About Subnational & Regional Reports

Subnational and regional Doing Business reports capture differences in business regulations and their enforcement across locations in a single country or region. They provide data on the ease of doing business, rank each location, and recommend reforms to improve performance in each of the indicator areas.

Selected cities can compare their business regulations with other cities in the country or region and with the 183 economies that Doing Business has ranked. Mexico City, for example, can compare itself not only with national economies like Colombia or Spain, but also with those of Rio de Janeiro, Alexandria and other cities around the world.

Subnational and regional Doing Business reports also identify ongoing reforms and existing good practices within the country or region. The ranking of the best-performing city on each indicator can be combined to show how the country could rise on the global Doing Business rankings if it were to replicate the good practices that already exist in the country.

This website lets you download subnational and regional Doing Business data, reports, and the ranking simulator to assess the impact of the reforms.