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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. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.

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#	COUNTRY	AMOUNT	DATE
1	PalauPalau	5,492.92	2012
2	San MarinoSan Marino	2,368.23	2012
3	Marshall IslandsMarshall Isl.	2,093.05	2012
4	Saint Kitts and NevisSt Kitts+	1,810.24	2012
5	Federated States of MicronesiaMicronesia	1,450.75	2012
6	KiribatiKiribati	1,160.88	2012
7	GrenadaGrenada	966.98	2012
8	DominicaDominica	962.56	2012
9	Sao Tome and PrincipeSoa Tome+	882.52	2012
10	SeychellesSeychelles	877.14	2012
11	Antigua and BarbudaAntigua and Barbuda	741	2012
12	Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesSt Vincent+	685.73	2012
13	TongaTonga	571.75	2012
	East Asia and Pacific averageEast Asia and Pacific average (profile)	445.38	2012
14	Saint LuciaSaint Lucia	326.2	2012
15	BelizeBelize	320.93	2012
16	VanuatuVanuatu	315.45	2012
17	SurinameSuriname	308.68	2012
18	BarbadosBarbados	296.59	2012
	Catholic countries averageCatholic countries average (profile)	295.79	2012
19	SamoaSamoa	291.18	2012
20	Cape VerdeCape Verde	258.9	2012
21	MaldivesMaldives	239.33	2012
22	MaltaMalta	239.03	2012
23	ComorosComoros	223	2012
24	Equatorial GuineaEqu. Guinea	222.74	2012
	Latin America and Caribbean averageLatin America and Caribbean average (profile)	220.39	2012
25	The BahamasThe Bahamas	204.32	2012
	Heavily indebted countries averageHeavily indebted countries average (profile)	200.94	2012
26	DjiboutiDjibouti	200.08	2012
27	BhutanBhutan	196.81	2012
28	BruneiBrunei	191.64	2012
	Christian countries averageChristian countries average (profile)	169.55	2012
29	Solomon IslandsSolomon Islands	167.4	2012
	Former British colonies averageFormer British colonies average (profile)	144.25	2012
30	GuyanaGuyana	142.07	2012
31	East TimorEast Timor	137.99	2012
	Hot countries averageHot countries average (profile)	128.06	2012
32	Guinea-BissauGuinea-Bissau	108.8	2012
33	LuxembourgLuxembourg	105.37	2012
34	GabonGabon	103.52	2012
35	SwazilandSwaziland	97.48	2012
36	The GambiaThe Gambia	82.63	2012
	Landlocked countries averageLandlocked countries average (profile)	82.53	2012
37	MontenegroMontenegro	80.5	2012
	Sub-Saharan Africa averageSub-Saharan Africa average (profile)	76.48	2012
	Europe averageEurope average (profile)	69.7	2012
38	LesothoLesotho	67.75	2012
39	FijiFiji	66.31	2012
40	KosovoKosovo	53.15	2012
41	Trinidad and TobagoTrinidad+	47.1	2012
42	MauritaniaMauritania	45.05	2012
43	Republic of the CongoCongo Rep.	42.89	2012
44	NamibiaNamibia	41.6	2012
45	Central African RepublicCentral Africa	41.32	2012
	South and Central Asia averageSouth and Central Asia average (profile)	40.81	2012
	South Asia averageSouth Asia average (profile)	40.81	2012
46	IcelandIceland	40.61	2012
47	BahrainBahrain	35.66	2012
48	LiberiaLiberia	35.56	2012
49	Bosnia and HerzegovinaBosnia and Herzegovina	33.91	2012
50	CyprusCyprus	33.66	2012
51	JamaicaJamaica	33.55	2012
	Potential Future EU Members averagePotential Future EU Members average (profile)	33.03	2012
52	BotswanaBotswana	32.44	2012
	Muslim countries averageMuslim countries average (profile)	31.72	2012
53	KuwaitKuwait	31.07	2012
54	LibyaLibya	30.55	2012
55	EritreaEritrea	30.17	2012
56	MongoliaMongolia	28.61	2012
57	AlbaniaAlbania	25.93	2012
	Former French colonies averageFormer French colonies average (profile)	25.76	2012
	Eurozone averageEurozone average (profile)	25.31	2012
58	UruguayUruguay	25.03	2012
59	LaosLaos	24.53	2012
60	MoldovaMoldova	24.16	2012
61	TogoTogo	23.94	2012
62	LebanonLebanon	23.73	2012
63	Sierra LeoneSierra Leone	22.91	2012
64	Costa RicaCosta Rica	22.68	2012
65	QatarQatar	21.95	2012
	Former Spanish colonies averageFormer Spanish colonies average (profile)	21.72	2012
66	CroatiaCroatia	20.62	2012
67	NicaraguaNicaragua	20.53	2012
68	JordanJordan	18.84	2012
69	El SalvadorEl Salvador	18.26	2012
	European Union averageEuropean Union average (profile)	18.26	2012
70	TajikistanTajikistan	17.61	2012
71	BeninBenin	17.41	2012
72	HaitiHaiti	17.4	2012
	failed states averagefailed states average (profile)	17.35	2012
73	Republic of MacedoniaMacedonia Rep.	17.1	2012
74	South SudanSouth Sudan	16.98	2012
	Eastern Europe averageEastern Europe average (profile)	16.56	2012
75	PanamaPanama	16.04	2012
76	ParaguayParaguay	16	2012
