Doing Business in Djibouti 2018

The World Bank has just released its annual Doing Business 2018 report. It evaluated 190 countries. Djibouti ranked 154, an improvement compared to the 2017 report. By comparison, Ethiopia ranked 160 and Kenya ranked 80.

The World Bank ranking takes into account the following eleven factors: starting a business, dealing with construction permits, getting electricity, registering property, getting credit, protecting minority investors, paying taxes, trading across borders, enforcing contracts, resolving insolvency, and labor market regulation.