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DEFINITION: Ease of doing business index (1=most business-friendly regulations). Ease of doing business ranks economies from 1 to 189, with first place being the best. A high ranking (a low numerical rank) means that the regulatory environment is conducive to business operation. The index averages the country's percentile rankings on 10 topics covered in the World Bank's Doing Business. The ranking on each topic is the simple average of the percentile rankings on its component indicators.

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#	COUNTRY	AMOUNT	DATE
1	ChadChad	189	2013
2	Central African RepublicCentral Africa	188	2013
3	LibyaLibya	187	2013
4	South SudanSouth Sudan	186	2013
5	Republic of the CongoCongo Rep.	185	2013
6	EritreaEritrea	184	2013
7	Democratic Republic of the CongoCongo, DR.	183	2013
8	BurmaBurma	182	2013
9	VenezuelaVenezuela	181	2013
10	Guinea-BissauGuinea-Bissau	180	2013
11	AngolaAngola	179	2013
12	SenegalSenegal	178	2013
13	HaitiHaiti	177	2013
14	NigerNiger	176	2013
15	GuineaGuinea	175	2013
16	BeninBenin	174	2013
17	MauritaniaMauritania	173	2013
18	East TimorEast Timor	172	2013
19	MalawiMalawi	171	2013
20	ZimbabweZimbabwe	170	2013
21	Sao Tome and PrincipeSoa Tome+	169	2013
22	CameroonCameroon	168	2013
23	Cote d'IvoireCote d'Ivoire	167	2013
24	Equatorial GuineaEqu. Guinea	166	2013
25	SyriaSyria	165	2013
	failed states averagefailed states average (profile)	164.6	2013
26	AfghanistanAfghanistan	164	2013
27	GabonGabon	163	2013
28	BoliviaBolivia	162	2013
29	SurinameSuriname	161	2013
30	DjiboutiDjibouti	160	2013
31	LaosLaos	159	2013
32	ComorosComoros	158	2013
33	TogoTogo	157	2013
34	Federated States of MicronesiaMicronesia	156	2013
35	MaliMali	155	2013
36	Burkina FasoBurkina Faso	154	2013
37	AlgeriaAlgeria	153	2013
	Former French colonies averageFormer French colonies average (profile)	152.12	2013
38	IranIran	152	2013
39	IraqIraq	151	2013
40	The GambiaThe Gambia	150	2013
41	SudanSudan	149	2013
42	MadagascarMadagascar	148	2013
43	NigeriaNigeria	147	2013
44	UzbekistanUzbekistan	146	2013
45	TanzaniaTanzania	145	2013
46	LiberiaLiberia	144	2013
47	TajikistanTajikistan	143	2013
48	Sierra LeoneSierra Leone	142	2013
	Sub-Saharan Africa averageSub-Saharan Africa average (profile)	141.91	2013
49	BhutanBhutan	141	2013
50	BurundiBurundi	140	2013
51	MozambiqueMozambique	139	2013
52	CambodiaCambodia	137	2013
53	LesothoLesotho	136	2013
	South Asia averageSouth Asia average (profile)	135.8	2013
54	EcuadorEcuador	135	2013
55	IndiaIndia	134	2013
56	YemenYemen	133	2013
57	UgandaUganda	132	2013
58	Bosnia and HerzegovinaBosnia and Herzegovina	131	2013
59	BangladeshBangladesh	130	2013
60	KenyaKenya	129	2013
61	EgyptEgypt	128	2013
62	HondurasHonduras	127	2013
63	ArgentinaArgentina	126	2013
64	EthiopiaEthiopia	125	2013
65	NicaraguaNicaragua	124	2013
66	SwazilandSwaziland	123	2013
	OPEC countries averageOPEC countries average (profile)	122.82	2013
67	KiribatiKiribati	122	2013
68	Cape VerdeCape Verde	121	2013
69	IndonesiaIndonesia	120	2013
70	JordanJordan	119	2013
71	El SalvadorEl Salvador	118	2013
72	Dominican RepublicDominican Rep.	117	2013
	Muslim countries averageMuslim countries average (profile)	116.51	2013
73	BrazilBrazil	116	2013
	Hot countries averageHot countries average (profile)	115.67	2013
74	GuyanaGuyana	115	2013
	South and Central Asia averageSouth and Central Asia average (profile)	114.25	2013
75	Marshall IslandsMarshall Isl.	114	2013
76	Papua New GuineaPapua NG	113	2013
77	UkraineUkraine	112	2013
78	LebanonLebanon	111	2013
79	PakistanPakistan	110	2013
80	ParaguayParaguay	109	2013
	Landlocked countries averageLandlocked countries average (profile)	108.6	2013
81	PhilippinesPhilippines	108	2013
82	GrenadaGrenada	107	2013
83	BelizeBelize	106	2013
84	NepalNepal	105	2013
85	KuwaitKuwait	104	2013
	Former Spanish colonies averageFormer Spanish colonies average (profile)	103.63	2013
86	MaltaMalta	103	2013
87	Costa RicaCosta Rica	102	2013
88	Saint Kitts and NevisSt Kitts+	101	2013
	Latin America and Caribbean averageLatin America and Caribbean average (profile)	100.22	2013
89	PalauPalau	100	2013
90	VietnamVietnam	99	2013
	Middle Eastern and North Africa averageMiddle Eastern and North Africa average (profile)	98.11	2013
91	NamibiaNamibia	98	2013
