Economy > Ease of doing business: Countries Compared

DEFINITION: Ease of doing business index ranks economies from 1 to 183, with first place being the best. A high ranking means that the regulatory environment is conducive to business operation. The index ranks the simple average of 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. 1=most business-friendly regulations".

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#	COUNTRY	AMOUNT	DATE
1	ChadChad	183	2009
2	Central African RepublicCentral Africa	182	2009
3	BurundiBurundi	181	2009
4	EritreaEritrea	180	2009
5	Democratic Republic of the CongoCongo, DR.	179	2009
6	GuineaGuinea	178	2009
7	Congo, Republic of theCongo, Republic of the	177	2009
8	Sao Tome and PrincipeSoa Tome+	176	2009
9	Guinea-BissauGuinea-Bissau	175	2009
10	East TimorEast Timor	174	2009
11	CameroonCameroon	173	2009
12	BeninBenin	172	2009
13	NigerNiger	171	2009
14	VenezuelaVenezuela	170	2009
15	LaosLaos	169	2009
16	Cote d'IvoireCote d'Ivoire	168	2009
17	MauritaniaMauritania	167	2009
18	IraqIraq	166	2009
19	AfghanistanAfghanistan	165	2009
20	HaitiHaiti	163	2009
21	TogoTogo	162	2009
22	Equatorial GuineaEqu. Guinea	161	2009
23	SurinameSuriname	160	2009
	failed states averagefailed states average (profile)	159.77	2009
24	ComorosComoros	159	2009
25	GabonGabon	158	2009
26	DjiboutiDjibouti	157	2009
27	ZimbabweZimbabwe	156	2009
28	MaliMali	155	2009
29	Burkina FasoBurkina Faso	154	2009
30	SudanSudan	153	2009
31	LiberiaLiberia	152	2009
32	SenegalSenegal	151	2009
33	UzbekistanUzbekistan	150	2009
34	TajikistanTajikistan	149	2009
	Former French colonies averageFormer French colonies average (profile)	149	2009
35	BoliviaBolivia	148	2009
36	UkraineUkraine	147	2009
37	PhilippinesPhilippines	146	2009
38	CambodiaCambodia	145	2009
39	SyriaSyria	144	2009
40	Sierra LeoneSierra Leone	143	2009
41	Cape VerdeCape Verde	142	2009
42	The GambiaThe Gambia	141	2009
43	BhutanBhutan	140	2009
44	MadagascarMadagascar	138	2009
	Sub-Saharan Africa averageSub-Saharan Africa average (profile)	137.11	2009
45	LesothoLesotho	137	2009
46	AlgeriaAlgeria	136	2009
47	IndiaIndia	135	2009
48	NigeriaNigeria	134	2009
49	MalawiMalawi	132	2009
50	MozambiqueMozambique	130	2009
51	UgandaUganda	129	2009
52	HondurasHonduras	128	2009
53	EcuadorEcuador	127	2009
54	SwazilandSwaziland	126	2009
	South Asia averageSouth Asia average (profile)	125.2	2009
55	TanzaniaTanzania	125	2009
56	BrazilBrazil	124	2009
57	Marshall IslandsMarshall Isl.	123	2009
58	UruguayUruguay	122	2009
59	Costa RicaCosta Rica	121	2009
60	PalauPalau	120	2009
61	NicaraguaNicaragua	119	2009
62	BruneiBrunei	117	2009
63	RussiaRussia	116	2009
64	IndonesiaIndonesia	115	2009
65	MoroccoMorocco	114	2009
66	ArgentinaArgentina	113	2009
	South and Central Asia averageSouth and Central Asia average (profile)	113	2009
67	NepalNepal	112	2009
68	BangladeshBangladesh	111	2009
	Muslim countries averageMuslim countries average (profile)	110.92	2009
69	Bosnia and HerzegovinaBosnia and Herzegovina	110	2009
70	LebanonLebanon	109	2009
71	Papua New GuineaPapua NG	108	2009
72	JordanJordan	107	2009
73	Solomon IslandsSolomon Islands	106	2009
74	ParaguayParaguay	105	2009
	Former Spanish colonies averageFormer Spanish colonies average (profile)	103.47	2009
75	EthiopiaEthiopia	103	2009
76	Sri LankaSri Lanka	102	2009
77	GuyanaGuyana	101	2009
78	GuatemalaGuatemala	100	2009
79	GrenadaGrenada	98	2009
80	GreeceGreece	97	2009
	Latin America and Caribbean averageLatin America and Caribbean average (profile)	96.26	2009
81	MaldivesMaldives	96	2009
	Catholic countries averageCatholic countries average (profile)	95.83	2009
82	Trinidad and TobagoTrinidad+	95	2009
83	KenyaKenya	94	2009
84	BelizeBelize	93	2009
