The Ease of Doing Business Ranking measures business regulations and their enforcement across 190 economies (with ranking 1 the best and 190 the worst).
|
Country |
2010 |
2011 |
2012 |
2013 |
2014 |
2015 |
2016 |
2017 |
2018 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Afghanistan |
160 |
167 |
160 |
168 |
164 |
183 |
177 |
183 |
183 |
Albania |
82 |
82 |
82 |
85 |
90 |
68 |
97 |
58 |
65 |
Algeria |
136 |
136 |
148 |
152 |
153 |
154 |
163 |
156 |
166 |
Angola |
169 |
163 |
172 |
172 |
179 |
181 |
181 |
182 |
175 |
Antigua and Barbuda |
50 |
64 |
57 |
63 |
71 |
89 |
104 |
113 |
107 |
Argentina |
118 |
115 |
113 |
124 |
126 |
124 |
121 |
116 |
117 |
Armenia |
43 |
48 |
55 |
32 |
37 |
45 |
35 |
38 |
47 |
Australia |
9 |
10 |
15 |
10 |
11 |
10 |
13 |
15 |
14 |
Austria |
28 |
32 |
32 |
29 |
30 |
21 |
21 |
19 |
22 |
Azerbaijan |
38 |
54 |
66 |
67 |
70 |
80 |
63 |
65 |
57 |
Bahamas |
68 |
77 |
85 |
77 |
84 |
97 |
106 |
121 |
119 |
Bahrain |
20 |
28 |
38 |
42 |
46 |
53 |
65 |
63 |
66 |
Bangladesh |
119 |
107 |
122 |
129 |
130 |
173 |
174 |
176 |
177 |
Barbados |
88 |
91 |
106 |
119 |
117 |
132 |
|||
Belarus |
58 |
68 |
69 |
58 |
63 |
57 |
44 |
37 |
38 |
Belgium |
22 |
25 |
28 |
33 |
36 |
42 |
43 |
42 |
52 |
Belize |
80 |
99 |
93 |
105 |
106 |
118 |
120 |
112 |
121 |
Benin |
172 |
170 |
175 |
175 |
174 |
151 |
158 |
155 |
151 |
Bhutan |
126 |
142 |
142 |
148 |
141 |
125 |
71 |
73 |
75 |
Bolivia |
161 |
149 |
153 |
155 |
162 |
157 |
157 |
149 |
152 |
Bosnia and Herzegovina |
116 |
110 |
125 |
126 |
131 |
107 |
79 |
81 |
86 |
Botswana |
45 |
52 |
54 |
59 |
56 |
74 |
72 |
71 |
81 |
Brazil |
129 |
127 |
126 |
130 |
116 |
120 |
116 |
123 |
125 |
Brunei Darussalam |
96 |
112 |
83 |
79 |
59 |
101 |
84 |
72 |
56 |
Bulgaria |
44 |
51 |
59 |
66 |
58 |
38 |
38 |
39 |
50 |
Burkina Faso |
147 |
151 |
150 |
153 |
154 |
167 |
143 |
146 |
148 |
Burundi |
176 |
181 |
169 |
159 |
140 |
152 |
152 |
157 |
164 |
Côte d'Ivoire |
168 |
169 |
167 |
177 |
167 |
147 |
142 |
142 |
139 |
Cabo Verde |
146 |
132 |
119 |
122 |
121 |
122 |
126 |
129 |
127 |
Cambodia |
145 |
147 |
138 |
133 |
137 |
135 |
127 |
131 |
135 |
Cameroon |
171 |
168 |
161 |
161 |
168 |
158 |
172 |
166 |
163 |
Canada |
8 |
7 |
13 |
17 |
19 |
16 |
14 |
22 |
18 |
Central African Republic |
183 |
182 |
182 |
185 |
188 |
187 |
185 |
185 |
184 |
Chad |
178 |
183 |
183 |
184 |
189 |
185 |
183 |
180 |
180 |
