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DEFINITION:
Ease of doing business index ranks economies from 1 to 183, with first place being the best. A high ranking means that the regulatory environment is conducive to business operation. The index ranks the simple average of the country's percentile rankings on 10 topics covered in the World Bank's Doing Business. The ranking on each topic is the simple average of the percentile rankings on its component indicators. 1=most business-friendly regulations".
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| # | COUNTRY | AMOUNT | DATE | GRAPH |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chad | 183 | 2009 | |
| 2 | Central African Republic | 182 | 2009 | |
| 3 | Burundi | 181 | 2009 | |
| 4 | Eritrea | 180 | 2009 | |
| 5 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 179 | 2009 | |
| 6 | Guinea | 178 | 2009 | |
| 7 | Congo, Republic of the | 177 | 2009 | |
| 8 | Sao Tome and Principe | 176 | 2009 | |
| 9 | Guinea-Bissau | 175 | 2009 | |
| 10 | East Timor | 174 | 2009 | |
| 11 | Cameroon | 173 | 2009 | |
| 12 | Benin | 172 | 2009 | |
| 13 | Niger | 171 | 2009 | |
| 14 | Venezuela | 170 | 2009 | |
| 15 | Laos | 169 | 2009 | |
| 16 | Cote d'Ivoire | 168 | 2009 | |
| 17 | Mauritania | 167 | 2009 | |
| 18 | Iraq | 166 | 2009 | |
| 19 | Afghanistan | 165 | 2009 | |
| 20 | Haiti | 163 | 2009 | |
| 21 | Togo | 162 | 2009 | |
| 22 | Equatorial Guinea | 161 | 2009 | |
| 23 | Suriname | 160 | 2009 | |
| failed states average (profile) | 159.77 | 2009 | ||
| 24 | Comoros | 159 | 2009 | |
| 25 | Gabon | 158 | 2009 | |
| 26 | Djibouti | 157 | 2009 | |
| 27 | Zimbabwe | 156 | 2009 | |
| 28 | Mali | 155 | 2009 | |
| 29 | Burkina Faso | 154 | 2009 | |
| 30 | Sudan | 153 | 2009 | |
| 31 | Liberia | 152 | 2009 | |
| 32 | Senegal | 151 | 2009 | |
| 33 | Uzbekistan | 150 | 2009 | |
| 34 | Tajikistan | 149 | 2009 | |
| Former French colonies average (profile) | 149 | 2009 | ||
| 35 | Bolivia | 148 | 2009 | |
| 36 | Ukraine | 147 | 2009 | |
| 37 | Philippines | 146 | 2009 | |
| 38 | Cambodia | 145 | 2009 | |
| 39 | Syria | 144 | 2009 | |
| 40 | Sierra Leone | 143 | 2009 | |
| 41 | Cape Verde | 142 | 2009 | |
| 42 | The Gambia | 141 | 2009 | |
| 43 | Bhutan | 140 | 2009 | |
| 44 | Madagascar | 138 | 2009 | |
| Sub-Saharan Africa average (profile) | 137.11 | 2009 | ||
| 45 | Lesotho | 137 | 2009 | |
| 46 | Algeria | 136 | 2009 | |
| 47 | India | 135 | 2009 | |
| 48 | Nigeria | 134 | 2009 | |
| 49 | Malawi | 132 | 2009 | |
| 50 | Mozambique | 130 | 2009 | |
| 51 | Uganda | 129 | 2009 | |
| 52 | Honduras | 128 | 2009 | |
| 53 | Ecuador | 127 | 2009 | |
| 54 | Swaziland | 126 | 2009 | |
| South Asia average (profile) | 125.2 | 2009 | ||
| 55 | Tanzania | 125 | 2009 | |
| 56 | Brazil | 124 | 2009 | |
| 57 | Marshall Islands | 123 | 2009 | |
| 58 | Uruguay | 122 | 2009 | |
| 59 | Costa Rica | 121 | 2009 | |
| 60 | Palau | 120 | 2009 | |
| 61 | Nicaragua | 119 | 2009 | |
| 62 | Brunei | 117 | 2009 | |
| 63 | Russia | 116 | 2009 | |
| 64 | Indonesia | 115 | 2009 | |
| 65 | Morocco | 114 | 2009 | |
| 66 | Argentina | 113 | 2009 | |
| South and Central Asia average (profile) | 113 | 2009 | ||
| 67 | Nepal | 112 | 2009 | |
| 68 | Bangladesh | 111 | 2009 | |
| Muslim countries average (profile) | 110.92 | 2009 | ||
| 69 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 110 | 2009 | |
| 70 | Lebanon | 109 | 2009 | |
| 71 | Papua New Guinea | 108 | 2009 | |
| 72 | Jordan | 107 | 2009 | |
| 73 | Solomon Islands | 106 | 2009 | |
| 74 | Paraguay | 105 | 2009 | |
| Former Spanish colonies average (profile) | 103.47 | 2009 | ||
| 75 | Ethiopia | 103 | 2009 | |
| 76 | Sri Lanka | 102 | 2009 | |
| 77 | Guyana | 101 | 2009 | |
| 78 | Guatemala | 100 | 2009 | |
| 79 | Grenada | 98 | 2009 | |
| 80 | Greece | 97 | 2009 | |
| Latin America and Caribbean average (profile) | 96.26 | 2009 | ||
| 81 | Maldives | 96 | 2009 | |
