doing business index means the regulatory environment is ... This index averages the country's percentile rankings on 10 topics, made up of a variety of ...

Economy Rankings
Economies are ranked on their ease of doing business, from 1 – 185. A high ranking on the ease of doing business index means the regulatory environment is more conducive to the starting and operation of a local firm. This index averages the country's percentile rankings on 10 topics, made up of a variety of indicators, giving equal weight to each topic. The rankings for all economies are benchmarked to June 2012.

= Subnational Doing Business ranking data available.

Ranking Methodology

Explanation of how the Ease of Doing Business Index (PDF) its sub-indices and the distance to frontier measures are calculated.
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Economy Ease of Doing Business Rank ▲ Starting a Business Dealing with Construction Permits Getting Electricity Registering Property Getting Credit Protecting Investors Paying Taxes Trading Across Borders Enforcing Contracts Resolving Insolvency
Singapore 1 4 2 5 36 12 2 5 1 12 2
Hong Kong SAR, China 2 6 1 4 60 4 3 4 2 10 17
New Zealand 3 1 6 32 2 4 1 21 25 17 13
United States 4 13 17 19 25 4 6 69 22 6 16
Denmark 5 33 8 14 6 23 32 13 4 34 10
Norway 6 43 23 14 7 70 25 19 21 4 3
United Kingdom 7 19 20 62 73 1 10 16 14 21 8
Korea, Rep. 8 24 26 3 75 12 49 30 3 2 14
Georgia 9 7 3 50 1 4 19 33 38 30 81
Australia 10 2 11 36 37 4 70 48 44 15 18
Finland 11 49 34 21 24 40 70 23 6 9 5
Malaysia 12 54 96 28 33 1 4 15 11 33 49
Sweden 13 54 25 9 35 40 32 38 8 27 22
Iceland 14 45 40 1 9 40 49 41 82 3 11
Ireland 15 10 106 95 53 12 6 6 28 63 9
Taiwan, China 16 16 9 6 32 70 32 54 23 90 15
Canada 17 3 69 152 54 23 4 8 44 62 4
Thailand 18 85 16 10 26 70 13 96 20 23 58
Mauritius 19 14 62 44 60 53 13 12 15 58 64
Germany 20 106 14 2 81 23 100 72 13 5 19
Estonia 21 47 35 52 14 40 70 50 7 31 72
Saudi Arabia 22 78 32 12 12 53 19 3 36 124 107
Macedonia, FYR
23 5 65 101 50 23 19 24 76 59 60
Japan 24 114 72 27 64 23 19 127 19 35 1
Latvia 25 59 113 83 31 4 70 52 16 24 33
United Arab Emirates 26 22 13 7 12 83 128 1 5 104 101
Lithuania 27 107 48 75 5 53 70 60 24 14 40
Switzerland 28 97 50 8 15 23 169 18 35 20 45
Austria 29 134 75 24 34 23 100 77 26 7 12
Portugal 30 31 78 35 30 104 49 77 17 22 23
Netherlands 31 67 89 67 49 53 117 29 12 32 6
Armenia 32 11 46 101 4 40 25 108 107 91 63
Belgium 33 44 57 82 176 70 19 75 29 18 7
France 34 27 52 42 146 53 82 53 27 8 43
Slovenia 35 30 61 31 83 104 17 63 57 56 42
Cyprus 36 37 80 98 99 53 32 31 18 108 25
Chile 37 32 84 40 55 53 32 36 48 70 98
Israel 38 41 139 91 144 12 6 82 10 94 47
South Africa 39 53 39 150 79 1 10 32 115 82 84
Qatar 40 109 18 25 40 104 100 2 58 95 36
Puerto Rico (U.S.) 41 12 156 37 128 12 19 104 96 101 24
Bahrain 42 88 7 48 29 129 82 7 54 113 27
Peru 43 60 86 77 19 23 13 85 60 115 106
Spain 44 136 38 70 57 53 100 34 39 64 20
Colombia
45 61 27 134 52 70 6 99 91 154 21
Slovak Republic 46 83 46 100 8 23 117 100 98 69 38
Oman 47 73 59 54 18 83 100 10 49 107 77
Mexico
48 36 36 130 141 40 49 107 61 76 26
Kazakhstan 49 25 155 80 28 83 10 17 182 28 55
Tunisia 50 66 93 51 70 104 49 62 30 78 39
Montenegro
51 58 176 69 117 4 32 81 42 135 44
Rwanda 52 8 98 49 63 23 32 25 158 39 167
St. Lucia 53 51 11 12 117 104 32 43 109 168 61
Hungary 54 52 55 109 43 53 128 118 73 16 70
Poland 55 124 161 137 62 4 49 114 50 56 37