Chile |
49 |
43 |
39 |
37 |
34 |
41 |
48 |
57 |
55 |
China |
89 |
79 |
91 |
91 |
96 |
90 |
84 |
78 |
78 |
China, Hong Kong SAR |
3 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
3 |
5 |
4 |
5 |
Colombia |
37 |
39 |
42 |
45 |
43 |
34 |
54 |
53 |
59 |
Comoros |
162 |
159 |
157 |
158 |
158 |
159 |
154 |
153 |
158 |
Congo |
179 |
177 |
181 |
183 |
185 |
178 |
176 |
177 |
179 |
Costa Rica |
121 |
125 |
121 |
110 |
102 |
83 |
58 |
62 |
61 |
Croatia |
103 |
84 |
80 |
84 |
89 |
65 |
40 |
43 |
51 |
Cyprus |
40 |
37 |
40 |
36 |
39 |
64 |
47 |
45 |
53 |
Czechia |
74 |
63 |
64 |
65 |
75 |
44 |
36 |
27 |
30 |
Dem. Rep. of the Congo |
182 |
175 |
178 |
181 |
183 |
184 |
184 |
184 |
182 |
Denmark |
6 |
6 |
5 |
5 |
5 |
4 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
Djibouti |
163 |
158 |
170 |
171 |
160 |
155 |
171 |
171 |
154 |
Dominica |
83 |
88 |
65 |
68 |
77 |
97 |
91 |
101 |
98 |
Dominican Republic |
86 |
91 |
108 |
116 |
117 |
84 |
93 |
103 |
99 |
Ecuador |
138 |
130 |
130 |
139 |
135 |
115 |
117 |
114 |
118 |
Egypt |
106 |
94 |
110 |
109 |
128 |
112 |
131 |
122 |
128 |
El Salvador |
84 |
86 |
112 |
113 |
118 |
109 |
86 |
95 |
73 |
Equatorial Guinea |
170 |
164 |
155 |
162 |
166 |
165 |
180 |
178 |
173 |
Eritrea |
175 |
180 |
180 |
182 |
184 |
189 |
189 |
189 |
189 |
Estonia |
24 |
17 |
24 |
21 |
22 |
17 |
16 |
12 |
12 |
Eswatini |
115 |
118 |
124 |
123 |
123 |
110 |
105 |
111 |
112 |
Ethiopia |
107 |
104 |
111 |
127 |
125 |
132 |
146 |
159 |
161 |
Fiji |
54 |
62 |
77 |
60 |
62 |
81 |
88 |
97 |
101 |
Finland |
16 |
13 |
11 |
11 |
12 |
9 |
10 |
13 |
13 |
France |
31 |
26 |
29 |
34 |
38 |
31 |
27 |
29 |
31 |
Gabon |
158 |
156 |
156 |
170 |
163 |
144 |
162 |
164 |
167 |
Gambia |
140 |
146 |
149 |
147 |
150 |
138 |
151 |
145 |
146 |
Georgia |
11 |
12 |
16 |
9 |
8 |
15 |
24 |
16 |
9 |
Germany |
25 |
22 |
19 |
20 |
21 |
14 |
15 |
17 |
20 |
Ghana |
92 |
67 |
63 |
64 |
67 |
70 |
114 |
108 |
120 |
Greece |
109 |
109 |
100 |
78 |
72 |
61 |
60 |
61 |
67 |
Grenada |
91 |
92 |
73 |
100 |
107 |
126 |
135 |
138 |
142 |
Guatemala |
110 |
101 |
97 |
93 |
79 |
73 |
81 |
88 |
97 |
Guinea |
173 |
179 |
179 |
178 |
175 |
169 |
165 |
163 |
153 |
Guinea-Bissau |
181 |
176 |
176 |
179 |
180 |
179 |
178 |
172 |
176 |
Guyana |
101 |
100 |
114 |
114 |
115 |
123 |
137 |
124 |
126 |
Haiti |
151 |
162 |
174 |
174 |
177 |
180 |
182 |
181 |
181 |
Honduras |
141 |
