Business freedom measures the extent to which the regulatory and infrastructure environments constrain the efficient operation of businesses. The quantitative score 0-100 (best) is derived from an array of factors that affect the ease of starting, operating, and closing a business. The business freedom score 0-100 (best) for each country is a number between 0 and 100, with 100 indicating the freest business environment. The score 0-100 (best) is based on 13 sub-factors, all of which are weighted equally, using data from the World Bank’s doing business report: 1) starting a business—procedures (number); 2) starting a business—time (days); 3) starting a business—cost (% of income per capita); 4) starting a business—minimum capital (% of income per capita); 5) obtaining a license—procedures (number); 6) obtaining a license—time (days); 7) obtaining a license—cost (% of income per capita); 8) closing a business—time (years); 9) closing a business—cost (% of estate); 10) closing a business—recovery rate (cents on the dollar); 11) getting electricity—procedures (number); 12) getting electricity—time (days); and 13) getting electricity—cost (% of income per capita). This is a Composite Index (i.e. aggregating multiple sources)