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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 | GRAPH | HISTORY |
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1 | Chad | 189 | 2013 | ||
2 | Central African Republic | 188 | 2013 | ||
3 | Libya | 187 | 2013 | ||
4 | South Sudan | 186 | 2013 | ||
5 | Republic of the Congo | 185 | 2013 | ||
6 | Eritrea | 184 | 2013 | ||
7 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 183 | 2013 | ||
8 | Burma | 182 | 2013 | ||
9 | Venezuela | 181 | 2013 | ||
10 | Guinea-Bissau | 180 | 2013 | ||
11 | Angola | 179 | 2013 | ||
12 | Senegal | 178 | 2013 | ||
13 | Haiti | 177 | 2013 | ||
14 | Niger | 176 | 2013 | ||
15 | Guinea | 175 | 2013 | ||
16 | Benin | 174 | 2013 | ||
17 | Mauritania | 173 | 2013 | ||
18 | East Timor | 172 | 2013 | ||
19 | Malawi | 171 | 2013 | ||
20 | Zimbabwe | 170 | 2013 | ||
21 | Sao Tome and Principe | 169 | 2013 | ||
22 | Cameroon | 168 | 2013 | ||
23 | Cote d'Ivoire | 167 | 2013 | ||
24 | Equatorial Guinea | 166 | 2013 | ||
25 | Syria | 165 | 2013 | ||
failed states average (profile) | 164.6 | 2013 | |||
26 | Afghanistan | 164 | 2013 | ||
27 | Gabon | 163 | 2013 | ||
28 | Bolivia | 162 | 2013 | ||
29 | Suriname | 161 | 2013 | ||
30 | Djibouti | 160 | 2013 | ||
31 | Laos | 159 | 2013 | ||
32 | Comoros | 158 | 2013 | ||
33 | Togo | 157 | 2013 | ||
34 | Federated States of Micronesia | 156 | 2013 | ||
35 | Mali | 155 | 2013 | ||
36 | Burkina Faso | 154 | 2013 | ||
37 | Algeria | 153 | 2013 | ||
Former French colonies average (profile) | 152.12 | 2013 | |||
38 | Iran | 152 | 2013 | ||
39 | Iraq | 151 | 2013 | ||
40 | The Gambia | 150 | 2013 | ||
41 | Sudan | 149 | 2013 | ||
42 | Madagascar | 148 | 2013 | ||
43 | Nigeria | 147 | 2013 | ||
44 | Uzbekistan | 146 | 2013 | ||
45 | Tanzania | 145 | 2013 | ||
46 | Liberia | 144 | 2013 | ||
47 | Tajikistan | 143 | 2013 | ||
48 | Sierra Leone | 142 | 2013 | ||
Sub-Saharan Africa average (profile) | 141.91 | 2013 | |||
49 | Bhutan | 141 | 2013 | ||
50 | Burundi | 140 | 2013 | ||
51 | Mozambique | 139 | 2013 | ||
52 | Cambodia | 137 | 2013 | ||
53 | Lesotho | 136 | 2013 | ||
South Asia average (profile) | 135.8 | 2013 | |||
54 | Ecuador | 135 | 2013 | ||
55 | India | 134 | 2013 | ||
56 | Yemen | 133 | 2013 | ||
57 | Uganda | 132 | 2013 | ||
58 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 131 | 2013 | ||
59 | Bangladesh | 130 | 2013 | ||
60 | Kenya | 129 | 2013 | ||
61 | Egypt | 128 | 2013 | ||
62 | Honduras | 127 | 2013 | ||
63 | Argentina | 126 | 2013 | ||
64 | Ethiopia | 125 | 2013 | ||
65 | Nicaragua | 124 | 2013 | ||
66 | Swaziland | 123 | 2013 | ||
OPEC countries average (profile) | 122.82 | 2013 | |||
67 | Kiribati | 122 | 2013 | ||
