Economy Rankings

Economies are ranked on their ease of doing business, from 1 – 181, with first place being the best. A high ranking on the ease of doing business index means the regulatory environment is conducive to the operation of business. This index averages the country's percentile rankings on 10 topics, made up of a variety of indicators, giving equal weight to each topic. The rankings are from the Doing Business 2009 report, covering the period April 2007 to June 2008.

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Ranking methodology

Explanation of how the Ease of Doing Business Index and the sub-indices are calculated. (PDF, 302KB)

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Economy	Ease of Doing Business Rank	Starting a Business	Dealing with Construction Permits	Employing Workers	Registering Property	Getting Credit	Protecting Investors	Paying Taxes	Trading Across Borders	Enforcing Contracts	Closing a Business
Singapore	1	10	2	1	16	5	2	5	1	14	2
New Zealand	2	1	2	14	3	5	1	12	23	11	17
United States	3	6	26	1	12	5	5	46	15	6	15
Hong Kong, China	4	15	20	20	74	2	3	3	2	1	13
Denmark	5	16	7	10	43	12	24	13	3	29	7
United Kingdom	6	8	61	28	22	2	9	16	28	24	9
Ireland	7	5	30	38	82	12	5	6	18	39	6
Canada	8	2	29	18	32	28	5	28	44	58	4
Australia	9	3	57	8	33	5	53	48	45	20	14
Norway	10	33	66	99	8	43	18	18	7	7	3
Iceland	11	17	28	62	15	28	70	32	34	3	16
Japan	12	64	39	17	51	12	15	112	17	21	1
Thailand	13	44	12	56	5	68	11	82	10	25	46
Finland	14	18	43	129	21	28	53	97	4	5	5
Georgia	15	4	10	5	2	28	38	110	81	43	92
Saudi Arabia	16	28	50	45	1	59	24	7	16	137	57
Sweden	17	30	17	114	10	68	53	42	6	55	18
Bahrain	18	49	14	26	18	84	53	15	21	113	25
Belgium	19	20	44	37	168	43	15	64	43	22	8
Malaysia	20	75	104	48	81	1	4	21	29	59	54
Switzerland	21	52	32	19	13	12	164	19	39	32	36
Estonia	22	23	19	163	24	43	53	34	5	30	58
Korea	23	126	23	152	67	12	70	43	12	8	12
Mauritius	24	7	36	64	127	84	11	11	20	76	70
Germany	25	102	15	142	52	12	88	80	11	9	33
Netherlands	26	51	94	98	23	43	104	30	13	34	10
Austria	27	104	46	50	36	12	126	93	19	13	20
Lithuania	28	74	63	131	4	43	88	57	26	16	34
Latvia	29	35	78	103	77	12	53	36	25	4	86
Israel	30	24	120	92	160	5	5	77	9	102	39
France	31	14	18	148	166	43	70	66	22	10	40
South Africa	32	47	48	102	87	2	9	23	147	82	73
Azerbaijan	33	13	155	15	9	12	18	102	174	26	81
St. Lucia	34	36	13	23	66	84	24	29	80	161	45
Puerto Rico	35	9	144	39	122	12	15	98	101	97	28
Slovakia	36	48	53	83	7	12	104	126	116	47	37
Qatar	37	57	27	88	54	131	88	2	36	98	31
Botswana	38	80	119	73	29	43	38	17	149	92	26
Fiji	39	87	55	32	40	12	38	71	108	64	119
