Ease of doing business index
Ranking

Ease of doing business index

Section Title: Ranking
Table Section Text: None

Classification	Jurisdiction	2019	2018	2017	2016	2015	2014	2013	2012	2011	2010	2009	2008	2007	2006

Very Easy	New Zealand	1	1	1	2	2	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	1

Very Easy	Singapore	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	689	2

Very Easy	Denmark	3	3	3	3	4	5	5	5	6	6	5	5	7	8

Very Easy	Hong Kong	4	5	4	5	3	2	2	2	2	3	4	4	5	7

Very Easy	South Korea	5	4	5	4	5	7	8	8	16	19	23	30	23	27

Very Easy	Georgia	6	9	16	24	15	8	9	16	12	11	15	18	37	100

Very Easy	Norway	7	8	6	9	6	9	6	6	8	10	10	11	9	5

Very Easy	United States	8	6	8	7	7	4	4	4	5	4	3	3	3	3

Very Easy	United Kingdom	9	7	7	6	8	10	7	7	4	5	6	6	6	9

Very Easy	North Macedonia	10	11	10	12	30	25	23	22	38	32	71	75	92	81

Very Easy	United Arab Emirates	11	21	26	31	22	23	26	33	40	33	46	68	77	69

Very Easy	Sweden	12	10	9	8	11	14	13	14	14	18	17	14	13	14

Very Easy	Taiwan	13	15	11	11	19	16	16	25	33	46	61	50	47	35

Very Easy	Lithuania	14	16	21	20	24	17	27	27	23	26	28	26	16	15

Very Easy	Malaysia	15	24	23	18	18	6	12	18	21	23	20	24	25	21

Very Easy	Estonia	16	12	12	16	17	22	21	24	17	24	22	17	17	16

Very Easy	Finland	17	13	13	10	9	12	11	11	13	16	14	13	14	13

Very Easy	Australia	18	14	15	13	10	11	10	15	10	9	9	9	8	6

Very Easy	Latvia	19	19	14	22	23	24	25	21	24	27	29	22	24	26

Very Easy	Mauritius	20	25	49	32	28	20	19	23	20	17	24	27	32	23

Very Easy	Iceland	21	23	20	19	12	13	14	9	15	14	11	10	12	12

Very Easy	Canada	22	18	22	14	16	19	17	13	7	8	8	7	4	4

Very Easy	Ireland	23	17	18	17	13	15	15	10	9	7	7	8	10	11

Very Easy	Germany	24	20	17	15	14	21	20	19	22	25	25	20	21	19

Very Easy	Azerbaijan	25	57	65	63	80	70	67	66	54	38	33	96	99	98

Very Easy	Austria	26	22	19	21	21	30	29	32	32	28	27	25	30	32

Very Easy	Thailand	27	26	46	49	26	18	18	17	19	12	13	15	18	20

Very Easy	Kazakhstan	28	36	35	41	77	50	49	47	59	63	70	71	63	86

Very Easy	Rwanda	29	41	56	62	46	32	52	45	58	67	139	150	158	139

Very Easy	Spain	30	28	32	33	33	52	44	44	49	62	49	38	39	30

Very Easy	Russia	31	35	40	51	62	92	112	120	123	120	120	106	96	79

Very Easy	France	32	31	29	27	31	38	34	29	26	31	31	31	35	44

Very Easy	Poland	33	27	24	25	32	45	55	62	70	72	76	74	75	54

Very Easy	Portugal	34	29	25	23	25	31	30	30	31	48	48	37	40	42

Very Easy	Czech Republic	35	30	27	36	44	75	65	64	63	74	75	56	52	41

Very Easy	Netherlands	36	32	28	28	27	28	31	31	30	30	26	21	22	24

Very Easy	Belarus	37	38	37	44	57	63	58	69	68	58	85	110	129	106

Very Easy	Switzerland	38	33	31	26	20	29	28	26	27	21	21	16	15	17

Very Easy	Japan	39	34	34	34	29	27	24	20	18	15	12	12	11	10

Very Easy	Slovenia	40	37	30	29*	51	33	35	37	42	53	54	55	61	63

Very Easy	Armenia	41	47	38	35	45	37	32	55	48	43	44	39	34	46

Very Easy	Slovakia	42	39	33	29*	37	49	46	48	41	42	36	32	36	37

Very Easy	Turkey	43	60	69	55	55	69	71	71	65	73	59	57	91	93

Very Easy	Kosovo	44	40	60	66	75	86	98	117	119	113	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Very Easy	Belgium	45	52	42	43	42	36	33	28	25	22	19	19	20	18