77	BurundiBurundi	15.94	2012
78	HondurasHonduras	15.75	2012
79	EstoniaEstonia	15.68	2012
80	GuineaGuinea	15.63	2012
81	MauritiusMauritius	15.49	2012
	Cold countries averageCold countries average (profile)	15.33	2012
82	ChadChad	15.18	2012
83	Papua New GuineaPapua NG	15.07	2012
84	SloveniaSlovenia	15.06	2012
85	BoliviaBolivia	15.05	2012
86	ArmeniaArmenia	13.47	2012
87	OmanOman	13.28	2012
88	SenegalSenegal	12.82	2012
89	KyrgyzstanKyrgyzstan	12.54	2012
90	ZimbabweZimbabwe	12.24	2012
91	SerbiaSerbia	12.04	2012
	Middle Eastern and North Africa averageMiddle Eastern and North Africa average (profile)	11.92	2012
92	LatviaLatvia	11.85	2012
	NATO countries averageNATO average (profile)	11.03	2012
93	Dominican RepublicDominican Rep.	10.9	2012
94	MaliMali	10.3	2012
	OPEC countries averageOPEC countries average (profile)	10.29	2012
95	NigerNiger	10.14	2012
96	MalawiMalawi	10.12	2012
97	Puerto RicoPuerto Rico	10.09	2012
	Former Soviet republics averageFormer Soviet republics average (profile)	9.45	2012
98	Burkina FasoBurkina Faso	9.36	2012
99	CambodiaCambodia	9.08	2012
100	Cote d'IvoireCote d'Ivoire	8.72	2012
101	EcuadorEcuador	8.65	2012
102	AngolaAngola	8.55	2012
103	LithuaniaLithuania	8.37	2012
	Religious countries averageReligious countries average (profile)	8.13	2012
104	SlovakiaSlovakia	7.95	2012
105	GreeceGreece	7.89	2012
106	BulgariaBulgaria	7.8	2012
107	AzerbaijanAzerbaijan	7.64	2012
	High income OECD countries averageHigh income OECD countries average (profile)	7.57	2012
108	CameroonCameroon	7.47	2012
109	BelarusBelarus	6.76	2012
110	SyriaSyria	6.56	2012
111	Czech RepublicCzech Republic	6.47	2012
112	MadagascarMadagascar	6.46	2012
113	ZambiaZambia	6.39	2012
114	GuatemalaGuatemala	6.17	2012
115	VenezuelaVenezuela	6.01	2012
116	AfghanistanAfghanistan	5.7	2012
117	MozambiqueMozambique	5.63	2012
118	YemenYemen	5.41	2012
119	UzbekistanUzbekistan	5.24	2012
120	HungaryHungary	5.23	2012
121	IraqIraq	4.76	2012
122	RwandaRwanda	4.71	2012
123	TunisiaTunisia	4.55	2012
124	IsraelIsrael	4.17	2012
125	Sri LankaSri Lanka	4.08	2012
126	AlgeriaAlgeria	3.92	2012
127	SudanSudan	3.84	2012
128	NepalNepal	3.75	2012
129	UgandaUganda	3.47	2012
130	BurmaBurma	3.45	2012
131	RomaniaRomania	3.42	2012
132	SwitzerlandSwitzerland	3.38	2012
133	AustriaAustria	3.31	2012
134	IrelandIreland	3.27	2012
135	KazakhstanKazakhstan	3.16	2012
136	UkraineUkraine	3.07	2012
	Emerging markets averageEmerging markets average (profile)	3.06	2012
137	ArgentinaArgentina	2.94	2012
138	MoroccoMorocco	2.92	2012
139	BelgiumBelgium	2.87	2012
140	TanzaniaTanzania	2.85	2012
141	KenyaKenya	2.83	2012
142	United Arab EmiratesUAE	2.82	2012
143	Democratic Republic of the CongoCongo, DR.	2.79	2012
144	PortugalPortugal	2.75	2012
145	GhanaGhana	2.44	2012
146	FinlandFinland	2.22	2012
147	GeorgiaGeorgia	1.99	2012
148	IranIran	1.99	2012
149	ChileChile	1.95	2012
	Non-religious countries averageNon-religious countries average (profile)	1.9	2012
150	NetherlandsNetherlands	1.79	2012
151	EgyptEgypt	1.57	2012
152	SwedenSweden	1.47	2012
153	NorwayNorway	1.39	2012
154	PhilippinesPhilippines	1.38	2012
155	EthiopiaEthiopia	1.35	2012
156	PeruPeru	1.3	2012
157	PolandPoland	1.25	2012
158	VietnamVietnam	1.1	2012
159	ItalyItaly	1.1	2012
160	SpainSpain	0.995	2012
161	TurkeyTurkey	0.973	2012
162	DenmarkDenmark	0.894	2012
163	ColombiaColombia	0.88	2012
164	BangladeshBangladesh	0.853	2012
165	NigeriaNigeria	0.817	2012
166	South AfricaSouth Africa	0.801	2012
167	Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia	0.778	2012
168	RussiaRussia	0.773	2012
169	New ZealandNew Zealand	0.677	2012
170	BrazilBrazil	0.594	2012
171	PakistanPakistan	0.592	2012
172	FranceFrance	0.533	2012
173	CanadaCanada	0.487	2012
174	IndonesiaIndonesia	0.47	2012
175	AustraliaAustralia	0.441	2012
176	MexicoMexico	0.422	2012
	Group of 7 countries (G7) averageGroup of 7 countries (G7) average (profile)	0.388	2012
177	Hong KongHong Kong	0.28	2012
178	MalaysiaMalaysia	0.274	2012
179	ThailandThailand	0.27	2012
180	GermanyGermany	0.232	2012
181	SingaporeSingapore	0.188	2012
182	JapanJapan	0.18	2012
183	United KingdomUnited Kingdom	0.174	2012
184	South KoreaSouth Korea	0.12	2012
185	IndiaIndia	0.106	2012
186	European UnionEuropean Union	0.0811	2012
187	ChinaChina	0.0733	2012
188	United StatesUnited States	0.0127	2012

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