Chile	40	55	62	74	39	68	38	41	53	65	112
Hungary	41	27	89	84	57	28	113	111	68	12	55
Antigua and Barbuda	42	45	22	46	97	109	24	136	46	73	61
Tonga	43	19	31	5	113	109	104	31	50	57	101
Armenia	44	66	42	54	5	28	88	150	143	61	47
Bulgaria	45	81	117	60	59	5	38	94	102	86	75
United Arab Emirates	46	113	41	47	11	68	113	4	14	145	141
Romania	47	26	88	143	114	12	38	146	40	31	85
Portugal	48	34	128	164	79	109	38	73	33	34	21
Spain	49	140	51	160	46	43	88	84	52	54	19
Luxembourg	50	69	40	167	118	109	113	14	31	2	48
Namibia	51	112	38	34	129	12	70	96	150	36	52
Kuwait	52	134	82	43	83	84	24	9	104	94	66
Colombia	53	79	54	80	78	59	24	141	96	149	30
Colombia - Pereira	54*	10*	2*	1*	16*	5*	2*	5*	1*	14*	2*
Colombia - Manizales	60*	1*	2*	14*	3*	5*	1*	12*	23*	11*	17*
Colombia - Bucaramanga	64*	6*	26*	1*	12*	5*	5*	46*	15*	6*	15*
Colombia - Cali	70*	15*	20*	20*	74*	2*	3*	3*	2*	1*	13*
Colombia - Santa Marta	73*	16*	7*	10*	43*	12*	24*	13*	3*	29*	7*
Colombia - Cúcuta	77*	8*	61*	28*	22*	2*	9*	16*	28*	24*	9*
Colombia - Popayán	80*	5*	30*	38*	82*	12*	5*	6*	18*	39*	6*
Colombia - Villavicencio	84*	2*	29*	18*	32*	28*	5*	28*	44*	58*	4*
Colombia - Bogota	87*	3*	57*	8*	33*	5*	53*	48*	45*	20*	14*
Colombia - Medellín	92*	33*	66*	99*	8*	43*	18*	18*	7*	7*	3*
Colombia - Barranquilla	93*	17*	28*	62*	15*	28*	70*	32*	34*	3*	16*
Colombia - Cartagena	96*	64*	39*	17*	51*	12*	15*	112*	17*	21*	1*
Colombia - Neiva	99*	44*	12*	56*	5*	68*	11*	82*	10*	25*	46*
Slovenia	54	41	69	158	104	84	18	78	78	79	38
Bahamas, the	55	45	92	44	143	68	104	39	51	120	29
Mexico	56	115	33	141	88	59	38	149	87	79	23
Mexico - Aguascalientes	56*	10*	2*	1*	16*	5*	2*	5*	1*	14*	2*
Mexico - Tuxtla Gutiérrez	57*	1*	2*	14*	3*	5*	1*	12*	23*	11*	17*
Mexico - Zacatecas	66*	6*	26*	1*	12*	5*	5*	46*	15*	6*	15*
Mexico - San Luis Potosí	67*	15*	20*	20*	74*	2*	3*	3*	2*	1*	13*
Mexico - Culiacán	74*	16*	7*	10*	43*	12*	24*	13*	3*	29*	7*
Mexico - Colima	75*	8*	61*	28*	22*	2*	9*	16*	28*	24*	9*
Mexico - Campeche	82*	5*	30*	38*	82*	12*	5*	6*	18*	39*	6*
Mexico - Villahermosa (Centro)	83*	2*	29*	18*	32*	28*	5*	28*	44*	58*	4*
Mexico - Celaya	89*	3*	57*	8*	33*	5*	53*	48*	45*	20*	14*
Mexico - Torreón	90*	33*	66*	99*	8*	43*	18*	18*	7*	7*	3*
Mexico - Ciudad Juárez	94*	17*	28*	62*	15*	28*	70*	32*	34*	3*	16*
Mexico - Monterrey	97*	64*	39*	17*	51*	12*	15*	112*	17*	21*	1*
Mexico - Hermosillo	98*	44*	12*	56*	5*	68*	11*	82*	10*	25*	46*
Mexico - Morelia	100*	18*	43*	129*	21*	28*	53*	97*	4*	5*	5*
Mexico - Tepic	101*	4*	10*	5*	2*	28*	38*	110*	81*	43*	92*
Mexico - Pachuca	102*	28*	50*	45*	1*	59*	24*	7*	16*	137*	57*
