World Bank Business Ready 2025: business-environment scores by economy

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Value-added panel of the World Bank's Business Ready 2025 scores (the Doing Business replacement; keyless official workbook, CC BY 4.0): one row per economy for 101 economies with the three overall pillar scores (Regulatory Framework, Public Services, Operational Efficiency) and the 10 topic x 3 pillar scores (Business Entry, Business Location, Utility Services, Labor, Financial Services, International Trade, Taxation, Dispute Resolution, Market Competition, Business Insolvency), plus a derived overall score, strongest/weakest topics and topic spread. The regulatory-environment layer for market-entry, country-risk and ESG models; joins on economy_code with the catalog's other World Bank panels. Fills the catalog's business-environment gap: Doing Business is discontinued and nothing else scores regulatory quality worldwide.

Source: World Bank Business Ready intelligence
Rows: 101
Columns: 51
Source cadence: Yearly
Last refreshed: Oct 6, 2026
Theme: economics

Column	Type	Description
economy_code	string	ISO 3166-1 alpha-3 economy code as published in the B-READY workbook ('Economy Code').
economy	string	Economy name from the catalog's canonical ISO3 mapper.
year	integer	B-READY edition year (2025).
overall_pillar1	float	Overall Pillar 1 score: Regulatory Framework — the mean of the ten topic-specific Pillar 1 scores; quality of business regulations. (unit: score 0-100)
overall_pillar2	float	Overall Pillar 2 score: Public Services — the mean of the ten topic-specific Pillar 2 scores; quality of public services and transparency. (unit: score 0-100)
overall_pillar3	float	Overall Pillar 3 score: Operational Efficiency — the mean of the ten topic-specific Pillar 3 scores; efficiency of regulations and services in practice. (unit: score 0-100)
business_entry_overall	float	B-READY 2025 Business Entry topic score: the mean of its three pillar scores (0-100, higher = better business environment for business entry). (unit: score 0-100)
business_entry_pillar1	float	B-READY 2025 Business Entry Pillar 1 (Regulatory Framework). (unit: score 0-100)
business_entry_pillar2	float	B-READY 2025 Business Entry Pillar 2 (Public Services). (unit: score 0-100)
business_entry_pillar3	float	B-READY 2025 Business Entry Pillar 3 (Operational Efficiency). (unit: score 0-100)
business_location_overall	float	B-READY 2025 Business Location topic score: the mean of its three pillar scores (0-100, higher = better business environment for business location). (unit: score 0-100)
business_location_pillar1	float	B-READY 2025 Business Location Pillar 1 (Regulatory Framework). (unit: score 0-100)
business_location_pillar2	float	B-READY 2025 Business Location Pillar 2 (Public Services). (unit: score 0-100)
business_location_pillar3	float	B-READY 2025 Business Location Pillar 3 (Operational Efficiency). (unit: score 0-100)
utility_services_overall	float	B-READY 2025 Utility Services topic score: the mean of its three pillar scores (0-100, higher = better business environment for utility services). (unit: score 0-100)
utility_services_pillar1	float	B-READY 2025 Utility Services Pillar 1 (Regulatory Framework). (unit: score 0-100)
utility_services_pillar2	float	B-READY 2025 Utility Services Pillar 2 (Public Services). (unit: score 0-100)
utility_services_pillar3	float	B-READY 2025 Utility Services Pillar 3 (Operational Efficiency). (unit: score 0-100)
labor_overall	float	B-READY 2025 Labor topic score: the mean of its three pillar scores (0-100, higher = better business environment for labor). (unit: score 0-100)
labor_pillar1	float	B-READY 2025 Labor Pillar 1 (Regulatory Framework). (unit: score 0-100)
labor_pillar2	float	B-READY 2025 Labor Pillar 2 (Public Services). (unit: score 0-100)
labor_pillar3	float	B-READY 2025 Labor Pillar 3 (Operational Efficiency). (unit: score 0-100)
