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Ease of Doing Business Ranking by country from 2010 to 2018
The Ease of Doing Business Ranking measures business regulations and their enforcement across 190 economies (with ranking 1 the best and 190 the worst).[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]
Country | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 |
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Afghanistan | 160 | 167 | 160 | 168 | 164 | 183 | 177 | 183 | 183 |
Albania | 82 | 82 | 82 | 85 | 90 | 68 | 97 | 58 | 65 |
Algeria | 136 | 136 | 148 | 152 | 153 | 154 | 163 | 156 | 166 |
Angola | 169 | 163 | 172 | 172 | 179 | 181 | 181 | 182 | 175 |
Antigua and Barbuda | 50 | 64 | 57 | 63 | 71 | 89 | 104 | 113 | 107 |
Argentina | 118 | 115 | 113 | 124 | 126 | 124 | 121 | 116 | 117 |
Armenia | 43 | 48 | 55 | 32 | 37 | 45 | 35 | 38 | 47 |
Australia | 9 | 10 | 15 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 14 |
Austria | 28 | 32 | 32 | 29 | 30 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 22 |
Azerbaijan | 38 | 54 | 66 | 67 | 70 | 80 | 63 | 65 | 57 |
Bahamas | 68 | 77 | 85 | 77 | 84 | 97 | 106 | 121 | 119 |
Bahrain | 20 | 28 | 38 | 42 | 46 | 53 | 65 | 63 | 66 |
Bangladesh | 119 | 107 | 122 | 129 | 130 | 173 | 174 | 176 | 177 |
Barbados | 88 | 91 | 106 | 119 | 117 | 132 | |||
Belarus | 58 | 68 | 69 | 58 | 63 | 57 | 44 | 37 | 38 |
Belgium | 22 | 25 | 28 | 33 | 36 | 42 | 43 | 42 | 52 |
Belize | 80 | 99 | 93 | 105 | 106 | 118 | 120 | 112 | 121 |
Benin | 172 | 170 | 175 | 175 | 174 | 151 | 158 | 155 | 151 |
Bhutan | 126 | 142 | 142 | 148 | 141 | 125 | 71 | 73 | 75 |
Bolivia | 161 | 149 | 153 | 155 | 162 | 157 | 157 | 149 | 152 |
Bosnia and Herzegovina | 116 | 110 | 125 | 126 | 131 | 107 | 79 | 81 | 86 |
Botswana | 45 | 52 | 54 | 59 | 56 | 74 | 72 | 71 | 81 |
Brazil | 129 | 127 | 126 | 130 | 116 | 120 | 116 | 123 | 125 |
Brunei Darussalam | 96 | 112 | 83 | 79 | 59 | 101 | 84 | 72 | 56 |
Bulgaria | 44 | 51 | 59 | 66 | 58 | 38 | 38 | 39 | 50 |
Burkina Faso | 147 | 151 | 150 | 153 | 154 | 167 | 143 | 146 | 148 |
Burundi | 176 | 181 | 169 | 159 | 140 | 152 | 152 | 157 | 164 |
Côte d'Ivoire | 168 | 169 | 167 | 177 | 167 | 147 | 142 | 142 | 139 |
Cabo Verde | 146 | 132 | 119 | 122 | 121 | 122 | 126 | 129 | 127 |
Cambodia | 145 | 147 | 138 | 133 | 137 | 135 | 127 | 131 | 135 |
Cameroon | 171 | 168 | 161 | 161 | 168 | 158 | 172 | 166 | 163 |
Canada | 8 | 7 | 13 | 17 | 19 | 16 | 14 | 22 | 18 |
Central African Republic | 183 | 182 | 182 | 185 | 188 | 187 | 185 | 185 | 184 |
Chad | 178 | 183 | 183 | 184 | 189 | 185 | 183 | 180 | 180 |
Chile | 49 | 43 | 39 | 37 | 34 | 41 | 48 | 57 | 55 |
China | 89 | 79 | 91 | 91 | 96 | 90 | 84 | 78 | 78 |
China, Hong Kong SAR | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 5 |
Colombia | 37 | 39 | 42 | 45 | 43 | 34 | 54 | 53 | 59 |
Comoros | 162 | 159 | 157 | 158 | 158 | 159 | 154 | 153 | 158 |
Congo | 179 | 177 | 181 | 183 | 185 | 178 | 176 | 177 | 179 |
Costa Rica | 121 | 125 | 121 | 110 | 102 | 83 | 58 | 62 | 61 |
Croatia | 103 | 84 | 80 | 84 | 89 | 65 | 40 | 43 | 51 |
Cyprus | 40 | 37 | 40 | 36 | 39 | 64 | 47 | 45 | 53 |