Mexico - Querétaro	103*	30*	17*	114*	10*	68*	53*	42*	6*	55*	18*
Mexico - Durango	104*	49*	14*	26*	18*	84*	53*	15*	21*	113*	25*
Mexico - Puebla	105*	20*	44*	37*	168*	43*	15*	64*	43*	22*	8*
Mexico - Salina Cruz	106*	75*	104*	48*	81*	1*	4*	21*	29*	59*	54*
Mexico - Matamoros	107*	52*	32*	19*	13*	12*	164*	19*	39*	32*	36*
Mexico - Cancún (Benito Juarez)	108*	23*	19*	163*	24*	43*	53*	34*	5*	30*	58*
Mexico - Tlaxcala	109*	126*	23*	152*	67*	12*	70*	43*	12*	8*	12*
Mexico - Coatzacoalcos	110*	7*	36*	64*	127*	84*	11*	11*	20*	76*	70*
Mexico - Acapulco	111*	102*	15*	142*	52*	12*	88*	80*	11*	9*	33*
Mexico - Mérida	112*	51*	94*	98*	23*	43*	104*	30*	13*	34*	10*
Mexico - Tijuana	113*	104*	46*	50*	36*	12*	126*	93*	19*	13*	20*
Mexico - Tlalnepantla	114*	74*	63*	131*	4*	43*	88*	57*	26*	16*	34*
Mexico - Guadalajara	115*	35*	78*	103*	77*	12*	53*	36*	25*	4*	86*
Mexico - Cuernavaca	116*	24*	120*	92*	160*	5*	5*	77*	9*	102*	39*
Mexico - La Paz	117*	14*	18*	148*	166*	43*	70*	66*	22*	10*	40*
Mexico - Ciudad de México	118*	47*	48*	102*	87*	2*	9*	23*	147*	82*	73*
Oman	57	76	133	24	19	123	88	8	119	105	63
Mongolia	58	59	103	71	20	68	24	79	156	38	108
Turkey	59	43	131	138	34	68	53	68	59	27	118
Vanuatu	60	94	24	86	115	84	70	20	136	67	50
Taiwan, China	61	119	127	159	26	68	70	100	30	88	11
Peru	62	116	115	149	41	12	18	85	93	119	96
Jamaica	63	11	49	32	109	84	70	173	100	127	22
Samoa	64	132	47	16	72	123	24	60	86	79	136
Italy	65	53	83	75	58	84	53	128	60	156	27
St. Vincent and the Grenadines	66	39	1	41	129	84	24	76	72	109	181
St. Kitts and Nevis	67	72	6	22	146	84	24	95	27	114	181
Kyrgyz Republic	68	31	58	81	52	28	11	155	181	52	137
Maldives	69	38	8	4	177	145	70	1	121	90	123
Kazakhstan	70	78	175	29	25	43	53	49	180	28	100
Macedonia, FYR	71	12	152	125	88	43	88	27	64	70	129
El Salvador	72	103	121	87	42	43	113	124	57	53	78
Tunisia	73	37	101	113	55	84	142	106	38	72	32
Dominica	74	21	24	61	103	68	24	63	82	164	181
Czech Republic	75	86	86	59	65	43	88	118	49	95	113
Poland	76	145	158	82	84	28	38	142	41	68	82
Pakistan	77	77	93	136	97	59	24	124	71	154	53
Belize	78	139	2	25	121	84	113	53	114	168	24
Kiribati	79	111	76	21	68	131	38	10	69	75	181
Trinidad and Tobago	80	56	84	36	164	28	18	51	47	167	181
Panama	81	32	73	172	75	28	104	172	8	116	72
Kenya	82	109	9	68	119	5	88	158	148	107	76
China	83	151	176	111	30	59	88	132	48	18	62
China - Beijing	1*	10*	2*	1*	16*	5*	2*	5*	1*	14*	2*
China - Changchun	2*	1*	2*	14*	3*	5*	1*	12*	23*	11*	17*
China - Changsha	3*	6*	26*	1*	12*	5*	5*	46*	15*	6*	15*
China - Chengdu	4*	15*	20*	20*	74*	2*	3*	3*	2*	1*	13*
