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