Starting a Business 2008

In the doing business report, among 10 indicators starting a business is the first and foremost indicator. This is simply the challenge faced by the entrepreneur for launching a business. This includes both bureaucratic as well as legal procedures in the process of a new business.

Starting a business ranking of a nation gives a clear picture upon time factor, cost involved and minimum capital requirement as a percentage of Gross National Income (GNI) in launching a business in the country.

Australia has been ranked 1 as in 2008 in the starting a business ranking. Find below the complete list of countries:

Economy	Starting a Business 2008	Economy	Starting a Business 2008	Economy	Starting a Business 2008	Economy	Starting a Business 2008
Australia	1	Armenia	47	Croatia	93	Lebanon	132
Canada	2	Seychelles	48	Gambia	94	Jordan	133
New Zealand	3	Kyrgyz Republic	49	Tanzania	95	Venezuela	134
United States	4	Russia	50	Sudan	95	China	135
Ireland	5	Morocco	51	Vietnam	97	Honduras	135
United Kingdom	6	Bhutan	52	Montenegro	98	Benin	137
Puerto Rico	7	South Africa	53	Botswana	99	Ghana	138
Mauritius	8	Uzbekistan	54	Bulgaria	100	Central African Republic	139
Singapore	9	Egypt	55	Namibia	101	Timor-Leste	140
Georgia	10	Palau	56	Peru	102	Liberia	141
Jamaica	11	Lithuania	57	Taiwan, China	103	Swaziland	142
France	12	Kazakhstan	57	Samoa	104	Zimbabwe	143
Hong Kong, China	13	Pakistan	59	Burkina Faso	105	Philippines	144
Iceland	14	Nepal	60	Ethiopia	106	Comoros	145
Marshall Islands	15	Madagascar	61	Oman	107	Congo, Dem. Rep.	146
Finland	16	Mongolia	62	Malawi	108	Gabon	147
Israel	17	Rwanda	63	Ukraine	109	Ecuador	148
Denmark	18	Azerbaijan	64	Korea	110	Mali	149
Belgium	19	Italy	65	India	111	Bosnia and Herzegovina	150
Estonia	20	Paraguay	66	Kenya	112	Uruguay	151
Macedonia, FYR	21	Hungary	67	Costa Rica	113	Greece	152
Sweden	22	Tunisia	68	Argentina	114	Niger	153
Dominica	23	Fiji	69	Uganda	114	Congo, Rep.	154
Tonga	24	Nicaragua	70	Belize	116	Côte d’Ivoire	155
Afghanistan	24	Germany	71	Brunei	117	Cape Verde	156
Romania	26	Slovakia	72	Spain	118	Iraq	164
Antigua and Barbuda	27	Vanuatu	73	Belarus	119	Djibouti	165
Norway	28	Malaysia	74	Slovenia	120	West Bank and Gaza	166
Sri Lanka	29	Mexico	75	Kuwait	121	Mauritania	167
Latvia	30	Papua New Guinea	76	Brazil	122	Indonesia	168
Panama	31	Iran	77	Albania	123	Syria	169
St. Vincent and the Grenadines	32	Lao PDR	78	Bolivia	157	Haiti	170
Grenada	32	St. Kitts and Nevis	79	United Arab Emirates	158	Guinea	171
Maldives	34	Nigeria	80	Senegal	159	Equatorial Guinea	172
Switzerland	35	Moldova	81	Cameroon	160	Angola	173
Thailand	36	Zambia	82	Tajikistan	161	Eritrea	174
Saudi Arabia	36	Austria	83	Cambodia	162	Yemen	175
Portugal	38	Dominican Republic	84	Suriname	163	Togo	176
Chile	39	Solomon Islands	85	Burundi	124	Chad	177
Trinidad and Tobago	40	Kiribati	86	Mozambique	125	Guinea-Bissau	178
Netherlands	41	Guyana	86	Lesotho	126
Luxembourg	41	Colombia	88	São Tomé and Principe	126
Turkey	43	Sierra Leone	89	Guatemala	128
Japan	44	Serbia	90	Poland	129
St. Lucia	45	Czech Republic	91	El Salvador	130
Micronesia	46	Bangladesh	92	Algeria	131

Source: Doing Business Database