Very Easy	China	46	78	78	84*	90	96	91	91	79	89	83	83	93	91

Very Easy	Moldova	47	44	44	52	63	78	83	81	90	94	103	92	103	83

Very Easy	Serbia	48	43	48	59	91	93	86	92	89	88	94	86	68	92**

Very Easy	Israel	49	54	52	53	40	35	38	34	29	29	30	29	26	29

Very Easy	Montenegro	50	42	51	46	36	44	51	56	66	71	90	81	70	92**

Very Easy	Italy	51	46	50	45	56	65	73	87	80	78	65	53	82	70

Very Easy	Romania	52	45	36	37	48	73	72	72	56	55	47	48	49	78

Very Easy	Hungary	53	48	41	42	54	54	54	51	46	47	41	45	66	52

Easy	Mexico	54	49	47	38*	39	53	48	53	35	51	56	44	43	73

Easy	Brunei	55	56	72	84*	101	59	79	83	112	96	88	78	N/A	N/A

Easy	Chile	56	55	57	48	41	34	37	39	43	49	40	33	28	25

Easy	Cyprus	57	53	45	47	64	39	36	40	37	40	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Easy	Croatia	58	51	43	40	65	89	84	80	84	103	106	97	124	118

Easy	Bulgaria	59	50	39	38*	38	58	66	59	51	44	45	46	54	62

Easy	Morocco	60	69	68	75	71	87	97	94	114	128	128	129	115	102

Easy	Kenya	61	80	92	108	136	129	121	109	98	95	82	72	83	68

Easy	Bahrain	62	66	63	65	53	46	42	38	28	20	18	N/A	N/A	N/A

Easy	Albania	63	65	58	97*	68	90	85	82	82	82	86	136	120	117

Easy	Puerto Rico	64	64	55	57	47	40	41	43	47	35	35	28	19	22

Easy	Colombia	65	59	53	54	34	43	45	42	39	37	53	66	79	66

Easy	Luxembourg	66	63	59	61	59	60	56	50	45	64	50	42	N/A	N/A

Easy	Costa Rica	67	61	62	58	83	102	110	121	125	121	117	115	105	89

Easy	Peru	68	58	54	50	35	42	43	41	36	56	62	58	65	71

Easy	Vietnam	69	68	82	90	78	99	99	98	78	93	92	91	104	99

Easy	Kyrgyzstan	70	77	75	67	102	68	70	70	44	41	68	94	90	84

Easy	Ukraine	71	76	80	83	96	112	137	152	145	142	145	139	128	124

Easy	Greece	72	67	61	60	61	72	78	100	109	109	96	100	109	80

Easy	Indonesia	73	72	91	109	114	120	128	129	121	122	129	123	135	115

Easy	Mongolia	74	62	64	56	72	76	76	86	73	60	58	52	45	61

Easy	Jamaica	75	70	67	64	58	94	90	88	81	75	63	63	50	43

Easy	Uzbekistan	76	74	87	87	141	146	154	166	150	150	138	138	147	138

Easy	Oman	78	71	66	70	66	47	47	49	57	65	57	49	55	51

Easy	Panama	79	79	70	69	52	55	61	61	72	77	81	65	81	57

Easy	Tunisia	80	88	77	74	60	51	50	46	55	69	73	88	80	58

Easy	Bhutan	81	75	73	71	125	141	148	142	142	126	124	119	138	104

Easy	South Africa	82	82	74	73	43	41	39	35	34	34	32	35	29	28

Easy	Qatar	83	83	83	68	50	48	40	36	50	39	37	N/A	N/A	N/A

Easy	Malta	84	84	76	80	94	103	102	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Easy	El Salvador	85	73	95	86	109	118	113	112	86	84	72	69	71	76

Easy	Botswana	86	81	71	72	74	56	59	54	52	45	38	51	48	40

Easy	Zambia	87	85	98	97*	111	83	94	84	76	90	100	116	102	67

Easy	San Marino	88	93	79	76	93	81	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Easy	Bosnia and Herzegovina	89	86	81	79	107	131	126	125	110	116	119	105	95	87