Czechia | 74 | 63 | 64 | 65 | 75 | 44 | 36 | 27 | 30 |
Dem. Rep. of the Congo | 182 | 175 | 178 | 181 | 183 | 184 | 184 | 184 | 182 |
Denmark | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Djibouti | 163 | 158 | 170 | 171 | 160 | 155 | 171 | 171 | 154 |
Dominica | 83 | 88 | 65 | 68 | 77 | 97 | 91 | 101 | 98 |
Dominican Republic | 86 | 91 | 108 | 116 | 117 | 84 | 93 | 103 | 99 |
Ecuador | 138 | 130 | 130 | 139 | 135 | 115 | 117 | 114 | 118 |
Egypt | 106 | 94 | 110 | 109 | 128 | 112 | 131 | 122 | 128 |
El Salvador | 84 | 86 | 112 | 113 | 118 | 109 | 86 | 95 | 73 |
Equatorial Guinea | 170 | 164 | 155 | 162 | 166 | 165 | 180 | 178 | 173 |
Eritrea | 175 | 180 | 180 | 182 | 184 | 189 | 189 | 189 | 189 |
Estonia | 24 | 17 | 24 | 21 | 22 | 17 | 16 | 12 | 12 |
Eswatini | 115 | 118 | 124 | 123 | 123 | 110 | 105 | 111 | 112 |
Ethiopia | 107 | 104 | 111 | 127 | 125 | 132 | 146 | 159 | 161 |
Fiji | 54 | 62 | 77 | 60 | 62 | 81 | 88 | 97 | 101 |
Finland | 16 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 13 |
France | 31 | 26 | 29 | 34 | 38 | 31 | 27 | 29 | 31 |
Gabon | 158 | 156 | 156 | 170 | 163 | 144 | 162 | 164 | 167 |
Gambia | 140 | 146 | 149 | 147 | 150 | 138 | 151 | 145 | 146 |
Georgia | 11 | 12 | 16 | 9 | 8 | 15 | 24 | 16 | 9 |
Germany | 25 | 22 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 20 |
Ghana | 92 | 67 | 63 | 64 | 67 | 70 | 114 | 108 | 120 |
Greece | 109 | 109 | 100 | 78 | 72 | 61 | 60 | 61 | 67 |
Grenada | 91 | 92 | 73 | 100 | 107 | 126 | 135 | 138 | 142 |
Guatemala | 110 | 101 | 97 | 93 | 79 | 73 | 81 | 88 | 97 |
Guinea | 173 | 179 | 179 | 178 | 175 | 169 | 165 | 163 | 153 |
Guinea-Bissau | 181 | 176 | 176 | 179 | 180 | 179 | 178 | 172 | 176 |
Guyana | 101 | 100 | 114 | 114 | 115 | 123 | 137 | 124 | 126 |
Haiti | 151 | 162 | 174 | 174 | 177 | 180 | 182 | 181 | 181 |
Honduras | 141 | 131 | 128 | 125 | 127 | 104 | 110 | 105 | 115 |
Hungary | 47 | 46 | 51 | 54 | 54 | 54 | 42 | 41 | 48 |
Iceland | 14 | 15 | 9 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 19 | 20 | 23 |
India | 133 | 134 | 132 | 132 | 134 | 142 | 130 | 130 | 100 |
Indonesia | 122 | 121 | 129 | 128 | 120 | 114 | 109 | 91 | 72 |
Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 137 | 129 | 144 | 145 | 152 | 130 | 118 | 120 | 124 |
Iraq | 153 | 166 | 164 | 165 | 151 | 156 | 161 | 165 | 168 |
Ireland | 7 | 9 | 10 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 17 | 18 | 17 |
Israel | 29 | 29 | 34 | 38 | 35 | 40 | 53 | 52 | 54 |
Italy | 78 | 80 | 87 | 73 | 65 | 56 | 45 | 50 | 46 |
Jamaica | 75 | 81 | 88 | 90 | 94 | 58 | 64 | 67 | 70 |
Japan | 15 | 18 | 20 | 24 | 27 | 29 | 34 | 34 | 34 |
Jordan | 100 | 111 | 96 | 106 | 119 | 117 | 113 | 118 | 103 |
Kazakhstan | 63 | 59 | 47 | 49 | 50 | 77 | 41 | 35 | 36 |
Kenya | 95 | 98 | 109 | 121 | 129 | 136 | 108 | 92 | 80 |
Kiribati | 79 | 93 | 115 | 117 | 122 | 134 | 149 | 152 | 157 |
Korea, Republic of | 19 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 |
Kosovo | 113 | 119 | 117 | 98 | 86 | 75 | 66 | 60 | 40 |
Kuwait | 61 | 74 | 67 | 82 | 104 | 86 | 101 | 102 | 96 |
Kyrgyz Republic | 41 | 44 | 70 | 70 | 68 | 102 | 67 | 75 | 77 |