Luxembourg 56 93 33 63 134 159 128 14 32 1 52
Samoa 57 20 70 33 23 129 32 79 66 81 146
Belarus 58 9 30 171 3 104 82 129 151 13 56
Botswana 59 99 132 90 51 53 49 39 147 68 29
Fiji 60 138 82 79 58 70 49 85 111 67 48
Panama 61 23 73 16 107 53 82 172 9 125 110
Tonga 62 35 37 30 142 83 117 40 77 54 118
Antigua and Barbuda 63 85 24 18 125 104 32 142 110 72 85
Ghana 64 112 162 63 45 23 49 89 99 48 114
Czech Republic 65 140 74 143 27 53 100 120 68 79 34
Bulgaria 66 57 123 128 68 40 49 91 93 86 93
Azerbaijan 67 18 177 175 9 53 25 76 169 25 95
Dominica 68 46 22 61 119 83 32 74 92 170 104
Trinidad and Tobago 69 71 101 11 176 23 25 90 75 170 135
Kyrgyz Republic 70 15 67 177 11 12 13 168 174 47 155
Turkey 71 72 142 68 42 83 70 80 78 40 124
Romania 72 68 129 168 72 12 49 136 72 60 102
Italy
73 84 103 107 39 104 49 131 55 160 31
Seychelles 74 117 57 144 66 167 70 20 33 83 65
St. Vincent and the Grenadines 75 64 5 22 145 129 32 72 43 99 185
Mongolia 76 39 121 169 22 53 25 70 175 29 127
Bahamas, The 77 82 68 43 179 83 117 51 58 123 35
Greece 78 146 31 59 150 83 117 56 62 87 50
Brunei Darussalam 79 135 43 29 115 129 117 22 40 158 46
Vanuatu 80 116 48 124 110 83 82 28 132 74 57
Sri Lanka 81 33 112 103 143 70 49 169 56 133 51
Kuwait 82 142 119 55 89 104 32 11 113 117 92
Moldova
83 92 168 161 16 40 82 109 142 26 91
Croatia 84 80 143 56 104 40 139 42 105 52 97
Albania
85 62 185 154 121 23 17 160 79 85 66
Serbia
86 42 179 76 41 40 82 149 94 103 103
Namibia 87 133 56 87 169 40 82 112 140 41 59
Barbados 88 70 53 81 154 83 169 121 31 105 28
Uruguay 89 39 158 20 164 70 100 140 104 102 54
Jamaica 90 21 50 123 105 104 82 163 106 129 32
China
91 151 181 114 44 70 100 122 68 19 82
Solomon Islands 92 75 77 125 168 83 49 26 86 109 123
Guatemala 93 172 94 34 20 12 158 124 117 96 109
Zambia 94 74 151 151 96 12 82 47 156 89 99
Maldives 95 63 19 120 151 167 82 57 138 92 41
St. Kitts and Nevis 96 69 15 17 166 129 32 135 64 119 185
Morocco
97 56 79 92 163 104 100 110 47 88 86
Kosovo
98 126 144 116 76 23 100 44 124 138 87
Vietnam 99 108 28 155 48 40 169 138 74 44 149
Grenada 100 65 10 66 151 104 32 85 71 165 185
Marshall Islands 101 48 4 73 185 83 158 92 65 66 140
Malta 102 150 167 111 80 176 70 27 34 121 67
Paraguay 103 111 71 26 67 83 70 141 155 106 144
Papua New Guinea 104 91 159 23 88 83 49 106 120 166 125
Belize 105 158 21 58 136 129 128 45 102 169 30
Jordan 106 103 102 38 102 167 128 35 52 129 112
Pakistan
107 98 105 171 126 70 32 162 85 155 78
Nepal 108 105 97 96 21 70 82 114 171 137 121
Egypt, Arab Rep.
109 26 165 99 95 83 82 145 70 152 139
Costa Rica 110 128 128 45 46 83 169 125 51 128 128
Palau 111 130 44 78 17 185 177 83 108 146 71
Russian Federation
112 101 178 184 46 104 117 64 162 11 53
El Salvador 113 139 146 131 56 53 169 153 80 71 89
Guyana 114 89 29 148 114 167 82 118 84 75 138
Lebanon 115 114 172 47 108 104 100 37 95 121 131
Dominican Republic 116 137 108 122 110 83 100 98 46 84 156
Kiribati 117 145 120 159 71 159 49 9 88 73 185
Yemen, Rep. 118 110 62 112 59 167 139 113 121 45 122
Nicaragua 119 131 154 129 123 104 100 158 81 55 80
Uganda 120 144 118 127 124 40 139 93 159 117 69
Kenya
121 126 45 162 161 12 100 164 148 149 100
Cape Verde 122 129 122 106 69 104 139 102 63 38 185
Swaziland 123 165 41 156 129 53 128 58 141 174 74
Argentina 124 154 171 74 135 70 117 149 139 48 94
Honduras 125 155 65 117 92 12 169 139 90 179 133
Bosnia and Herzegovina