Easy	Samoa	90	87	89	96	67	61	57	60	61	57	64	61	41	39

Easy	Tonga	91	89	85	78	69	57	62	58	71	52	43	47	51	36

Easy	Saudi Arabia	92	92	94	82	49	26	22	12	11	13	16	23	38	38

Easy	Saint Lucia	93	91	86	77	100	64	53	52	53	36	34	34	27	N/A

Easy	Vanuatu	94	90	84	94	76	74	80	76	60	59	60	62	58	49

Easy	Uruguay	95	94	90	92	82	88	89	90	124	114	109	98	64	85

Easy	Seychelles	96	95	93	95	85	80	74	103	95	111	104	90	84	N/A

Easy	Kuwait	97	96	102	101*	86	104	82	67	74	61	52	40	46	47

Medium	Guatemala	98	97	88	81	73	79	93	97	101	110	112	114	118	109

Medium	Djibouti	99	154	171	171	155	160	171	170	158	163	153	146	161	N/A

Medium	Sri Lanka	100	111	110	107	99	85	81	89	102	105	102	101	89	75

Medium	Fiji	101	101	97	88*	81	62	60	77	62	54	39	36	31	34

Medium	Dominican Republic	102	99	103	93	84	117	116	108	91	86	97	99	117	103

Medium	Dominica	103	98	101	91	97*	77	68	65	88	83	74	77	72	N/A

Medium	Jordan	104	103	118	113	117	119	106	96	111	100	101	80	78	74

Medium	Trinidad and Tobago	105	102	96	88*	79	66	69	68	97	81	80	67	59	N/A

Medium	Lesotho	106	104	100	114*	128*	136	136	143	138	130	123	124	114	97

Medium	Namibia	107	106	109	101*	88	98	87	78	69	66	51	43	42	33

Medium	Papua New Guinea	108	109	119	145	133	113	104	101	103	102	95	84	57	64

Medium	Brazil	109	125	123	116	120	116	130	126	127	129	125	122	121	119

Medium	Nepal	110	105	107	99	108	105	108	107	116	123	121	111	100	55

Medium	Malawi	111	110	133	141	164	171	157	145	133	132	134	127	110	96

Medium	Antigua and Barbuda	112	107	113	104	89	71	63	57	64	50	42	41	33	N/A

Medium	Paraguay	113	108	106	100	92	109	103	102	106	124	115	103	112	88

Medium	Ghana	114	120	108	114*	70	67	64	63	67	92	87	87	94	82

Medium	Solomon Islands	115	116	104	112	87	97	92	74	96	104	89	79	69	53

Medium	Palestine	116	114	140	129	143	138	135	131	135	139	131	117	127	125

Medium	Swaziland	117	112	111	105	110	123	123	124	118	115	108	95	76	N/A

Medium	Bahamas	118	119	121	106	97*	84	77	85	77	68	55	N/A	N/A	N/A

Medium	Argentina	119	117	116	121	124	126	124	113	115	118	113	109	101	77

Medium	Egypt	120	128	122	131	112	128	109	110	94	106	114	126	165	141

Medium	Honduras	121	115	105	110	104*	127	125	128	131	141	133	121	111	112

Medium	Côte d'Ivoire	122	139	142	142	147	167	177	167	169	168	161	155	141	145

Medium	Ecuador	123	118	114	117	115	135	139	130	130	138	136	128	123	107

Medium	Philippines	124	113	99	103	95	108	138	136	148	144	140	133	126	113

Medium	Belize	125	121	112	120	118	106	105	93	99	80	78	59	56	N/A

Medium	Uganda	127	122	115	122	150	132	120	123	122	112	111	118	107	72

Medium	Tajikistan	126	123	128	132	166	143	141	147	139	152	159	153	133	N/A

Medium	Iran	128	124	120	118	130	152	145	144	129	137	142	135	119	108

Medium	Guyana	134	126	124	137	123	115	114	114	100	101	105	104	136	105

Medium	Cape Verde	131	127	129	126	122	121	122	119	132	146	143	132	125	N/A

Medium	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	130	129	125	111	103	82	75	75	75	70	66	54	85	N/A

Medium	Palau	133	130	136	136	113	100	111	116	120	97	91	82	62	N/A

Medium	Nicaragua	132	131	127	125	119	124	119	118	117	117	107	93	67	59

Medium	Barbados	129	132	117	119	106	91	88	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Medium	Lebanon	142	133	126	123	104*	111	115	104	113	108	99	85	86	95

Medium	Saint Kitts and Nevis	140	134	134	124	121	101	96	95	87	76	67	64	44	N/A

Medium	Cambodia	138	135	131	127	135	137	133	138	147	145	135	145	143	133

Medium	Maldives	139	136	135	128	116	95	95	79	85	87	69	60	53	31

Medium	Tanzania	144	137	132	139	131	145	134	127	128	131	127	130	142	140

Medium	Mozambique	135	138	137	133	127	139	146	139	126	135	141	134	140	110

Medium	Senegal	141	140	147	153	161	178	166	154	152	157	149	162	146	132

Medium	Laos	154	141	139	134	148	159	163	165	171	167	165	164	159	147

Medium	Grenada	147	142	138	135	126	107	100	73	92	91	84	70	73	N/A

Medium	Mali	145	143	141	143*	146	155	151	146	153	156	166	158	155	146

Medium	Niger	143	144	150	160	168	176	176	173	173	174	172	169	160	150

Below Average	Nigeria	146	145	169	169	170	147	131	133	137	125	118	108	108	94

Below Average	Gambia	149	146	145	151	138	150	147	149	146	140	130	131	113	N/A

Below Average	Pakistan	136	147	144	138	128*	110	107	105	83	85	77	76	74	60

Below Average	India	77	100	130	130	142	134	132	132	134	133	122	120	134	116

Below Average	Marshall Islands	150	149	143	140	139	114	101	106	108	98	93	89	87	48

