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Ease of doing business index 1 equals most business-friendly regulations

Ease of doing business ranks economies from 1 to 190, 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.Source:
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Ease of doing business index (1=most business-friendly regulations)Ease of doing business index (1=most business-friendly regulations)Year
1
New Zealand
1
2018
2
Singapore
2
2018
3
Denmark
3
2018
4
Hong Kong
4
2018
5
South Korea
5
2018
6
Georgia
6
2018
7
Norway
7
2018
8
United States
8
2018
9
United Kingdom
9
2018
10
Republic of Macedonia
10
2018
11
United Arab Emirates
11
2018
12
Sweden
12
2018
13
Lithuania
14
2018
14
Malaysia
15
2018
15
Estonia
16
2018
16
Finland
17
2018
17
Australia
18
2018
18
Latvia
19
2018
19
Mauritius
20
2018
20
Iceland
21
2018
21
Canada
22
2018
22
Republic of Ireland
23
2018
23
Germany
24
2018
24
Azerbaijan
25
2018
25
Austria
26
2018
26
Thailand
27
2018
27
Kazakhstan
28
2018
28
Rwanda
29
2018
29
Spain
30
2018
30
Russia
31
2018
31
France
32
2018
32
Poland
33
2018
33
Portugal
34
2018
34
Czech Republic
35
2018
35
Netherlands
36
2018
36
Belarus
37
2018
37
Switzerland
38
2018
38
Japan
39
2018
39
Slovenia
40
2018
40
Armenia
41
2018
41
Slovakia
42
2018
42
Turkey
43
2018
43
Kosovo
44
2018
44
Belgium
45
2018
45
China
46
2018
46
Moldova
47
2018
47
Serbia
48
2018
48
Israel
49
2018
49
Montenegro
50
2018
50
Italy
51
2018
51
Romania
52
2018
52
Hungary
53
2018
53
Mexico
54
2018
54
Brunei
55
2018
55
Chile
56
2018
56
Cyprus
57
2018
57
Croatia
58
2018
58
Bulgaria
59
2018
59
Morocco
60
2018
60
Kenya
61
2018
61
Bahrain
62
2018
62
Albania
63
2018
63
Puerto Rico
64
2018
64
Colombia
65
2018
65
Luxembourg
66
2018
66
Costa Rica
67
2018
67
Peru
68
2018
68
Vietnam
69
2018
69
Kyrgyzstan
70
2018
70
Ukraine
71
2018
71
Greece
72
2018
72
Indonesia
73
2018
73
Mongolia
74
2018
74
Jamaica
75
2018
75
Uzbekistan
76
2018
76
India
77
2018
77
Oman
78
2018
78
Panama
79
2018
79
Tunisia
80
2018
80
Bhutan
81
2018
81
South Africa
82
2018
82
Qatar
83
2018
83
Malta
84
2018
84
El Salvador
85
2018
85
Botswana
86
2018
86
Zambia
87
2018
87
San Marino
88
2018
88
Bosnia and Herzegovina
89
2018
89
Samoa
90
2018
90
Tonga
91
2018
91
Saudi Arabia
92
2018
92
Saint Lucia
93
2018
93
Vanuatu
94
2018
94
Uruguay
95
2018
95
Seychelles
96
2018
96
Kuwait
97
2018
97
Guatemala
98
2018
98
Djibouti
99
2018
99
Sri Lanka
100
2018
100
Fiji
101
2018
101
Dominican Republic
102
2018
102
Dominica
103
2018
103
Jordan
104
2018
104
Trinidad and Tobago
105
2018
105
Lesotho
106
2018
106
Namibia
107
2018
107
Papua New Guinea
108
2018
108
Brazil
109
2018
109
Nepal
110
2018
110
Malawi
111
2018
111
Antigua and Barbuda
112
2018
112
Paraguay
113
2018
113
Ghana
114
2018
114
Solomon Islands
115
2018
115
Swaziland
117
2018
116
The Bahamas
118
2018
117
Argentina
119
2018
118
Egypt
120
2018
119
Honduras
121
2018
120
Ivory Coast
122
2018
121
Ecuador
123
2018
122
Philippines
124
2018
123
Belize
125
2018
124
Tajikistan
126
2018
125
Uganda
127
2018
126
Iran
128
2018
127
Barbados
129
2018
128
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
130
2018
129
Cape Verde
131
2018
130
Nicaragua
132
2018
131
Palau
133
2018
132
Guyana
134
2018
133
Mozambique
135
2018
134
Pakistan
136
2018
135
Togo
137
2018
136
Cambodia
138
2018
137
Maldives
139
2018
138
Saint Kitts And Nevis
140
2018
139
Senegal
141
2018
140
Lebanon
142
2018
141
Niger
143
2018
142
Tanzania
144
2018
143
Mali
145
2018
144
Nigeria
146
2018
145
Grenada
147
2018
146
Mauritania
148
2018
147
Gambia
149
2018
148
Marshall Islands
150
2018
149
Burkina Faso
151
2018
150
Guinea
152
2018
151
Benin
153
2018
152
Laos
154
2018
153
Zimbabwe
155
2018
154
Bolivia
156
2018
155
Algeria
157
2018
156
Kiribati
158
2018
157
Ethiopia
159
2018
158
Federated States of Micronesia
160
2018
159
Madagascar
161
2018
160
Sudan
162
2018
161
Sierra Leone
163
2018
162
Comoros
164
2018
163
Suriname
165
2018
164
Cameroon
166
2018
165
Afghanistan
167
2018
166
Burundi
168
2018
167
Gabon
169
2018
168
São Tomé and Príncipe
170
2018
169
Myanmar
171
2018
170
Iraq
171
2018
171
Angola
173
2018
172
Liberia
174
2018
173
Guinea-Bissau
175
2018
174
Bangladesh
176
2018
175
Equatorial Guinea
177
2018
176
East Timor
178
2018
177
Syria
179
2018
178
Republic of the Congo
180
2018
179
Chad
181
2018
180
Haiti
182
2018
181
Central African Republic
183
2018
182
Democratic Republic Of Congo
184
2018
183
South Sudan
185
2018
184
Libya
186
2018
185
Yemen
187
2018
186
Venezuela
188
2018
187
Eritrea
189
2018
188
Somalia
190
2018
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