Data source & citation
Ease of Doing Business data is drawn from the World Bank Doing Business database, accessed via the World Bank Open Data API. The Doing Business project measured regulatory environments for small and medium enterprises across 190 economies. The programme was discontinued on 16 September 2021; the latest available observations are from the 2019 edition (published 2019).
Country group memberships (UN M49 regions, World Bank income groups, UN SDG groups, OECD DAC groups, WB FCS status) are sourced from the Country Classification Commons library and joined to the Doing Business data by ISO3 code.
| Rank indicator | IC.BUS.EASE.XQ — Ease of Doing Business rank (1 = best, 190 = worst) |
|---|---|
| Score indicator | IC.BUS.EASE.DFRN.XQ.DB1719 — Distance to Frontier score (0–100, higher = better regulatory environment) |
| Data vintage | 2019 (final edition before discontinuation) |
| Economy coverage | Up to 190 economies |
| API source ID | World Bank Data Catalog source 1 (Doing Business) |
Formal citation: World Bank (2020). Doing Business 2020: Comparing Business Regulation in 190 Economies. Washington, DC: World Bank. DOI: 10.1596/978-1-4648-1440-2