Rankings On The Ease Of Doing Business (Top 30)

2008 * RANK

ECONOMY

2007 * RANK

ECONOMY

2006 * RANK

ECONOMY

1

Singapore

1

Singapore

1

New Zealand

2

New Zealand

2

New Zealand

2

Singapore

3

United States

3

United States

3

United States

4

Hong Kong , China

4

Canada

4

Canada

5

Denmark

5

Hong Kong , China

5

United Kingdom

6

United Kingdom

6

United Kingdom

6

Hong Kong , China

7

Canada

7

Denmark

7

Denmark

8

Ireland

8

Australia

8

Norway

9

Australia

9

Norway

9

Australia

10

Iceland

10

Ireland

10

Ireland

11

Norway

11

Japan

11

Iceland

12

Japan

12

Iceland

12

Japan

13

Finland

13

Sweden

13

Finland

14

Sweden

14

Finland

14

Sweden

15

Thailand

15

Switzerland

15

Lithuania

16

Switzerland

16

Lithuania

16

Switzerland

17

Estonia

17

Estonia

17

Estonia

18

Georgia

18

Thailand

18

Puerto Rico

19

Belgium

19

Puerto Rico

19

Thailand

20

Germany

20

Belgium

20

Belgium

21

Netherlands

21

Germany

21

Germany

22

Latvia

22

Netherlands

22

Netherlands

23

Saudi Arabia

23

Korea

23

Korea

24

MALAYSIA

24

Latvia

24

Chile

25

Austria

25

MALAYSIA

25

MALAYSIA

26

Lithuania

26

Israel

26

Israel

27

Mauritius

27

St. Lucia

27

St. Lucia

28

Puerto Rico

28

Chile

28

South Africa

29

Israel

29

South Africa

29

Fiji

30

Korea

30

Austria

30

Austria

* Total number of countries ranked by year :

•  178 Countries in Year 2008;

•  175 Countries in Year 2007;

•  155 Countries in Year 2006.

 
 
 
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