China - Chongqing	5*	16*	7*	10*	43*	12*	24*	13*	3*	29*	7*
China - Fuzhou	6*	8*	61*	28*	22*	2*	9*	16*	28*	24*	9*
China - Guangzhou	7*	5*	30*	38*	82*	12*	5*	6*	18*	39*	6*
China - Guiyang	8*	2*	29*	18*	32*	28*	5*	28*	44*	58*	4*
China - Haikou	9*	3*	57*	8*	33*	5*	53*	48*	45*	20*	14*
China - Hangzhou	10*	33*	66*	99*	8*	43*	18*	18*	7*	7*	3*
China - Harbin	11*	17*	28*	62*	15*	28*	70*	32*	34*	3*	16*
China - Hefei	12*	64*	39*	17*	51*	12*	15*	112*	17*	21*	1*
China - Hohhot	13*	44*	12*	56*	5*	68*	11*	82*	10*	25*	46*
China - Jinan	14*	18*	43*	129*	21*	28*	53*	97*	4*	5*	5*
China - Kunming	15*	4*	10*	5*	2*	28*	38*	110*	81*	43*	92*
China - Lanzhou	16*	28*	50*	45*	1*	59*	24*	7*	16*	137*	57*
China - Nanchang	17*	30*	17*	114*	10*	68*	53*	42*	6*	55*	18*
China - Nanjing	18*	49*	14*	26*	18*	84*	53*	15*	21*	113*	25*
China - Nanning	19*	20*	44*	37*	168*	43*	15*	64*	43*	22*	8*
China - Shanghai	20*	75*	104*	48*	81*	1*	4*	21*	29*	59*	54*
China - Shenyang	21*	52*	32*	19*	13*	12*	164*	19*	39*	32*	36*
China - Shijiazhuang	22*	23*	19*	163*	24*	43*	53*	34*	5*	30*	58*
China - Taiyuan	23*	126*	23*	152*	67*	12*	70*	43*	12*	8*	12*
China - Tianjin	24*	7*	36*	64*	127*	84*	11*	11*	20*	76*	70*
China - Urumqi	25*	102*	15*	142*	52*	12*	88*	80*	11*	9*	33*
China - Wuhan	26*	51*	94*	98*	23*	43*	104*	30*	13*	34*	10*
China - Xi'an	27*	104*	46*	50*	36*	12*	126*	93*	19*	13*	20*
China - Xining	28*	74*	63*	131*	4*	43*	88*	57*	26*	16*	34*
China - Yinchuan	29*	35*	78*	103*	77*	12*	53*	36*	25*	4*	86*
China - Zhengzhou	30*	24*	120*	92*	160*	5*	5*	77*	9*	102*	39*
Grenada	84	40	16	51	156	68	24	74	63	163	181
Belarus	85	97	65	49	14	109	104	181	134	14	71
Albania	86	67	170	108	62	12	14	143	77	89	181
Ghana	87	137	142	145	31	109	38	65	76	50	104
Brunei	88	130	72	5	177	109	113	35	42	157	35
Solomon Islands	89	99	35	42	169	145	53	47	75	108	105
Montenegro	90	105	167	104	123	43	24	139	125	130	42
Palau	91	83	52	9	17	181	170	86	120	141	56
Vietnam	92	108	67	90	37	43	170	140	67	42	124
Marshall Islands	93	25	5	1	177	145	150	88	54	60	125
Serbia	94	106	171	91	97	28	70	126	62	96	99
Papua New Guinea	95	92	124	31	73	131	38	87	89	162	102
Greece	96	133	45	133	101	109	150	62	70	85	41
Dominican Republic	97	84	77	97	106	68	126	72	32	83	144
Yemen	98	50	33	69	48	172	126	138	126	41	87
Lebanon	99	98	121	58	102	84	88	45	83	118	121
Zambia	100	71	146	135	91	68	70	38	153	87	80
Jordan	101	131	74	52	115	123	113	22	74	128	93
Sri Lanka	102	29	161	110	141	68	70	164	66	135	43
Moldova	103	89	158	119	50	84	104	123	135	17	88
Seychelles	104	68	56	120	55	163	53	40	90	62	181
Guyana	105	100	37	72	63	145	70	108	113	73	126
