Today I learnt that the World Bank’s Doing Business Project measures and compares business regulations and their enforcement across 183 countries.
OK, so I already knew that UKTI produces “Doing business in...” guides that cover a wide range of countries, and I also knew that PLC produces “Doing business in…” legal guides for a number of jurisdictions across the globe. I’m not too sure how I missed the World Bank’s Doing Business project and website until now…
Doing Business gathers quantitative data to compare business regulation environments in 183 countries. In doing so, it “encourages countries to compete towards more efficient regulation” and “offers measurable benchmarks for reform”. Countries are ranked according to their ease of doing business. The following topics are examined and included in the ranking:
Starting a business
Dealing with construction permits
Getting electricity
Registering property
Getting credit
Protecting investors
Paying taxes
Trading across borders
Enforcing contracts
Resolving insolvency
You can view the data and summary for each country, or download the Economy Profile. You can also view the historical data back to 2003, allowing you to see how the ease of doing business in a particular country has changed over time.
Doing Business website:
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