- Spain goes from 28 to 30 in the ranking, its second best position since 2008
- The global score for Spain experiences a slight improvement to 77.68 points, approaching the reference level of 100
Spain has obtained the second best result since 2008, with a score of 77.68 points, in the Doing Business 2019 indicator published annually by the World Bank. This indicator analyzes the ease of doing business in 190 countries, giving a global final grade and a grade for each area analyzed, with 100 being the reference value.
In the period analyzed, which corresponds to the months between June 1, 2017 and May 31, 2018, Spain has dropped two places in the ranking, from 28 to 30, but the distance to the reference value has improved going from 77.02 to 77.68.
Doing Business focuses on 10 regulatory areas that influence a country's business climate. During the last year, Spain improved the score in relation to the reference value in seven of the areas analyzed, among which the indicator on the management of construction permits stands out. In contrast, only the property registration indicator experienced a decline and two remained at the levels of the previous year.
In the comparison with the best positioned European economies, Spain advanced one place compared to the previous year, ranking eleventh.
Although the relative position in the ranking has undergone few significant changes in the last five years, the results obtained are part of a trend of gradual improvement in the regulatory framework.
