Economy Rankings

Economies are ranked on their ease of doing business, from 1 – 183, with first place being the best. A high ranking on the ease of doing business index means the regulatory environment is conducive to the operation of business. This index averages the country's percentile rankings on 10 topics, made up of a variety of indicators, giving equal weight to each topic. The rankings are from the Doing Business 2010 report, covering the period June 2008 through May 2009.

Ranking Methodology

Explanation of how the Ease of Doing Business Index and the sub-indices are calculated. (PDF, 51KB)


The following rankings are recalculated for this region - South Asia
Clicking the headers below will sort data by column.
EconomyEase of Doing Business RankStarting a BusinessDealing with Construction PermitsEmploying WorkersRegistering PropertyGetting CreditProtecting InvestorsPaying TaxesTrading Across BordersEnforcing ContractsClosing a Business
Pakistan14274226252
Maldives23128741525
Sri Lanka32745347141
Bangladesh47367313474
Nepal56581545733
Bhutan65412874617
India78853138386
Afghanistan81636682867