126 162 163 158 93 70 100 128 103 120 83
Ethiopia 127 163 53 94 112 104 128 103 161 50 117
Indonesia
128 166 75 147 98 129 49 131 37 144 148
Bangladesh 129 95 83 185 175 83 25 97 119 182 119
Brazil 130 121 131 60 109 104 82 156 123 116 143
Nigeria
131 119 88 178 182 23 70 155 154 98 105
India
132 173 182 105 94 23 49 152 127 184 116
Cambodia 133 175 149 132 115 53 82 66 118 142 152
Tanzania 134 113 174 96 137 129 100 133 122 36 129
West Bank and Gaza 135 179 130 85 78 159 49 55 114 93 185
Lesotho 136 79 140 133 157 154 100 95 144 139 75
Ukraine 137 50 183 166 149 23 117 165 145 42 157
Philippines
138 161 100 57 122 129 128 143 53 111 165
Ecuador 139 169 104 146 101 83 139 84 128 99 137
Sierra Leone 140 76 173 176 167 83 32 117 131 147 154
Tajikistan 141 77 180 181 82 180 25 175 184 43 79
Madagascar 142 17 148 183 147 180 70 68 112 156 151
Sudan 143 122 156 108 37 167 158 101 153 151 88
Syrian Arab Republic 144 132 134 84 84 176 117 111 125 176 111
Iran, Islamic Rep. 145 87 166 163 165 83 150 129 143 53 126
Mozambique 146 96 135 174 155 129 49 105 134 132 147
Gambia, The 147 123 90 119 120 159 177 179 87 65 108
Bhutan 148 94 124 136 85 129 150 71 172 37 185
Liberia 149 38 126 145 178 104 150 45 137 163 159
Micronesia, Fed. Sts. 150 104 42 53 185 129 177 85 100 149 166
Mali 151 118 99 115 91 129 150 166 152 133 120
Algeria 152 156 138 165 172 129 82 170 129 126 62
Burkina Faso 153 120 64 139 113 129 150 157 173 109 113
Uzbekistan 154 90 152 167 138 154 139 161 185 46 73
Bolivia 155 174 114 126 139 129 139 180 125 136 68
Togo 156 164 137 89 160 129 150 167 101 157 96
Malawi 157 141 175 179 97 129 82 58 168 144 134
Comoros 158 168 60 104 77 154 139 114 146 159 185
Burundi 159 28 141 164 127 167 49 137 177 175 161
São Tomé and Príncipe 160 100 91 72 161 180 158 144 89 181 164
Cameroon 161 125 95 63 158 104 128 176 157 172 150
Equatorial Guinea 162 182 107 86 103 104 150 173 136 61 185
Lao PDR 163 81 87 138 74 167 184 126 160 114 185
Suriname 164 178 92 39 171 159 183 49 97 180 158
Iraq 165 177 84 46 100 176 128 65 179 141 185
Senegal 166 102 133 180 173 129 169 178 67 148 90
Mauritania 167 160 115 121 65 167 150 177 150 77 153
Afghanistan 168 28 164 110 174 154 185 94 178 164 115
Timor-Leste 169 147 116 40 185 159 139 61 83 185 185
Gabon 170 157 110 135 170 104 158 146 135 153 145
Djibouti 171 185 145 142 148 180 181 67 41 161 142
Angola 172 171 124 113 131 129 70 154 164 183 162
Zimbabwe 172 143 170 157 85 129 128 134 167 111 169
Haiti 174 183 136 71 130 159 169 123 149 97 160
Benin 175 153 111 141 133 129 158 173 130 178 132
Niger 176 167 160 118 87 129 158 151 176 140 130
Côte d'Ivoire 177 176 169 153 159 129 158 159 163 127 76
Guinea 178 158 152 88 151 154 177 183 133 131 141
Guinea-Bissau 179 148 117 182 180 129 139 146 116 142 185
Venezuela, RB 180 152 109 160 90 159 181 185 166 80 163
Congo, Dem. Rep. 181 149 81 140 106 176 158 171 170 173 168
Eritrea 182 183 185 93 181 180 117 146 165 51 185
Congo, Rep. 183 180 149 170 156 104 158 182 181 162 136
Chad 184 181 127 149 140 104 158 184 180 167 185
Central African Republic 185 170 147 173 132 104 139 181 182 177 185

Additional notes:
All Doing Business 2012 rankings have been recalculated to reflect changes to the methodology and revisions of data due to new information. For further details on changes, please refer to the data notes page.


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