85	SeychellesSeychelles	92	2009
86	KiribatiKiribati	91	2009
87	Serbia and MontenegroSerbia+	90	2009
88	CroatiaCroatia	89	2009
89	VietnamVietnam	88	2009
90	MoldovaMoldova	87	2009
91	Dominican RepublicDominican Rep.	86	2009
	Religious countries averageReligious countries average (profile)	85.81	2009
92	DominicaDominica	85	2009
93	ZambiaZambia	84	2009
	Former British colonies averageFormer British colonies average (profile)	83.33	2009
94	Saint Kitts and NevisSt Kitts+	83	2009
95	Czech RepublicCzech Republic	82	2009
96	AlbaniaAlbania	81	2009
97	El SalvadorEl Salvador	80	2009
98	JamaicaJamaica	79	2009
99	ChinaChina	78	2009
100	GhanaGhana	77	2009
101	ItalyItaly	76	2009
102	PakistanPakistan	75	2009
103	KazakhstanKazakhstan	74	2009
	Emerging markets averageEmerging markets average (profile)	73.12	2009
104	PolandPoland	73	2009
	Former Soviet republics averageFormer Soviet republics average (profile)	72.57	2009
105	Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesSt Vincent+	72	2009
106	The BahamasThe Bahamas	71	2009
	Eastern Europe averageEastern Europe average (profile)	70.65	2009
107	RwandaRwanda	70	2009
108	KuwaitKuwait	69	2009
	Heavily indebted countries averageHeavily indebted countries average (profile)	68.85	2009
109	NamibiaNamibia	68	2009
110	SamoaSamoa	67	2009
111	TongaTonga	66	2009
112	BelarusBelarus	64	2009
113	MongoliaMongolia	63	2009
114	PanamaPanama	62	2009
115	FijiFiji	61	2009
116	TurkeyTurkey	60	2009
117	VanuatuVanuatu	59	2009
118	TunisiaTunisia	58	2009
119	OmanOman	57	2009
120	Antigua and BarbudaAntigua and Barbuda	56	2009
121	AzerbaijanAzerbaijan	55	2009
122	RomaniaRomania	54	2009
123	ChileChile	53	2009
124	HungaryHungary	52	2009
125	BulgariaBulgaria	51	2009
126	BotswanaBotswana	50	2009
	Cold countries averageCold countries average (profile)	49.89	2009
127	Puerto RicoPuerto Rico	49	2009
128	SpainSpain	48	2009
	Europe averageEurope average (profile)	47.12	2009
129	KyrgyzstanKyrgyzstan	47	2009
130	PeruPeru	46	2009
131	Saint LuciaSaint Lucia	45	2009
132	ArmeniaArmenia	44	2009
133	SloveniaSlovenia	43	2009
	Non-religious countries averageNon-religious countries average (profile)	42.25	2009
134	LuxembourgLuxembourg	42	2009
	NATO countries averageNATO average (profile)	41.89	2009
135	MexicoMexico	41	2009
136	SlovakiaSlovakia	40	2009
	European Union averageEuropean Union average (profile)	39.37	2009
137	QatarQatar	39	2009
138	ColombiaColombia	38	2009
139	United Arab EmiratesUAE	37	2009
	Eurozone averageEurozone average (profile)	35.76	2009
140	CyprusCyprus	35	2009
141	PortugalPortugal	33	2009
142	South AfricaSouth Africa	32	2009
143	AustriaAustria	31	2009
	High income OECD countries averageHigh income OECD countries average (profile)	30.1	2009
144	IsraelIsrael	30	2009
145	NetherlandsNetherlands	29	2009
146	FranceFrance	28	2009
147	LatviaLatvia	27	2009
148	LithuaniaLithuania	26	2009
149	BahrainBahrain	25	2009
150	SwitzerlandSwitzerland	24	2009
	Group of 7 countries (G7) averageGroup of 7 countries (G7) average (profile)	23.14	2009
151	MalaysiaMalaysia	23	2009
152	BelgiumBelgium	22	2009
153	GermanyGermany	21	2009
154	MauritiusMauritius	20	2009
155	JapanJapan	19	2009
156	SwedenSweden	18	2009
157	EstoniaEstonia	17	2009
158	ThailandThailand	16	2009
159	IcelandIceland	14	2009
160	GeorgiaGeorgia	13	2009
161	Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia	12	2009
162	FinlandFinland	11	2009
163	AustraliaAustralia	10	2009
164	CanadaCanada	9	2009
165	IrelandIreland	8	2009
166	NorwayNorway	7	2009
167	DenmarkDenmark	6	2009
168	United StatesUnited States	5	2009
169	United KingdomUnited Kingdom	4	2009
170	New ZealandNew Zealand	3	2009
171	SingaporeSingapore	1	2009

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