financial_services_overall	float	B-READY 2025 Financial Services topic score: the mean of its three pillar scores (0-100, higher = better business environment for financial services). (unit: score 0-100)
financial_services_pillar1	float	B-READY 2025 Financial Services Pillar 1 (Regulatory Framework). (unit: score 0-100)
financial_services_pillar2	float	B-READY 2025 Financial Services Pillar 2 (Public Services). (unit: score 0-100)
financial_services_pillar3	float	B-READY 2025 Financial Services Pillar 3 (Operational Efficiency). (unit: score 0-100)
international_trade_overall	float	B-READY 2025 International Trade topic score: the mean of its three pillar scores (0-100, higher = better business environment for international trade). (unit: score 0-100)
international_trade_pillar1	float	B-READY 2025 International Trade Pillar 1 (Regulatory Framework). (unit: score 0-100)
international_trade_pillar2	float	B-READY 2025 International Trade Pillar 2 (Public Services). (unit: score 0-100)
international_trade_pillar3	float	B-READY 2025 International Trade Pillar 3 (Operational Efficiency). (unit: score 0-100)
taxation_overall	float	B-READY 2025 Taxation topic score: the mean of its three pillar scores (0-100, higher = better business environment for taxation). (unit: score 0-100)
taxation_pillar1	float	B-READY 2025 Taxation Pillar 1 (Regulatory Framework). (unit: score 0-100)
taxation_pillar2	float	B-READY 2025 Taxation Pillar 2 (Public Services). (unit: score 0-100)
taxation_pillar3	float	B-READY 2025 Taxation Pillar 3 (Operational Efficiency). (unit: score 0-100)
dispute_resolution_overall	float	B-READY 2025 Dispute Resolution topic score: the mean of its three pillar scores (0-100, higher = better business environment for dispute resolution). (unit: score 0-100)
dispute_resolution_pillar1	float	B-READY 2025 Dispute Resolution Pillar 1 (Regulatory Framework). (unit: score 0-100)
dispute_resolution_pillar2	float	B-READY 2025 Dispute Resolution Pillar 2 (Public Services). (unit: score 0-100)
dispute_resolution_pillar3	float	B-READY 2025 Dispute Resolution Pillar 3 (Operational Efficiency). (unit: score 0-100)
market_competition_overall	float	B-READY 2025 Market Competition topic score: the mean of its three pillar scores (0-100, higher = better business environment for market competition). (unit: score 0-100)
market_competition_pillar1	float	B-READY 2025 Market Competition Pillar 1 (Regulatory Framework). (unit: score 0-100)
market_competition_pillar2	float	B-READY 2025 Market Competition Pillar 2 (Public Services). (unit: score 0-100)
market_competition_pillar3	float	B-READY 2025 Market Competition Pillar 3 (Operational Efficiency). (unit: score 0-100)
business_insolvency_overall	float	B-READY 2025 Business Insolvency topic score: the mean of its three pillar scores (0-100, higher = better business environment for business insolvency). (unit: score 0-100)
business_insolvency_pillar1	float	B-READY 2025 Business Insolvency Pillar 1 (Regulatory Framework). (unit: score 0-100)
business_insolvency_pillar2	float	B-READY 2025 Business Insolvency Pillar 2 (Public Services). (unit: score 0-100)
business_insolvency_pillar3	float	B-READY 2025 Business Insolvency Pillar 3 (Operational Efficiency). (unit: score 0-100)
overall_score	float	Derived overall score: mean of the three overall pillar scores (equivalently the mean of all 30 topic-pillar scores). The Bank publishes no single aggregate ranking; this is a transparent derived mean. (unit: score 0-100)
strongest_topic	string	Topic key with the highest topic overall score for the economy.
weakest_topic	string	Topic key with the lowest topic overall score for the economy.
topic_spread	float	Max minus min topic overall score: how uneven the business environment is across topics. (unit: score points)
row_hash	string	Deterministic 12-hex row identity hash (economy_code\|year).

