Countries by Ease of Doing Business Index 2024

About This Dataset

Countries by Ease of Doing Business Index 2024
Countries ranked by the World Bank Doing Business Index in 2024, which measures regulatory quality for businesses across dimensions including starting a business, registering property, getting credit, and enforcing contracts. Singapore consistently ranks as the easiest country in the world to do business, followed by New Zealand and Denmark.
Analysis

The top three in Ease of Doing Business Score in 2024 are Singapore (86.2), New Zealand (86) and Denmark (85.3). The 8 entries cover a range of 3.60, from 86.2 down to 82.6. First and second are separated by 0.20, so the leader sits inside the field rather than apart from it. The other 6 are bunched between 82.6 and 85.3.

Source:  World Bank

Key Findings

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Singapore leads in Ease of Doing Business Score with 86.20 in 2024.
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Average Ease of Doing Business Score in 2024: 84  ·  median: 84.
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Gap in 2024: Singapore is 1× larger than Norway.

Countries by Ease of Doing Business Index 2024

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Data Insights

Numbers, trends & sources behind this chart

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Data Points
8
8 categories  ·  1 year
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Top Value
86.20
Singapore
Ease of Doing Business Score · 2024
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Metrics
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Ease of Doing Business Score
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Period
2024
Single year snapshot

Methodology & source

Data source
World Bank
Coverage
8 entities · 2024 · 8 observations
Measure
Ease of Doing Business Score
Last updated
6 September 2026
Compiled by
The ANYSTAT team, from the source above
How the figures are calculated
  • Values are shown as reported by the source. Nothing is rescaled, rebased or converted — the only changes are thousand separators and decimals shown to two places.
  • Entities are ranked highest-first on their value in 2024.

Rankings & Full Data

8 records · Ease of Doing Business Score · ranked by 2024

✓ 8 sourced
# Category 2024 Source
🥇 Singapore 86.20
🥈 New Zealand 86
🥉 Denmark 85.30
4 South Korea 84
5 United States 84
6 Hong Kong 83.70
7 United Kingdom 83.50
8 Norway 82.60

Data Sources & References

All external sources cited in this dataset

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