Starting a Business Index

The Starting a Business Index is a sub-index of the World Bank Ease of Doing Business Index.[1]

Authors of the methodology

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This methodology was developed by Simeon Djankov, Rafael La Porta, Florencio Lopez-De-Silanes and Andrei Shleifer in a paper, "The Regulation of Entry".[2][failed verification]

Djankov is the creator of the annual Doing Business report, once a publication of the World Bank Group. The report was discontinued in 2021.[3]

Ranking

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Ranking of all nations from 2010 report [4][failed verification] The 2019 ranking has New Zealand at the top again.[citation needed]

2010 Rank 2009 Rank Country
1 1   New Zealand
2 2   Canada
3 3   Australia
4 4   Singapore
5 5   Georgia
6 13   Macedonia
7 98   Belarus
8 6   United States
9 7   Ireland
10 8   Mauritius
11 64   Rwanda
12 60   Madagascar
13 31   Saudi Arabia
14 34   Kyrgyzstan
15 10   Puerto Rico
16 9   United Kingdom
17 11   Azerbaijan
18 16   Hong Kong
19 12   Jamaica
20 131   Samoa
21 65   Armenia
22 14   France
23 24   Afghanistan
24 43   Egypt
25 15   Cyprus
26 42   Slovenia
27 17   Panama
28 18   Denmark
29 119   Taiwan
30 20   Finland
31 21   Belgium
32 22   Tonga
33 19   Iceland
34 28   Israel
35 25   Norway
36 36   Saint Lucia
37 23   Estonia
38 26   Dominica
39 29   Hungary
39 27   Marshall Islands
41 33   Sri Lanka
42 30   Romania
43 32   Sweden
44 118   United Arab Emirates
45 41   Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
46 68   Albania
47 38   Tunisia
48 73   Iran
49 37   Maldives
50 81   Bulgaria
51 35   Latvia
52 40   Grenada
53 133   North Korea
53 53   Yemen
55 46   Thailand
56 44   Turkey
57 62   Liberia
58 58   Sierra Leone
59 47   Antigua and Barbuda
60 39   Portugal
61 48   Bahamas
62 78   Oman
63 50   Bahrain
63 80   Pakistan
65 56   Trinidad and Tobago
66 49   Slovakia
67 45   South Africa
68 57   Qatar
69 55   Chile
70 51   Netherlands
71 52    Switzerland
72 70   Luxembourg
73 108   Serbia
74 82   Colombia
75 54   Italy
76 59   Morocco
77 90   Moldova
78 61   Mongolia
79 62   Micronesia
80 66   Bhutan
81 69   Seychelles
82 79   Kazakhstan
83 83   Botswana
84 101   Germany
85 107   Montenegro
86 74   Saint Kitts and Nevis
87 75     Nepal
88 76   Malaysia
89 85   Laos
90 114   Mexico
91 67   Japan
92 71   Uzbekistan
93 122   Ethiopia
94 72   Zambia
95 87   Nicaragua
96 143   Mozambique
97 103   Guyana
98 93   Bangladesh
99 77   Lithuania
100 89   Paraguay
101 100   Croatia
102 94   Senegal
103 84   Palau
104 92   Fiji
104 96   Papua New Guinea
106 88   Russia
107 86   Dominican Republic
108 99   Lebanon
108 95   Nigeria
110 97   Vanuatu
111 104   Solomon Islands
112 117   Peru
113 91   Czech Republic
114 102   Gambia
115 115   Burkina Faso
116 109   Vietnam
117 145   Poland
118 111   Sudan
119 111   Kiribati
120 111   Tanzania
121 105   El Salvador
122 106   Austria
123 116   Namibia
124 110   Kenya
125 119   Jordan
126 127   Brazil
127 123   Costa Rica
128 124   Malawi
129 129   Uganda
130 132   Burundi
131 128   Lesotho
132 121   Uruguay
133 125   Syria
134 126   Ukraine
135 136   Ghana
136 164   Cape Verde
137 134   Kuwait
138 135   Argentina
139 157   Mali
140 130   Greece
140 136   São Tomé and Príncipe
142 141   Venezuela
143 169   Tajikistan
144 146   Honduras
145 144   Zimbabwe
146 139   Spain
147 138   Belize
148 141   Algeria
149 140   Mauritania
150 150   East Timor
151 152   China
152 147   Gabon
153 149   Brunei
154 153   DR Congo
155 151   Benin
156 147   Guatemala
157 161   Niger
158 154   Swaziland
159 168   Central African Republic
160 162   Bosnia and Herzegovina
161 173   Indonesia
162 155   Philippines
163 160   Ecuador
164 156   Kosovo
165 158   Angola
166 159   Congo
167 165   Bolivia
168 163   Comoros
169 166   India
170 181   Togo
171 172   Suriname
172 170   Ivory Coast
173 171   Cambodia
174 174   Cameroon
175 177   Iraq
176 167   Palestine
177 175   Djibouti
178 176   Equatorial Guinea
179 178   Guinea
180 179   Haiti
181 180   Eritrea
182 182   Chad
183 183   Guinea-Bissau

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Home - Doing Business - The World Bank Group
  2. ^ "The Regulation of Entry". The Quarterly Journal of Economics. February 2002.
  3. ^ "World Bank Group to Discontinue Doing Business Report". World Bank. 16 September 2021.
  4. ^ "doingbusiness.org economy rankings 2009".