Lao People's Dem. Rep. | 167 | 171 | 165 | 163 | 159 | 148 | 134 | 139 | 141 |
Latvia | 27 | 24 | 21 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 14 | 19 |
Lebanon | 108 | 113 | 104 | 115 | 111 | 104 | 123 | 126 | 133 |
Lesotho | 130 | 138 | 143 | 136 | 136 | 128 | 114 | 100 | 104 |
Liberia | 149 | 155 | 151 | 149 | 144 | 174 | 179 | 174 | 172 |
Libya | 187 | 188 | 188 | 188 | 185 | ||||
Lithuania | 26 | 23 | 27 | 27 | 17 | 24 | 20 | 21 | 16 |
Luxembourg | 64 | 45 | 50 | 56 | 60 | 59 | 61 | 59 | 63 |
Madagascar | 134 | 140 | 137 | 142 | 148 | 163 | 164 | 167 | 162 |
Malawi | 132 | 133 | 145 | 157 | 171 | 164 | 141 | 133 | 110 |
Malaysia | 23 | 21 | 18 | 12 | 6 | 18 | 18 | 23 | 24 |
Maldives | 87 | 85 | 79 | 95 | 95 | 116 | 128 | 135 | 136 |
Mali | 156 | 153 | 146 | 151 | 155 | 146 | 143 | 141 | 143 |
Malta | 102 | 103 | 94 | 80 | 76 | 84 | |||
Marshall Islands | 98 | 108 | 106 | 101 | 114 | 139 | 140 | 143 | 149 |
Mauritania | 166 | 165 | 159 | 167 | 173 | 176 | 168 | 160 | 150 |
Mauritius | 17 | 20 | 23 | 19 | 20 | 28 | 32 | 49 | 25 |
Mexico | 51 | 35 | 53 | 48 | 53 | 39 | 38 | 47 | 49 |
Micronesia (Federated States of) | 127 | 141 | 140 | 150 | 156 | 145 | 148 | 151 | 155 |
Mongolia | 60 | 73 | 86 | 76 | 76 | 72 | 56 | 64 | 62 |
Montenegro | 71 | 66 | 56 | 51 | 44 | 36 | 46 | 51 | 42 |
Morocco | 128 | 114 | 94 | 97 | 87 | 71 | 75 | 68 | 69 |
Mozambique | 135 | 126 | 139 | 146 | 139 | 127 | 133 | 137 | 138 |
Myanmar | 182 | 177 | 167 | 170 | 171 | ||||
Namibia | 66 | 69 | 78 | 87 | 98 | 88 | 101 | 109 | 106 |
Nepal | 123 | 116 | 107 | 108 | 105 | 108 | 99 | 107 | 105 |
Netherlands | 30 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 32 |
New Zealand | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Nicaragua | 117 | 117 | 118 | 119 | 124 | 119 | 125 | 127 | 131 |
Niger | 174 | 173 | 173 | 176 | 176 | 168 | 160 | 150 | 144 |
Nigeria | 125 | 137 | 133 | 131 | 147 | 170 | 169 | 169 | 145 |
North Macedonia | 32 | 38 | 22 | 23 | 25 | 30 | 12 | 10 | 11 |
Norway | 10 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 8 |
Oman | 65 | 57 | 49 | 47 | 47 | 66 | 70 | 66 | 71 |
Pakistan | 85 | 83 | 105 | 107 | 110 | 128 | 138 | 144 | 147 |
Palau | 97 | 120 | 116 | 111 | 100 | 113 | 136 | 136 | 130 |
Panama | 77 | 72 | 61 | 61 | 55 | 52 | 69 | 70 | 79 |
Papua New Guinea | 102 | 103 | 101 | 104 | 113 | 133 | 145 | 119 | 109 |
Paraguay | 124 | 106 | 102 | 103 | 109 | 92 | 100 | 106 | 108 |
Peru | 56 | 36 | 41 | 43 | 42 | 35 | 50 | 54 | 58 |
Philippines | 144 | 148 | 136 | 138 | 108 | 95 | 103 | 99 | 113 |
Poland | 72 | 70 | 62 | 55 | 45 | 32 | 25 | 24 | 27 |
Portugal | 48 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 25 | 23 | 25 | 29 |
Qatar | 39 | 50 | 36 | 40 | 48 | 50 | 68 | 83 | 83 |
Republic of Moldova | 94 | 90 | 81 | 83 | 78 | 63 | 52 | 44 | 44 |
Romania | 55 | 56 | 72 | 72 | 73 | 48 | 37 | 36 | 45 |
Russian Federation | 120 | 123 | 120 | 112 | 92 | 62 | 51 | 40 | 35 |
Rwanda | 67 | 58 | 45 | 52 | 32 | 46 | 62 | 56 | 41 |
Saint Kitts and Nevis | 76 | 87 | 95 | 96 | 101 | 121 | 124 | 134 | 134 |