92	Solomon IslandsSolomon Islands	97	2013
93	ChinaChina	96	2013
94	MaldivesMaldives	95	2013
95	JamaicaJamaica	94	2013
96	SerbiaSerbia	93	2013
	Former British colonies averageFormer British colonies average (profile)	92.9	2013
97	RussiaRussia	92	2013
	Catholic countries averageCatholic countries average (profile)	91.69	2013
98	BarbadosBarbados	91	2013
99	AlbaniaAlbania	90	2013
100	CroatiaCroatia	89	2013
101	UruguayUruguay	88	2013
	Religious countries averageReligious countries average (profile)	87.79	2013
102	MoroccoMorocco	87	2013
	Christian countries averageChristian countries average (profile)	86.69	2013
103	KosovoKosovo	86	2013
104	Sri LankaSri Lanka	85	2013
105	The BahamasThe Bahamas	84	2013
106	ZambiaZambia	83	2013
	East Asia and Pacific averageEast Asia and Pacific average (profile)	82.85	2013
107	Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesSt Vincent+	82	2013
108	San MarinoSan Marino	81	2013
109	SeychellesSeychelles	80	2013
110	GuatemalaGuatemala	79	2013
111	MoldovaMoldova	78	2013
112	DominicaDominica	77	2013
113	MongoliaMongolia	76	2013
114	Czech RepublicCzech Republic	75	2013
	Heavily indebted countries averageHeavily indebted countries average (profile)	74.26	2013
115	VanuatuVanuatu	74	2013
116	RomaniaRomania	73	2013
117	GreeceGreece	72	2013
	Emerging markets averageEmerging markets average (profile)	71.76	2013
118	Antigua and BarbudaAntigua and Barbuda	71	2013
119	AzerbaijanAzerbaijan	70	2013
120	TurkeyTurkey	69	2013
	Eastern Europe averageEastern Europe average (profile)	69	2013
	Potential Future EU Members averagePotential Future EU Members average (profile)	68.88	2013
121	KyrgyzstanKyrgyzstan	68	2013
122	GhanaGhana	67	2013
	Former Soviet republics averageFormer Soviet republics average (profile)	66.43	2013
123	Trinidad and TobagoTrinidad+	66	2013
124	ItalyItaly	65	2013
125	Saint LuciaSaint Lucia	64	2013
126	BelarusBelarus	63	2013
127	FijiFiji	62	2013
128	SamoaSamoa	61	2013
129	LuxembourgLuxembourg	60	2013
130	BruneiBrunei	59	2013
131	BulgariaBulgaria	58	2013
132	TongaTonga	57	2013
133	BotswanaBotswana	56	2013
134	PanamaPanama	55	2013
135	HungaryHungary	54	2013
136	MexicoMexico	53	2013
137	SpainSpain	52	2013
138	TunisiaTunisia	51	2013
139	KazakhstanKazakhstan	50	2013
	Europe averageEurope average (profile)	50	2013
140	SlovakiaSlovakia	49	2013
	Cold countries averageCold countries average (profile)	48.68	2013
141	QatarQatar	48	2013
142	OmanOman	47	2013
143	BahrainBahrain	46	2013
144	PolandPoland	45	2013
	Non-religious countries averageNon-religious countries average (profile)	44.46	2013
145	MontenegroMontenegro	44	2013
146	ColombiaColombia	43	2013
	NATO countries averageNATO average (profile)	42.85	2013
147	PeruPeru	42	2013
148	European UnionEuropean Union	41.79	2013
	European Union averageEuropean Union average (profile)	41.79	2013
149	South AfricaSouth Africa	41	2013
	Eurozone averageEurozone average (profile)	40.56	2013
150	Puerto RicoPuerto Rico	40	2013
151	CyprusCyprus	39	2013
152	FranceFrance	38	2013
153	ArmeniaArmenia	37	2013
154	BelgiumBelgium	36	2013
155	IsraelIsrael	35	2013
156	ChileChile	34	2013
157	SloveniaSlovenia	33	2013
158	RwandaRwanda	32	2013
159	PortugalPortugal	31	2013
160	AustriaAustria	30	2013
	High income OECD countries averageHigh income OECD countries average (profile)	29.16	2013
161	SwitzerlandSwitzerland	29	2013
162	NetherlandsNetherlands	28	2013
163	JapanJapan	27	2013
	Group of 7 countries (G7) averageGroup of 7 countries (G7) average (profile)	26.29	2013
164	Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia	26	2013
165	Republic of MacedoniaMacedonia Rep.	25	2013
166	LatviaLatvia	24	2013
167	United Arab EmiratesUAE	23	2013
168	EstoniaEstonia	22	2013
169	GermanyGermany	21	2013
170	MauritiusMauritius	20	2013
171	CanadaCanada	19	2013
172	ThailandThailand	18	2013
173	LithuaniaLithuania	17	2013
174	IrelandIreland	15	2013
175	SwedenSweden	14	2013
176	IcelandIceland	13	2013
177	FinlandFinland	12	2013
178	AustraliaAustralia	11	2013
179	United KingdomUnited Kingdom	10	2013
180	NorwayNorway	9	2013
181	GeorgiaGeorgia	8	2013
182	South KoreaSouth Korea	7	2013
183	MalaysiaMalaysia	6	2013
184	DenmarkDenmark	5	2013
185	United StatesUnited States	4	2013
186	New ZealandNew Zealand	3	2013
187	Hong KongHong Kong	2	2013
188	SingaporeSingapore	1	2013

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