68 | Cape Verde | 121 | 2013 | ||
69 | Indonesia | 120 | 2013 | ||
70 | Jordan | 119 | 2013 | ||
71 | El Salvador | 118 | 2013 | ||
72 | Dominican Republic | 117 | 2013 | ||
Muslim countries average (profile) | 116.51 | 2013 | |||
73 | Brazil | 116 | 2013 | ||
Hot countries average (profile) | 115.67 | 2013 | |||
74 | Guyana | 115 | 2013 | ||
South and Central Asia average (profile) | 114.25 | 2013 | |||
75 | Marshall Islands | 114 | 2013 | ||
76 | Papua New Guinea | 113 | 2013 | ||
77 | Ukraine | 112 | 2013 | ||
78 | Lebanon | 111 | 2013 | ||
79 | Pakistan | 110 | 2013 | ||
80 | Paraguay | 109 | 2013 | ||
Landlocked countries average (profile) | 108.6 | 2013 | |||
81 | Philippines | 108 | 2013 | ||
82 | Grenada | 107 | 2013 | ||
83 | Belize | 106 | 2013 | ||
84 | Nepal | 105 | 2013 | ||
85 | Kuwait | 104 | 2013 | ||
Former Spanish colonies average (profile) | 103.63 | 2013 | |||
86 | Malta | 103 | 2013 | ||
87 | Costa Rica | 102 | 2013 | ||
88 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 101 | 2013 | ||
Latin America and Caribbean average (profile) | 100.22 | 2013 | |||
89 | Palau | 100 | 2013 | ||
90 | Vietnam | 99 | 2013 | ||
Middle Eastern and North Africa average (profile) | 98.11 | 2013 | |||
91 | Namibia | 98 | 2013 | ||
92 | Solomon Islands | 97 | 2013 | ||
93 | China | 96 | 2013 | ||
94 | Maldives | 95 | 2013 | ||
95 | Jamaica | 94 | 2013 | ||
96 | Serbia | 93 | 2013 | ||
Former British colonies average (profile) | 92.9 | 2013 | |||
97 | Russia | 92 | 2013 | ||
Catholic countries average (profile) | 91.69 | 2013 | |||
98 | Barbados | 91 | 2013 | ||
99 | Albania | 90 | 2013 | ||
100 | Croatia | 89 | 2013 | ||
101 | Uruguay | 88 | 2013 | ||
Religious countries average (profile) | 87.79 | 2013 | |||
102 | Morocco | 87 | 2013 | ||
Christian countries average (profile) | 86.69 | 2013 | |||
103 | Kosovo | 86 | 2013 | ||
104 | Sri Lanka | 85 | 2013 | ||
105 | The Bahamas | 84 | 2013 | ||
106 | Zambia | 83 | 2013 | ||
East Asia and Pacific average (profile) | 82.85 | 2013 | |||
107 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 82 | 2013 | ||
108 | San Marino | 81 | 2013 | ||
109 | Seychelles | 80 | 2013 | ||
110 | Guatemala | 79 | 2013 | ||
111 | Moldova | 78 | 2013 | ||
112 | Dominica | 77 | 2013 | ||
113 | Mongolia | 76 | 2013 | ||
114 | Czech Republic | 75 | 2013 | ||
Heavily indebted countries average (profile) | 74.26 | 2013 | |||
115 | Vanuatu | 74 | 2013 | ||
116 | Romania | 73 | 2013 | ||
117 | Greece | 72 | 2013 | ||
Emerging markets average (profile) | 71.76 | 2013 | |||
118 | Antigua and Barbuda | 71 | 2013 | ||
119 | Azerbaijan | 70 | 2013 | ||
120 | Turkey | 69 | 2013 | ||
Eastern Europe average (profile) | 69 | 2013 | |||
Potential Future EU Members average (profile) | 68.88 | 2013 | |||
