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