Arab Region | Business freedom (Arab countries,1995–2021)
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)
Publisher
Arab Development Portal
Origin
Arab Region
Records
493
Source
| Year | Location |
value
Min
Max
|
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Algeria | 70 |
| 2006 | Algeria | 74.8 |
| 2014 | Algeria | 66.3 |
| 2017 | Algeria | 62.1 |
| 2020 | Algeria | 63 |
| 2021 | Algeria | 63.5 |
| 1996 | Bahrain | 100 |
| 1997 | Bahrain | 100 |
| 1999 | Bahrain | 85 |
| 2004 | Bahrain | 85 |
| 2011 | Bahrain | 77.4 |
| 2012 | Bahrain | 76.5 |
| 2015 | Bahrain | 72.5 |
| 2011 | Comoros | 42.9 |
| 2013 | Comoros | 44.7 |
| 2014 | Comoros | 49.4 |
| 2017 | Comoros | 58.5 |
| 1998 | Djibouti | 55 |
| 2006 | Djibouti | 38.3 |
| 2008 | Djibouti | 37.7 |
| 2009 | Djibouti | 38.1 |
| 1997 | Egypt | 55 |
| 2019 | Egypt | 65.9 |
| 2021 | Egypt | 62.7 |
| 1996 | Iraq | 55 |
| 2001 | Iraq | 55 |
| 2013 | Iraq | 47 |
| 2014 | Iraq | 56.9 |
| 2018 | Iraq | 59.1 |
| 2019 | Iraq | 54.4 |
| 1996 | Jordan | 70 |
| 1997 | Jordan | 70 |
| 1999 | Jordan | 70 |
| 2001 | Jordan | 70 |
| 2004 | Jordan | 70 |
| 2013 | Jordan | 69.2 |
| 2019 | Jordan | 61.8 |
| 2004 | Kuwait | 70 |
| 2008 | Kuwait | 68.6 |
| 2015 | Kuwait | 58.6 |
| 2019 | Kuwait | 57.4 |
| 1997 | Lebanon | 70 |
| 2001 | Lebanon | 70 |
| 2004 | Lebanon | 55 |
| 2017 | Lebanon | 51.5 |
| 2018 | Lebanon | 48.8 |
| 1997 | Libya | 40 |
| 1999 | Libya | 40 |
| 2000 | Libya | 40 |
| 2020 | Libya | 40.7 |
| 1999 | Mauritania | 55 |
| 2001 | Mauritania | 55 |
| 2003 | Mauritania | 55 |
| 2005 | Mauritania | 55 |
| 2013 | Mauritania | 43.3 |
| 2014 | Mauritania | 38 |
| 2016 | Mauritania | 48.7 |
| 1996 | Morocco | 70 |
| 1997 | Morocco | 70 |
| 2004 | Morocco | 70 |
| 2005 | Morocco | 70 |
| 2018 | Morocco | 69.6 |
| 2021 | Morocco | 72.3 |
| 1995 | Oman | 85 |
| 1997 | Oman | 85 |
| 2002 | Qatar | 55 |
| 2009 | Qatar | 75.7 |
| 2011 | Qatar | 70.3 |
| 2013 | Qatar | 69.4 |
| 1997 | Saudi Arabia | 85 |
| 1998 | Saudi Arabia | 85 |
| 1999 | Saudi Arabia | 70 |
| 2001 | Saudi Arabia | 70 |
| 2002 | Saudi Arabia | 70 |
| 2003 | Saudi Arabia | 70 |
| 1996 | Sudan | 70 |
| 1999 | Syria | 55 |
| 2004 | Syria | 55 |
| 2006 | Syria | 58.9 |
| 2010 | Syria | 59.2 |
| 2011 | Syria | 55.9 |
| 2021 | Syria | 49.7 |
| 2002 | Tunisia | 70 |
| 2005 | Tunisia | 70 |
| 2007 | Tunisia | 78.9 |
| 1998 | United Arab Emirates | 85 |
| 2009 | United Arab Emirates | 57.4 |
| 2010 | United Arab Emirates | 67.4 |
| 2013 | United Arab Emirates | 74 |
| 2014 | United Arab Emirates | 74.4 |
| 2020 | United Arab Emirates | 78.6 |
| 2000 | Yemen | 55 |
| 2001 | Yemen | 55 |
| 2002 | Yemen | 55 |
| 2011 | Yemen | 73.7 |
| 2012 | Yemen | 71.5 |
| 2015 | Yemen | 54 |
| 2017 | Yemen | 51.4 |
| 2017 | Somalia | 92.3 |
| 2020 | Somalia | 31.6 |
Arab Region | Business freedom (Arab countries,1995–2021)
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)
Publisher
Arab Development Portal
Origin
Arab Region
Records
493
Source