131 |
128 |
125 |
127 |
104 |
110 |
105 |
115 |
Hungary |
47 |
46 |
51 |
54 |
54 |
54 |
42 |
41 |
48 |
Iceland |
14 |
15 |
9 |
14 |
13 |
12 |
19 |
20 |
23 |
India |
133 |
134 |
132 |
132 |
134 |
142 |
130 |
130 |
100 |
Indonesia |
122 |
121 |
129 |
128 |
120 |
114 |
109 |
91 |
72 |
Iran (Islamic Republic of) |
137 |
129 |
144 |
145 |
152 |
130 |
118 |
120 |
124 |
Iraq |
153 |
166 |
164 |
165 |
151 |
156 |
161 |
165 |
168 |
Ireland |
7 |
9 |
10 |
15 |
15 |
13 |
17 |
18 |
17 |
Israel |
29 |
29 |
34 |
38 |
35 |
40 |
53 |
52 |
54 |
Italy |
78 |
80 |
87 |
73 |
65 |
56 |
45 |
50 |
46 |
Jamaica |
75 |
81 |
88 |
90 |
94 |
58 |
64 |
67 |
70 |
Japan |
15 |
18 |
20 |
24 |
27 |
29 |
34 |
34 |
34 |
Jordan |
100 |
111 |
96 |
106 |
119 |
117 |
113 |
118 |
103 |
Kazakhstan |
63 |
59 |
47 |
49 |
50 |
77 |
41 |
35 |
36 |
Kenya |
95 |
98 |
109 |
121 |
129 |
136 |
108 |
92 |
80 |
Kiribati |
79 |
93 |
115 |
117 |
122 |
134 |
149 |
152 |
157 |
Korea, Republic of |
19 |
16 |
8 |
8 |
7 |
5 |
4 |
5 |
4 |
Kosovo |
113 |
119 |
117 |
98 |
86 |
75 |
66 |
60 |
40 |
Kuwait |
61 |
74 |
67 |
82 |
104 |
86 |
101 |
102 |
96 |
Kyrgyz Republic |
41 |
44 |
70 |
70 |
68 |
102 |
67 |
75 |
77 |
Lao People's Dem. Rep. |
167 |
171 |
165 |
163 |
159 |
148 |
134 |
139 |
141 |
Latvia |
27 |
24 |
21 |
25 |
24 |
23 |
22 |
14 |
19 |
Lebanon |
108 |
113 |
104 |
115 |
111 |
104 |
123 |
126 |
133 |
Lesotho |
130 |
138 |
143 |
136 |
136 |
128 |
114 |
100 |
104 |
Liberia |
149 |
155 |
151 |
149 |
144 |
174 |
179 |
174 |
172 |
Libya |
187 |
188 |
188 |
188 |
185 |
||||
Lithuania |
26 |
23 |
27 |
27 |
17 |
24 |
20 |
21 |
16 |
Luxembourg |
64 |
45 |
50 |
56 |
60 |
59 |
61 |
59 |
63 |
Madagascar |
134 |
140 |
137 |
142 |
148 |
163 |
164 |
167 |
162 |
Malawi |
132 |
133 |
145 |
157 |
171 |
164 |
141 |
133 |
110 |
Malaysia |
23 |
21 |
18 |
12 |
6 |
18 |
18 |
23 |
24 |
Maldives |
87 |
85 |
79 |
95 |
95 |
116 |
128 |
135 |
136 |
Mali |
156 |
153 |
146 |
151 |
155 |
146 |
143 |
141 |
143 |
Malta |
102 |
103 |
94 |
80 |
76 |
84 |
|||
Marshall Islands |
98 |
108 |
106 |
101 |
114 |
139 |
140 |
143 |
149 |
Mauritania |
166 |
165 |
159 |
167 |
173 |
176 |
168 |
160 |
150 |
Mauritius |
17 |
20 |
23 |
19 |
20 |
28 |
32 |
49 |
25 |
Mexico |
51 |
35 |
53 |
48 |
53 |
39 |
38 |
47 |
49 |
Micronesia (Federated States of) |
127 |
141 |
140 |
150 |
156 |
145 |
148 |
151 |
155 |
Mongolia |
60 |
73 |
86 |
76 |
76 |
72 |
