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Global: Ease of doing business score (DB17-20 methodology)

The ease of doing business score is the simple average of the scores for each of the Doing Business topics: starting a business, dealing with construction permits, getting electricity, registering property, getting credit, protecting minority investors, paying taxes, trading across borders, enforcing contracts and resolving insolvency. The score is computed based on the methodology in the DB17-20 studies for topics that underwent methodology updates.

wb-indicators:IC.BUS.EASE.DFRN.XQ.DB1719

Global: Ease of doing business score (DB17-20 methodology)

World Bank

Publisher
World Bank
Source
World Bank Indicators (wb-indicators)
Status
Active
Formats
JSON
Licence
CC-BY-4.0 — World Bank Terms — CC BY 4.0 (Indicators API) · open
Standard
WB API v2
Countries
191 countries and areas — see list below
Dataset id
wb-indicators:IC.BUS.EASE.DFRN.XQ.DB1719
Last verified
2026-09-27

Geographic coverage

Global: Ease of doing business score (DB17-20 methodology) carries observations for 191 countries and areas:

Afghanistan · Angola · Albania · United Arab Emirates · Argentina · Armenia · Antigua and Barbuda · Australia · Austria · Azerbaijan · Burundi · Belgium · Benin · Burkina Faso · Bangladesh · Bulgaria · Bahrain · Bahamas, The · Bosnia and Herzegovina · Belarus · Belize · Bolivia · Brazil · Barbados · Brunei Darussalam · Bhutan · Botswana · Central African Republic · Canada · Switzerland · Chile · China · Côte d'Ivoire · Cameroon · Congo, Dem. Rep. · Congo, Rep. · Colombia · Comoros · Cabo Verde · Costa Rica · Cyprus · Czech Republic · Germany · Djibouti · Dominica · Denmark · Dominican Republic · Algeria · Ecuador · Egypt, Arab Rep. · Eritrea · Spain · Estonia · Ethiopia · Finland · Fiji · France · Micronesia, Fed. Sts. · Gabon · United Kingdom · Georgia · Ghana · Guinea · Gambia, The · Guinea-Bissau · Equatorial Guinea · Greece · Grenada · Guatemala · Guyana · Hong Kong, China · Honduras · Croatia · Haiti · Hungary · Indonesia · India · Ireland · Iran, Islamic Rep. · Iraq · Iceland · Israel · Italy · Jamaica · Jordan · Japan · Kazakhstan · Kenya · Kyrgyz Republic · Cambodia · Kiribati · St. Kitts and Nevis · Korea, Rep. · Kuwait · Lao PDR · Lebanon · Liberia · Libya · St. Lucia · Liechtenstein · Sri Lanka · Lesotho · Lithuania · Luxembourg · Latvia · Morocco · Moldova · Madagascar · Maldives · Mexico · Marshall Islands · North Macedonia · Mali · Malta · Myanmar · Montenegro · Mongolia · Mozambique · Mauritania · Mauritius · Malawi · Malaysia · Namibia · Niger · Nigeria · Nicaragua · Netherlands · Norway · Nepal · New Zealand · Oman · Pakistan · Panama · Peru · Philippines · Palau · Papua New Guinea · Poland · Puerto Rico · Portugal · Paraguay · West Bank and Gaza · Qatar · Romania · Russian Federation · Rwanda · Saudi Arabia · Sudan · Senegal · Singapore · Solomon Islands · Sierra Leone · El Salvador · San Marino · Somalia · Serbia · South Sudan · São Tomé and Principe · Suriname · Slovak Republic · Slovenia · Sweden · Eswatini · Seychelles · Syrian Arab Republic · Chad · Togo · Thailand · Tajikistan · Timor-Leste · Tonga · Trinidad and Tobago · Tunisia · Turkey · Taiwan, China · Tanzania · Uganda · Ukraine · Uruguay · United States · Uzbekistan · St. Vincent and the Grenadines · Venezuela, RB · Vietnam · Vanuatu · Samoa · Kosovo · Yemen, Rep. · South Africa · Zambia · Zimbabwe