Croatia	106	117	163	146	109	68	126	33	97	44	79
Nicaragua	107	85	134	66	136	84	88	162	99	66	67
Swaziland	108	153	21	40	153	43	178	52	154	129	65
Uruguay	109	120	139	79	149	43	88	167	127	99	44
Bangladesh	110	90	114	132	175	59	18	90	105	178	106
Uganda	111	129	81	11	167	109	126	70	145	117	51
Guatemala	112	147	164	106	27	28	126	120	123	106	90
Argentina	113	135	167	130	95	59	104	134	106	45	83
Egypt	114	41	165	107	85	84	70	144	24	151	128
Egypt - Assiut	53*	10*	2*	1*	16*	5*	2*	5*	1*	14*	2*
Egypt - Cairo	59*	1*	2*	14*	3*	5*	1*	12*	23*	11*	17*
Egypt - Alexandria	63*	6*	26*	1*	12*	5*	5*	46*	15*	6*	15*
Paraguay	115	82	96	177	70	68	53	102	138	103	116
Ethiopia	116	118	59	95	154	123	113	37	152	78	74
Costa Rica	117	123	123	77	45	59	164	152	94	132	98
Nigeria	118	91	151	27	176	84	53	120	144	90	91
Nigeria - Kaduna	55*	10*	2*	1*	16*	5*	2*	5*	1*	14*	2*
Nigeria - Abuja	58*	1*	2*	14*	3*	5*	1*	12*	23*	11*	17*
Nigeria - Bauchi	65*	6*	26*	1*	12*	5*	5*	46*	15*	6*	15*
Nigeria - Sokoto	68*	15*	20*	20*	74*	2*	3*	3*	2*	1*	13*
Nigeria - Kano	69*	16*	7*	10*	43*	12*	24*	13*	3*	29*	7*
Nigeria - Aba	78*	8*	61*	28*	22*	2*	9*	16*	28*	24*	9*
Nigeria - Enugu	81*	5*	30*	38*	82*	12*	5*	6*	18*	39*	6*
Nigeria - Lagos	85*	2*	29*	18*	32*	28*	5*	28*	44*	58*	4*
Nigeria - Onitsha	88*	3*	57*	8*	33*	5*	53*	48*	45*	20*	14*
Nigeria - Calabar	91*	33*	66*	99*	8*	43*	18*	18*	7*	7*	3*
Nigeria - Abeokuta	95*	17*	28*	62*	15*	28*	70*	32*	34*	3*	16*
Bosnia and Herzegovina	119	161	137	117	144	59	88	154	55	123	60
Russian Federation	120	65	180	101	49	109	88	134	161	18	89
Nepal	121	73	129	150	28	109	70	107	157	121	103
India	122	121	136	89	105	28	38	169	90	180	140
Lesotho	123	125	150	63	135	84	142	54	141	104	69
Bhutan	124	63	116	13	38	172	126	82	151	37	181
Brazil	125	127	108	121	111	84	70	145	92	100	127
Micronesia	126	60	11	12	177	109	170	81	95	143	152
Tanzania	127	109	172	140	142	84	88	109	103	33	111
Morocco	128	62	90	168	117	131	164	119	64	112	64
Morocco - Souss-Massa-Draâ	52*	10*	2*	1*	16*	5*	2*	5*	1*	14*	2*
Morocco - L'Oriental	61*	1*	2*	14*	3*	5*	1*	12*	23*	11*	17*
Morocco - Chaouia-Ouardigha	62*	6*	26*	1*	12*	5*	5*	46*	15*	6*	15*
Morocco - Marrakech-Tansift-El Haouz	71*	15*	20*	20*	74*	2*	3*	3*	2*	1*	13*
Morocco - Ghrab-Chrarda-Bni Hssaïn	72*	16*	7*	10*	43*	12*	24*	13*	3*	29*	7*
Morocco - Grand Casablanca	76*	8*	61*	28*	22*	2*	9*	16*	28*	24*	9*
Morocco - Meknès-Tafilalet	79*	5*	30*	38*	82*	12*	5*	6*	18*	39*	6*
Morocco - Tanger-Tetouan	86*	2*	29*	18*	32*	28*	5*	28*	44*	58*	4*
Indonesia	129	171	80	157	107	109	53	116	37	140	139
Gambia, the	130	101	74	55	111	131	170	175	73	63	120
