Doing Business 2018

Doing Business 2018: Reforming to Create Jobs, a World Bank Group flagship publication, is the 15th in a series of annual reports measuring the regulations that enhance business activity and those that constrain it. Doing Business 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 »

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Doing Business in the European Union 2018: Croatia, the Czech Republic, Portugal and Slovakia—the first report of the subnational Doing Business series in these countries—assesses the business regulatory environment and its impact on local entrepreneurs.

Subnational reports has benchmarked 485 locations in 71 economies since 2005.

Download a Subnational report Doing Business in the European Union 2018: Croatia, Czech Republic, Portugal and Slovakia Doing Business in Colombia 2017 Doing Business in the European Union 2017: Bulgaria, Hungary and Romania Doing Business in OHADA 2017 Doing Business in Kazakhstan 2017 Doing Business in Afghanistan 2017 Doing Business in Mexico 2016 Doing Business in Kenya 2016 Doing Business in Spain 2015 Doing Business in Poland 2015 Doing Business in South Africa 2015 Doing Business in Central America and the Dominican Republic 2015 Doing Business in Nigeria 2014 Doing Business in Egypt 2014 Doing Business in Italy 2013 Doing Business in Hargeisa 2012 Doing Business in Russia 2012 Doing Business in Indonesia 2012 Doing Business in South East Europe 2011 Doing Business in Juba 2011 Doing Business in Zanzibar 2010 Doing Business in the Philippines 2011 Doing Business in Pakistan 2010 Doing Business in India 2009 Doing Business in Veneto 2009 Doing Business in Small Island Developing States 2008 Doing Business in China 2008 Doing Business in Egypt 2008 Doing Business in Morocco 2008 Doing Business in Org. of Eastern Caribbean States 2007 Doing Business in South Asia 2007 Doing Business in Brazil 2006

Milestone dates for Doing Business 2019:

• End of January – February: questionnaires distributed for Doing Business 2019 data collection.
• March: open call to WBG colleagues and Executive Directors to send updates on ongoing reforms expected to affect the Doing Business indicators.
• Late June: the Doing Business team circulates its “reform update memos”, a compilation of the reforms the team has captured thus far in the data collection cycle in the areas measured by Doing Business. The memos go to WBG regional colleagues.
• July – mid August: Written exchanges with government officials about the data, ahead of the publication of the report.
• Late August: Bank-wide review of the draft Doing Business 2019 report. The updated reform memos will be sent to Executive Directors.
• Late October: release of embargoed report to senior management and Executive Directors.
• October 31: Doing Business 2019 report official launch date.