First 10 sample rows — a preview, not the complete dataset.

economy_code	economy	year	overall_pillar1	overall_pillar2	overall_pillar3	business_entry_overall	business_entry_pillar1	business_entry_pillar2	business_entry_pillar3	business_location_overall	business_location_pillar1	business_location_pillar2	business_location_pillar3	utility_services_overall	utility_services_pillar1	utility_services_pillar2	utility_services_pillar3	labor_overall	labor_pillar1	labor_pillar2	labor_pillar3	financial_services_overall	financial_services_pillar1	financial_services_pillar2	financial_services_pillar3	international_trade_overall	international_trade_pillar1	international_trade_pillar2	international_trade_pillar3	taxation_overall	taxation_pillar1	taxation_pillar2	taxation_pillar3	dispute_resolution_overall	dispute_resolution_pillar1	dispute_resolution_pillar2	dispute_resolution_pillar3	market_competition_overall	market_competition_pillar1	market_competition_pillar2	market_competition_pillar3	business_insolvency_overall	business_insolvency_pillar1	business_insolvency_pillar2	business_insolvency_pillar3	overall_score	strongest_topic	weakest_topic	topic_spread	row_hash
AGO	Angola	2,025	63.879	37.48	45.851	74.124	66.468	67	88.903	47.828	61.201	26.551	55.731	55.591	54.479	47.336	64.958	68.966	84.97	69.306	52.623	58.632	90.215	38	47.681	23.581	27.621	40.274	2.848	51.769	64.236	33.625	57.445	40.67	59.17	13.869	48.972	43.985	57.093	35.509	39.352	25.556	73.333	3.333	0	49.07	business_entry	international_trade	50.543	3b7fa0490870
ARM	Armenia	2,025	72.906	66.048	61.177	95.954	100	90.083	97.779	68.491	69.687	60.988	74.797	72.516	82.986	74.081	60.48	67.002	72.272	75.635	53.099	85.036	93.595	90	71.513	55.255	71.263	63.321	31.182	67.504	53.167	62.25	87.094	57.958	69.86	50.952	53.061	58.213	60.17	53.997	60.471	39.173	56.056	39.167	22.298	66.71	business_entry	business_insolvency	56.781	42c7e02f7a8f
AZE	Azerbaijan	2,025	71.922	62.684	63.339	86.029	74.206	87.222	96.658	70.992	70.475	56.643	85.858	83.048	83.611	77.652	87.881	64.002	68.145	66.528	57.332	87.161	94.107	89.833	77.542	54.086	64.489	49.234	48.533	67.813	66.667	64.25	72.524	65.311	74.745	59.464	61.725	45.284	51.997	38.519	45.336	36.093	70.778	37.5	0	65.982	financial_services	business_insolvency	51.068	9ffbfabfdb0c
BEL	Belgium	2,025	74.078	70.766	68.16	83.27	81.071	77.5	91.239	61.929	73.505	70.748	41.536	80.995	87.188	94.697	61.1	66.177	84.541	74.444	39.547	79.896	83	71.167	85.52	78.276	83.383	61.889	89.556	44.759	38.611	56.573	39.093	65.4	68.548	56.72	70.931	64.566	63.807	65.386	64.506	84.746	77.125	78.542	98.571	71.001	business_insolvency	taxation	39.987	8ffe1eb3fc73
BEN	Benin	2,025	68.554	57.874	54.216	84.505	72.024	84.722	96.769	63.169	70.009	46.913	72.584	73.527	85.625	79.299	55.656	54.658	50.696	57.937	55.341	66.94	74.844	82.5	43.476	58.017	64.004	68.21	41.836	63.437	70.417	76.073	43.821	40.998	62.933	21.495	38.567	39.974	52.209	22.84	44.873	56.922	82.778	38.75	49.239	60.215	business_entry	market_competition	44.531	f425cf78cd11
BFA	Burkina Faso	2,025	63.232	40.862	49.975	60.771	60.357	40	81.955	48.421	71.491	20.968	52.803	59.111	64.931	69.309	43.092	59.081	63.459	63.056	50.729	59.731	74.104	64.833	40.257	52.022	49.918	50.202	55.946	50.808	38.944	41.521	71.96	39.539	66.518	13.915	38.184	42.121	57.823	31.481	37.058	41.96	84.778	13.333	27.768	51.356	business_entry	dispute_resolution	21.231	4e9b01004ee1
BGD	Bangladesh	2,025	53.007	45.142	57.768	63.257	69.246	57.167	63.359	53.352	62.003	43.493	54.561	62.196	46.979	66.711	72.898	72.888	83.204	66.667	68.793	62.7	71.931	61.033	55.135	51.885	40.131	47.371	68.153	48.034	39.167	32.219	72.715	45.806	47.341	23.036	67.04	39.014	36.237	37.469	43.335	20.589	33.833	16.25	11.685	51.972	labor	business_insolvency	52.299	247417ab2c3c
BGR	Bulgaria	2,025	76.978	66.512	66.524	80.422	78.69	82.333	80.243	69.966	79.175	52.443	78.281	81.922	86.285	79.609	79.873	65.342	81.353	70.556	44.116	72.027	79.187	59.333	77.559	71.54	76.992	50.702	86.926	69.13	72	54.354	81.037	66.026	75.76	56.005	66.314	63.189	70.31	72.284	46.975	60.48	70.028	87.5	23.913	70.005	utility_services	business_insolvency	21.442	c27560ed8591
BHR	Bahrain	2,025	67.498	66.894	70.758	65.344	64.881	85.167	45.986	72.757	63.607	71.39	83.273	88.448	86.285	88.542	90.516	65.831	65.961	79.306	52.227	64.555	63.248	59.833	70.583	73.207	74.732	73.738	71.15	54.644	39.972	38.583	85.375	74.055	77.404	61.396	83.365	51.799	46.444	40.154	68.799	73.194	92.444	70.833	56.304	68.383	utility_services	market_competition	36.649	e83d5522bf76
BIH	Bosnia and Herzegovina	2,025	62.553	45.253	62.934	52.063	63.968	42.222	50	58.106	59.751	28.425	86.141	55.008	42.569	50.505	71.95	69.728	84.762	73.69	50.733	75.779	68.229	70.4	88.707	67.115	75.482	43.907	81.957	51.752	32.972	42.896	79.387	41.615	67.812	18.955	38.079	51.743	57.959	43.611	53.658	46.224	72.028	37.917	28.727	56.913	financial_services	dispute_resolution	34.164	7b0c83f9ae9d