West Bank and Gaza	131	166	149	109	80	163	38	25	85	122	181
Algeria	132	141	112	118	162	131	70	166	118	126	49
Honduras	133	146	71	156	90	28	150	137	107	176	115
Malawi	134	122	156	96	96	84	70	58	167	138	135
Cambodia	135	169	147	134	108	68	70	24	122	136	181
Ecuador	136	158	85	171	64	84	126	69	124	101	131
Syria	137	124	132	122	71	178	113	99	111	174	84
Uzbekistan	138	70	148	76	125	123	113	162	171	46	122
Rwanda	139	60	90	93	60	145	170	56	168	48	181
Philippines	140	155	105	126	97	123	126	129	58	114	151
Philippines - Caloocan	31*	10*	2*	1*	16*	5*	2*	5*	1*	14*	2*
Philippines - Cebu	32*	1*	2*	14*	3*	5*	1*	12*	23*	11*	17*
Philippines - Davao	33*	6*	26*	1*	12*	5*	5*	46*	15*	6*	15*
Philippines - Lapu-Lapu	34*	15*	20*	20*	74*	2*	3*	3*	2*	1*	13*
Philippines - Las Piñas	35*	16*	7*	10*	43*	12*	24*	13*	3*	29*	7*
Philippines - Makati	36*	8*	61*	28*	22*	2*	9*	16*	28*	24*	9*
Philippines - Malabon	37*	5*	30*	38*	82*	12*	5*	6*	18*	39*	6*
Philippines - Mandaluyong	38*	2*	29*	18*	32*	28*	5*	28*	44*	58*	4*
Philippines - Mandaue	39*	3*	57*	8*	33*	5*	53*	48*	45*	20*	14*
Philippines - Manila	40*	33*	66*	99*	8*	43*	18*	18*	7*	7*	3*
Philippines - Marikina	41*	17*	28*	62*	15*	28*	70*	32*	34*	3*	16*
Philippines - Muntinlupa	42*	64*	39*	17*	51*	12*	15*	112*	17*	21*	1*
Philippines - Navotas	43*	44*	12*	56*	5*	68*	11*	82*	10*	25*	46*
Philippines - Parañaque	44*	18*	43*	129*	21*	28*	53*	97*	4*	5*	5*
Philippines - Pasay	45*	4*	10*	5*	2*	28*	38*	110*	81*	43*	92*
Philippines - Pasig	46*	28*	50*	45*	1*	59*	24*	7*	16*	137*	57*
Philippines - Quezon City	47*	30*	17*	114*	10*	68*	53*	42*	6*	55*	18*
Philippines - San Juan	48*	49*	14*	26*	18*	84*	53*	15*	21*	113*	25*
Philippines - Taguig	49*	20*	44*	37*	168*	43*	15*	64*	43*	22*	8*
Philippines - Tanauan	50*	75*	104*	48*	81*	1*	4*	21*	29*	59*	54*
Philippines - Valenzuela	51*	52*	32*	19*	13*	12*	164*	19*	39*	32*	36*
Mozambique	141	144	153	161	149	123	38	88	140	124	133
Iran	142	96	165	147	147	84	164	104	142	56	107
Cape Verde	143	163	79	169	124	123	126	115	56	40	181
Madagascar	144	58	102	153	145	172	53	92	109	153	181
Ukraine	145	128	179	100	140	28	142	180	131	49	143
Suriname	146	170	95	53	136	131	178	26	98	177	147
Sudan	147	107	135	144	35	131	150	67	139	143	181
Burkina Faso	148	113	106	57	148	145	142	132	173	110	110
Senegal	149	95	118	165	161	145	164	170	60	146	77
Bolivia	150	165	98	180	129	109	126	176	117	133	59
Gabon	151	148	60	154	158	131	150	101	128	147	134
Iraq	152	175	111	67	43	163	113	43	178	148	181
Djibouti	153	173	99	137	134	172	177	61	35

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