Below Average	Mauritania	148	150	160	168	176	173	167	159	165	166	160	157	148	127

Below Average	Benin	153	151	155	158	151	174	175	175	170	172	169	151	137	129

Below Average	Bolivia	156	152	149	157	157	162	155	153	149	161	150	140	131	111

Below Average	Guinea	152	153	163	165	169	175	178	179	179	173	171	166	157	144

Below Average	Micronesia	160	155	151	148	145	156	150	140	141	127	126	112	106	56

Below Average	Togo	137	156	154	150	149	157	156	162	160	165	163	156	151	149

Below Average	Kiribati	158	157	152	149	134	122	117	115	93	79	79	73	60	45

Below Average	Comoros	164	158	153	154	159	158	158	157	159	162	155	146	144	N/A

Below Average	Zimbabwe	155	159	161	155	171	170	173	171	157	159	158	152	153	126

Below Average	Sierra Leone	163	160	148	147	140	142	140	141	143	148	156	160	168	136

Below Average	Ethiopia	159	161	159	146	132	125	127	111	104	107	116	102	97	101

Below Average	Madagascar	161	162	167	164	163	148	142	137	140	134	144	149	149	131

Below Average	Cameroon	166	163	166	172	158	168	161	161	168	171	164	154	152	130

Below Average	Burundi	168	164	157	152	152	140	159	169	181	176	177	174	166	143

Below Average	Suriname	165	165	158	156	162	161	164	158	161	155	146	142	122	N/A

Below Average	Algeria	157	166	156	163	154	153	152	148	136	136	132	125	116	128

Below Average	Gabon	169	167	164	162	144	163	170	156	156	158	151	144	132	N/A

Below Average	Iraq	171	168	165	161	156	151	165	164	166	153	152	141	145	114

Below Average	São Tomé and Príncipe	170	169	162	166	153	169	160	163	178	180	176	163	169	123

Below Average	Sudan	162	170	168	159	160	149	143	135	154	154	147	143	154	151

Below Average	Myanmar	171	171	170	167	177	182	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Below Average	Liberia	174	172	174	179	174	144	149	151	155	149	157	170	N/A	N/A

Below Average	Equatorial Guinea	177	173	178	180	165	166	162	155	164	170	165	165	150	N/A

Below Average	Syria	179	174	173	175	175	165	144	134	144	143	137	137	130	121

Below Average	Angola	173	175	182	181	181	179	172	172	163	169	168	167	156	135

Below Average	Guinea-Bissau	175	176	172	178	179	180	179	176	176	181	179	176	173	N/A

Below Average	Bangladesh	176	177	176	174	173	130	129	122	107	119	110	107	88	65

Below Average	Timor Leste	178	178	175	173	172	172	169	168	174	164	170	168	174	142

Below Average	Congo	180	179	177	176	178	185	183	181	177	179	178	175	171	148

Below Average	Chad	181	180	180	183	185	189	184	183	183	178	175	173	172	152

Below Average	Haiti	182	181	181	182	180	177	174	174	162	151	154	148	139	134

Below Average	Democratic Republic of Congo	184	182	184	184	184	183	181	178	175	182	181	178	175	155

Below Average	Afghanistan	167	183	183	177	183	164	168	160	167	160	162	159	162	122

Below Average	Central African Republic	183	184	185	185	187	188	185	182	182	183	180	177	167	153

Below Average	Libya	186	185	188	188	188	187	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Below Average	Yemen	187	186	179	170	137	133	118	99	105	99	98	113	98	90

Below Average	South Sudan	185	187	186	187	186	186	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Below Average	Venezuela	188	188	187	186	182	181	180	177	172	177	174	172	164	120

Below Average	Eritrea	189	189	189	189	189	184	182	180	180	175	173	171	170	137

Below Average	Somalia	190	190	190	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

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Chad was ranked among the worst at 181st on Ease of doing business index.

final_sentence: Chad was ranked among the worst at 181st on Ease of doing business index.