121 | Kyrgyzstan | 68 | 2013 | ||
122 | Ghana | 67 | 2013 | ||
Former Soviet republics average (profile) | 66.43 | 2013 | |||
123 | Trinidad and Tobago | 66 | 2013 | ||
124 | Italy | 65 | 2013 | ||
125 | Saint Lucia | 64 | 2013 | ||
126 | Belarus | 63 | 2013 | ||
127 | Fiji | 62 | 2013 | ||
128 | Samoa | 61 | 2013 | ||
129 | Luxembourg | 60 | 2013 | ||
130 | Brunei | 59 | 2013 | ||
131 | Bulgaria | 58 | 2013 | ||
132 | Tonga | 57 | 2013 | ||
133 | Botswana | 56 | 2013 | ||
134 | Panama | 55 | 2013 | ||
135 | Hungary | 54 | 2013 | ||
136 | Mexico | 53 | 2013 | ||
137 | Spain | 52 | 2013 | ||
138 | Tunisia | 51 | 2013 | ||
139 | Kazakhstan | 50 | 2013 | ||
Europe average (profile) | 50 | 2013 | |||
140 | Slovakia | 49 | 2013 | ||
Cold countries average (profile) | 48.68 | 2013 | |||
141 | Qatar | 48 | 2013 | ||
142 | Oman | 47 | 2013 | ||
143 | Bahrain | 46 | 2013 | ||
144 | Poland | 45 | 2013 | ||
Non-religious countries average (profile) | 44.46 | 2013 | |||
145 | Montenegro | 44 | 2013 | ||
146 | Colombia | 43 | 2013 | ||
NATO countries average (profile) | 42.85 | 2013 | |||
147 | Peru | 42 | 2013 | ||
148 | European Union | 41.79 | 2013 | ||
European Union average (profile) | 41.79 | 2013 | |||
149 | South Africa | 41 | 2013 | ||
Eurozone average (profile) | 40.56 | 2013 | |||
150 | Puerto Rico | 40 | 2013 | ||
151 | Cyprus | 39 | 2013 | ||
152 | France | 38 | 2013 | ||
153 | Armenia | 37 | 2013 | ||
154 | Belgium | 36 | 2013 | ||
155 | Israel | 35 | 2013 | ||
156 | Chile | 34 | 2013 | ||
157 | Slovenia | 33 | 2013 | ||
158 | Rwanda | 32 | 2013 | ||
159 | Portugal | 31 | 2013 | ||
160 | Austria | 30 | 2013 | ||
High income OECD countries average (profile) | 29.16 | 2013 | |||
161 | Switzerland | 29 | 2013 | ||
162 | Netherlands | 28 | 2013 | ||
163 | Japan | 27 | 2013 | ||
Group of 7 countries (G7) average (profile) | 26.29 | 2013 | |||
164 | Saudi Arabia | 26 | 2013 | ||
165 | Republic of Macedonia | 25 | 2013 | ||
166 | Latvia | 24 | 2013 | ||
167 | United Arab Emirates | 23 | 2013 | ||
168 | Estonia | 22 | 2013 | ||
169 | Germany | 21 | 2013 | ||
170 | Mauritius | 20 | 2013 | ||
171 | Canada | 19 | 2013 | ||
172 | Thailand | 18 | 2013 | ||
173 | Lithuania | 17 | 2013 | ||
174 | Ireland | 15 | 2013 | ||
175 | Sweden | 14 | 2013 | ||
176 | Iceland | 13 | 2013 | ||
177 | Finland | 12 | 2013 | ||
178 | Australia | 11 | 2013 | ||
179 | United Kingdom | 10 | 2013 | ||
180 | Norway | 9 | 2013 | ||
181 | Georgia | 8 | 2013 | ||
182 | South Korea | 7 | 2013 | ||
183 | Malaysia | 6 | 2013 | ||
184 | Denmark | 5 | 2013 | ||
185 | United States | 4 | 2013 | ||
186 | New Zealand | 3 | 2013 | ||
187 | Hong Kong | 2 | 2013 | ||
188 | Singapore | 1 | 2013 |