56 |
64 |
62 |
Montenegro |
71 |
66 |
56 |
51 |
44 |
36 |
46 |
51 |
42 |
Morocco |
128 |
114 |
94 |
97 |
87 |
71 |
75 |
68 |
69 |
Mozambique |
135 |
126 |
139 |
146 |
139 |
127 |
133 |
137 |
138 |
Myanmar |
182 |
177 |
167 |
170 |
171 |
||||
Namibia |
66 |
69 |
78 |
87 |
98 |
88 |
101 |
109 |
106 |
Nepal |
123 |
116 |
107 |
108 |
105 |
108 |
99 |
107 |
105 |
Netherlands |
30 |
30 |
31 |
31 |
28 |
27 |
28 |
28 |
32 |
New Zealand |
2 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
Nicaragua |
117 |
117 |
118 |
119 |
124 |
119 |
125 |
127 |
131 |
Niger |
174 |
173 |
173 |
176 |
176 |
168 |
160 |
150 |
144 |
Nigeria |
125 |
137 |
133 |
131 |
147 |
170 |
169 |
169 |
145 |
North Macedonia |
32 |
38 |
22 |
23 |
25 |
30 |
12 |
10 |
11 |
Norway |
10 |
8 |
6 |
6 |
9 |
6 |
9 |
6 |
8 |
Oman |
65 |
57 |
49 |
47 |
47 |
66 |
70 |
66 |
71 |
Pakistan |
85 |
83 |
105 |
107 |
110 |
128 |
138 |
144 |
147 |
Palau |
97 |
120 |
116 |
111 |
100 |
113 |
136 |
136 |
130 |
Panama |
77 |
72 |
61 |
61 |
55 |
52 |
69 |
70 |
79 |
Papua New Guinea |
102 |
103 |
101 |
104 |
113 |
133 |
145 |
119 |
109 |
Paraguay |
124 |
106 |
102 |
103 |
109 |
92 |
100 |
106 |
108 |
Peru |
56 |
36 |
41 |
43 |
42 |
35 |
50 |
54 |
58 |
Philippines |
144 |
148 |
136 |
138 |
108 |
95 |
103 |
99 |
113 |
Poland |
72 |
70 |
62 |
55 |
45 |
32 |
25 |
24 |
27 |
Portugal |
48 |
31 |
30 |
30 |
31 |
25 |
23 |
25 |
29 |
Qatar |
39 |
50 |
36 |
40 |
48 |
50 |
68 |
83 |
83 |
Republic of Moldova |
94 |
90 |
81 |
83 |
78 |
63 |
52 |
44 |
44 |
Romania |
55 |
56 |
72 |
72 |
73 |
48 |
37 |
36 |
45 |
Russian Federation |
120 |
123 |
120 |
112 |
92 |
62 |
51 |
40 |
35 |
Rwanda |
67 |
58 |
45 |
52 |
32 |
46 |
62 |
56 |
41 |
Saint Kitts and Nevis |
76 |
87 |
95 |
96 |
101 |
121 |
124 |
134 |
134 |
Saint Lucia |
36 |
53 |
52 |
53 |
64 |
100 |
77 |
86 |
91 |
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines |
70 |
75 |
75 |
75 |
82 |
103 |
111 |
125 |
129 |
Samoa |
57 |
61 |
60 |
57 |
61 |
67 |
96 |
89 |
87 |
San Marino |
81 |
93 |
76 |
79 |
93 |
||||
Sao Tome and Principe |
180 |
178 |
163 |
160 |
169 |
153 |
166 |
162 |
169 |
Saudi Arabia |
13 |
11 |
12 |
22 |
26 |
49 |
82 |
94 |
92 |
Senegal |
157 |
152 |
154 |
166 |
178 |
161 |
153 |
147 |
140 |
Serbia |
88 |
89 |
92 |
86 |
93 |
91 |
59 |
48 |
43 |
Seychelles |
111 |
95 |
103 |
74 |
80 |
85 |
95 |
93 |
95 |
Sierra Leone |
148 |
143 |
141 |
140 |