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curl "https://datazimuts.com/v1/datasets/wb_bready_intel/business_ready_2025_scores" | jq '{title, rows, columns_count, license}'

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import requests

ds = requests.get("https://datazimuts.com/v1/datasets/wb_bready_intel/business_ready_2025_scores").json()
print(ds["title"], ds["rows"], "rows")

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for row in ds.get("sample_rows", [])[:5]:
    print(row)

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World Bank Business Ready intelligence. (2026). World Bank Business Ready 2025: business-environment scores by economy [Data set, snapshot 20261006T102134Z-c9e379381d9e, sha256 c9e379381d9e]. Datazimuts. Retrieved 2026-10-06, from https://datazimuts.com/en/datasets/wb_bready_intel/business_ready_2025_scores?snapshot=20261006T102134Z-c9e379381d9e

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@misc{dz_wb_bready_intel_business_ready_2025_scor_c9e37938,
  title        = {{World Bank Business Ready 2025: business-environment scores by economy}},
  author       = {{World Bank Business Ready intelligence}},
  year         = {2026},
  publisher    = {Datazimuts},
  howpublished = {\url{https://datazimuts.com/en/datasets/wb_bready_intel/business_ready_2025_scores?snapshot=20261006T102134Z-c9e379381d9e}},
  note         = {Snapshot 20261006T102134Z-c9e379381d9e, sha256 c9e379381d9e8fc33c4240bb22b458dc0fd12025a519dd7ce85928a5caa38c29; accessed 2026-10-06}
}

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