| Catholic countries average (profile) | 95.83 | 2009 | ||
| 82 | Trinidad and Tobago | 95 | 2009 | |
| 83 | Kenya | 94 | 2009 | |
| 84 | Belize | 93 | 2009 | |
| 85 | Seychelles | 92 | 2009 | |
| 86 | Kiribati | 91 | 2009 | |
| 87 | Serbia and Montenegro | 90 | 2009 | |
| 88 | Croatia | 89 | 2009 | |
| 89 | Vietnam | 88 | 2009 | |
| 90 | Moldova | 87 | 2009 | |
| 91 | Dominican Republic | 86 | 2009 | |
| Religious countries average (profile) | 85.81 | 2009 | ||
| 92 | Dominica | 85 | 2009 | |
| 93 | Zambia | 84 | 2009 | |
| Former British colonies average (profile) | 83.33 | 2009 | ||
| 94 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 83 | 2009 | |
| 95 | Czech Republic | 82 | 2009 | |
| 96 | Albania | 81 | 2009 | |
| 97 | El Salvador | 80 | 2009 | |
| 98 | Jamaica | 79 | 2009 | |
| 99 | China | 78 | 2009 | |
| 100 | Ghana | 77 | 2009 | |
| 101 | Italy | 76 | 2009 | |
| 102 | Pakistan | 75 | 2009 | |
| 103 | Kazakhstan | 74 | 2009 | |
| Emerging markets average (profile) | 73.12 | 2009 | ||
| 104 | Poland | 73 | 2009 | |
| Former Soviet republics average (profile) | 72.57 | 2009 | ||
| 105 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 72 | 2009 | |
| 106 | The Bahamas | 71 | 2009 | |
| Eastern Europe average (profile) | 70.65 | 2009 | ||
| 107 | Rwanda | 70 | 2009 | |
| 108 | Kuwait | 69 | 2009 | |
| Heavily indebted countries average (profile) | 68.85 | 2009 | ||
| 109 | Namibia | 68 | 2009 | |
| 110 | Samoa | 67 | 2009 | |
| 111 | Tonga | 66 | 2009 | |
| 112 | Belarus | 64 | 2009 | |
| 113 | Mongolia | 63 | 2009 | |
| 114 | Panama | 62 | 2009 | |
| 115 | Fiji | 61 | 2009 | |
| 116 | Turkey | 60 | 2009 | |
| 117 | Vanuatu | 59 | 2009 | |
| 118 | Tunisia | 58 | 2009 | |
| 119 | Oman | 57 | 2009 | |
| 120 | Antigua and Barbuda | 56 | 2009 | |
| 121 | Azerbaijan | 55 | 2009 | |
| 122 | Romania | 54 | 2009 | |
| 123 | Chile | 53 | 2009 | |
| 124 | Hungary | 52 | 2009 | |
| 125 | Bulgaria | 51 | 2009 | |
| 126 | Botswana | 50 | 2009 | |
| Cold countries average (profile) | 49.89 | 2009 | ||
| 127 | Puerto Rico | 49 | 2009 | |
| 128 | Spain | 48 | 2009 | |
| Europe average (profile) | 47.12 | 2009 | ||
| 129 | Kyrgyzstan | 47 | 2009 | |
| 130 | Peru | 46 | 2009 | |
| 131 | Saint Lucia | 45 | 2009 | |
| 132 | Armenia | 44 | 2009 | |
| 133 | Slovenia | 43 | 2009 | |
| Non-religious countries average (profile) | 42.25 | 2009 | ||
| 134 | Luxembourg | 42 | 2009 | |
| NATO countries average (profile) | 41.89 | 2009 | ||
| 135 | Mexico | 41 | 2009 | |
| 136 | Slovakia | 40 | 2009 | |
| European Union average (profile) | 39.37 | 2009 | ||
| 137 | Qatar | 39 | 2009 | |
| 138 | Colombia | 38 | 2009 | |
| 139 | United Arab Emirates | 37 | 2009 | |
| Eurozone average (profile) | 35.76 | 2009 | ||
| 140 | Cyprus | 35 | 2009 | |
| 141 | Portugal | 33 | 2009 | |
| 142 | South Africa | 32 | 2009 | |
| 143 | Austria | 31 | 2009 | |
| High income OECD countries average (profile) | 30.1 | 2009 | ||
| 144 | Israel | 30 | 2009 | |
| 145 | Netherlands | 29 | 2009 | |
| 146 | France | 28 | 2009 | |
| 147 | Latvia | 27 | 2009 | |
| 148 | Lithuania | 26 | 2009 | |
| 149 | Bahrain | 25 | 2009 | |
| 150 | Switzerland | 24 | 2009 | |
| Group of 7 countries (G7) average (profile) | 23.14 | 2009 | ||
| 151 | Malaysia | 23 | 2009 | |
| 152 | Belgium | 22 | 2009 | |
| 153 | Germany | 21 | 2009 | |
| 154 | Mauritius | 20 | 2009 | |
| 155 | Japan | 19 | 2009 | |
| 156 | Sweden | 18 | 2009 | |
| 157 | Estonia | 17 | 2009 | |
| 158 | Thailand | 16 | 2009 | |
| 159 | Iceland | 14 | 2009 | |
| 160 | Georgia | 13 | 2009 | |
| 161 | Saudi Arabia | 12 | 2009 | |
| 162 | Finland | 11 | 2009 | |
| 163 | Australia | 10 | 2009 | |
| 164 | Canada | 9 | 2009 | |
| 165 | Ireland | 8 | 2009 | |
| 166 | Norway | 7 | 2009 | |
| 167 | Denmark | 6 | 2009 | |
| 168 | United States | 5 | 2009 | |
| 169 | United Kingdom | 4 | 2009 | |
| 170 | New Zealand | 3 | 2009 | |
| 171 | Singapore | 1 | 2009 |