142 |
140 |
147 |
148 |
160 |
Singapore |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
Slovakia |
42 |
41 |
48 |
46 |
49 |
37 |
29 |
33 |
39 |
Slovenia |
53 |
42 |
37 |
35 |
33 |
51 |
29 |
30 |
37 |
Solomon Islands |
104 |
96 |
74 |
92 |
97 |
87 |
112 |
104 |
116 |
Somalia |
190 |
190 |
|||||||
South Africa |
34 |
34 |
35 |
39 |
41 |
43 |
73 |
74 |
82 |
South Sudan |
186 |
186 |
187 |
186 |
187 |
||||
Spain |
62 |
49 |
44 |
44 |
52 |
33 |
33 |
32 |
28 |
Sri Lanka |
105 |
102 |
89 |
81 |
85 |
99 |
107 |
110 |
111 |
State of Palestine |
139 |
135 |
131 |
135 |
138 |
143 |
129 |
140 |
114 |
Sudan |
154 |
154 |
135 |
143 |
149 |
160 |
159 |
168 |
170 |
Suriname |
155 |
161 |
158 |
164 |
161 |
162 |
156 |
158 |
165 |
Sweden |
18 |
14 |
14 |
13 |
14 |
11 |
8 |
9 |
10 |
Switzerland |
21 |
27 |
26 |
28 |
29 |
20 |
26 |
31 |
33 |
Syrian Arab Republic |
143 |
144 |
134 |
144 |
165 |
175 |
175 |
173 |
174 |
Taiwan |
46 |
33 |
25 |
16 |
16 |
19 |
11 |
11 |
15 |
Tajikistan |
152 |
139 |
147 |
141 |
143 |
166 |
132 |
128 |
123 |
Thailand |
12 |
19 |
17 |
18 |
18 |
26 |
49 |
46 |
26 |
Timor-Leste |
164 |
174 |
168 |
169 |
172 |
172 |
173 |
175 |
178 |
Togo |
165 |
160 |
162 |
156 |
157 |
149 |
150 |
154 |
156 |
Tonga |
52 |
71 |
58 |
62 |
57 |
69 |
78 |
85 |
89 |
Trinidad and Tobago |
81 |
97 |
68 |
69 |
66 |
79 |
88 |
96 |
102 |
Tunisia |
69 |
55 |
46 |
50 |
51 |
60 |
74 |
77 |
88 |
Turkey |
73 |
65 |
71 |
71 |
69 |
55 |
55 |
69 |
60 |
Uganda |
112 |
122 |
123 |
120 |
132 |
150 |
122 |
115 |
122 |
Ukraine |
142 |
145 |
152 |
137 |
112 |
96 |
83 |
80 |
76 |
United Arab Emirates |
33 |
40 |
33 |
26 |
23 |
22 |
31 |
26 |
21 |
United Kingdom |
5 |
4 |
7 |
7 |
10 |
8 |
6 |
7 |
7 |
United Republic of Tanzania |
131 |
128 |
127 |
134 |
145 |
131 |
139 |
132 |
137 |
United States of America |
4 |
5 |
4 |
4 |
4 |
7 |
7 |
8 |
6 |
Uruguay |
114 |
124 |
90 |
89 |
88 |
82 |
92 |
90 |
94 |
Uzbekistan |
150 |
150 |
166 |
154 |
146 |
141 |
87 |
87 |
74 |
Vanuatu |
59 |
60 |
76 |
80 |
74 |
76 |
94 |
84 |
90 |
Venezuela (Bolivarian Rep. of) |
177 |
172 |
177 |
180 |
181 |
182 |
186 |
187 |
188 |
Vietnam |
93 |
78 |
98 |
99 |
99 |
78 |
90 |
82 |
68 |
Yemen |
99 |
105 |
99 |
118 |
133 |
137 |
170 |
179 |
186 |
Zambia |
90 |
76 |
84 |
94 |
83 |
111 |
97 |
98 |
85 |
Zimbabwe |
159 |
157 |
171 |
173 |
170 |
171 |
155 |
161 |
159 |
Source: World Bank, Ease of Doing Business