Saint Lucia | 36 | 53 | 52 | 53 | 64 | 100 | 77 | 86 | 91 |
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 70 | 75 | 75 | 75 | 82 | 103 | 111 | 125 | 129 |
Samoa | 57 | 61 | 60 | 57 | 61 | 67 | 96 | 89 | 87 |
San Marino | 81 | 93 | 76 | 79 | 93 | ||||
Sao Tome and Principe | 180 | 178 | 163 | 160 | 169 | 153 | 166 | 162 | 169 |
Saudi Arabia | 13 | 11 | 12 | 22 | 26 | 49 | 82 | 94 | 92 |
Senegal | 157 | 152 | 154 | 166 | 178 | 161 | 153 | 147 | 140 |
Serbia | 88 | 89 | 92 | 86 | 93 | 91 | 59 | 48 | 43 |
Seychelles | 111 | 95 | 103 | 74 | 80 | 85 | 95 | 93 | 95 |
Sierra Leone | 148 | 143 | 141 | 140 | 142 | 140 | 147 | 148 | 160 |
Singapore | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
Slovakia | 42 | 41 | 48 | 46 | 49 | 37 | 29 | 33 | 39 |
Slovenia | 53 | 42 | 37 | 35 | 33 | 51 | 29 | 30 | 37 |
Solomon Islands | 104 | 96 | 74 | 92 | 97 | 87 | 112 | 104 | 116 |
Somalia | 190 | 190 | |||||||
South Africa | 34 | 34 | 35 | 39 | 41 | 43 | 73 | 74 | 82 |
South Sudan | 186 | 186 | 187 | 186 | 187 | ||||
Spain | 62 | 49 | 44 | 44 | 52 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 28 |
Sri Lanka | 105 | 102 | 89 | 81 | 85 | 99 | 107 | 110 | 111 |
State of Palestine | 139 | 135 | 131 | 135 | 138 | 143 | 129 | 140 | 114 |
Sudan | 154 | 154 | 135 | 143 | 149 | 160 | 159 | 168 | 170 |
Suriname | 155 | 161 | 158 | 164 | 161 | 162 | 156 | 158 | 165 |
Sweden | 18 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
Switzerland | 21 | 27 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 20 | 26 | 31 | 33 |
Syrian Arab Republic | 143 | 144 | 134 | 144 | 165 | 175 | 175 | 173 | 174 |
Türkiye | 73 | 65 | 71 | 71 | 69 | 55 | 55 | 69 | 60 |
Taiwan | 46 | 33 | 25 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 11 | 11 | 15 |
Tajikistan | 152 | 139 | 147 | 141 | 143 | 166 | 132 | 128 | 123 |
Thailand | 12 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 26 | 49 | 46 | 26 |
Timor-Leste | 164 | 174 | 168 | 169 | 172 | 172 | 173 | 175 | 178 |
Togo | 165 | 160 | 162 | 156 | 157 | 149 | 150 | 154 | 156 |
Tonga | 52 | 71 | 58 | 62 | 57 | 69 | 78 | 85 | 89 |
Trinidad and Tobago | 81 | 97 | 68 | 69 | 66 | 79 | 88 | 96 | 102 |
Tunisia | 69 | 55 | 46 | 50 | 51 | 60 | 74 | 77 | 88 |
Uganda | 112 | 122 | 123 | 120 | 132 | 150 | 122 | 115 | 122 |
Ukraine | 142 | 145 | 152 | 137 | 112 | 96 | 83 | 80 | 76 |
United Arab Emirates | 33 | 40 | 33 | 26 | 23 | 22 | 31 | 26 | 21 |
United Kingdom | 5 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 7 |
United Republic of Tanzania | 131 | 128 | 127 | 134 | 145 | 131 | 139 | 132 | 137 |
United States of America | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 6 |
Uruguay | 114 | 124 | 90 | 89 | 88 | 82 | 92 | 90 | 94 |
Uzbekistan | 150 | 150 | 166 | 154 | 146 | 141 | 87 | 87 | 74 |
Vanuatu | 59 | 60 | 76 | 80 | 74 | 76 | 94 | 84 | 90 |
Venezuela (Bolivarian Rep. of) | 177 | 172 | 177 | 180 | 181 | 182 | 186 | 187 | 188 |
Vietnam | 93 | 78 | 98 | 99 | 99 | 78 | 90 | 82 | 68 |
Yemen | 99 | 105 | 99 | 118 | 133 | 137 | 170 | 179 | 186 |
Zambia | 90 | 76 | 84 | 94 | 83 | 111 | 97 | 98 | 85 |
Zimbabwe | 159 | 157 | 171 | 173 | 170 | 171 | 155 | 161 | 159 |