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Doing Business Measuring Business Regulations Toggle navigation English EN Español Français Português Русский 中文 عربي Home Data Rankings Reports Subnational Methodology Research Business Reforms Law Library Contributors About Mediaprovides objective measures of business regulations for local firms in 190 economies. Read More Download the study Explore Data Details or Other Data Get all data Economy rankings Economy scores Historical data - with scores (Excel) HIGHLIGHTS Main findings for 2020 : captures 294 regulatory reforms implemented between May 2018 and May 2019. Worldwide, 115 economies made it easier to do business. The economies with the most notable improvement in 2020 are Saudi Arabia , Jordan , Togo , Bahrain , Tajikistan , Pakistan , Kuwait , China , India and Nigeria . In 2018/19, these countries implemented one-fifth of all the reforms recorded worldwide. Economies in Sub-Saharan Africa and Latin America and the Caribbean continue to lag in terms of reforms. Only two Sub-Saharan African economies rank in the top 50 on the ease of doing business; no Latin American economies rank in this group. 2020 continues to show a steady convergence between developing and developed economies, especially in the area of business incorporation. Since 2003/04, 178 economies have implemented 722 reforms captured by the starting a business indicator set, either reducing or eliminating barriers to entry. Those economies that score well on tend to benefit from higher levels of entrepreneurial activity and lower levels of corruption. While economic reasons are the main drivers of reform, the advancement of neighboring economies provides an additional impetus for regulatory change. Twenty-six economies became less business-friendly, introducing 31 regulatory changes that stifle efficiency and quality of regulation. 2020 , a World Bank Group flagship publication, is the 17th in a series of annual studies measuring the regulations that enhance business activity and those that constrain it. presents quantitative indicators on business regulations and the protection of property rights that can be compared across 190 economies—from Afghanistan to Zimbabwe—and over time. Read more Featured Blog: 3 ways to increase liquidity in the business sector Governments around the world are offering tax relief to address the problem of liquidity for households and businesses and to brace for the economic slowdown precipitated by the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. The ... Read more in Peru 2020 in Peru 2020 —the first subnational study in the country—assesses the regulatory environment for small and medium-size enterprises across 12 cities in Peru (Arequipa, Callao, Chachapoyas, ... Read more The Entrepreneurship Database Project The Entrepreneurship Database Project compiles data on newly registered limited liability companies in 155 economies of the world over the past 13 years. It also compiles data on female entrepreneurship in 73 economies ... Read more Collecting data around the world India El Salvador China Guinea Cabo Verde Niger Liechtenstein The Gambia RELATED Economy characteristics Enabling the Business of Agriculture Enterprise Surveys Entrepreneurship Women, Business & the Law Follow Legal Access to Information Jobs Contact REPORT FRAUD OR CORRUPTION IBRD IDA IFC MIGA ICSID © The World Bank Group, All Rights Reserved. x Close Feedback Did the layout and navigation of the new site help you locate what you were looking for? Yes No Suggestion Do you have any other feedback on the new version of our website? Email If you’d like to be contacted in the future to help with further usability testing, please leave your email address in the box below. Submit x Alert! Feedback has been successfully submitted. Close...