The United Kingdom is ranked 8 among 190 economies in the ease of doing business, according to the latest World Bank annual ratings. The rank of the United Kingdom improved to 8 in 2019 from 9 in 2018. source: World Bank

Ease of Doing Business in the United Kingdom averaged 7.33 from 2008 until 2019, reaching an all time high of 11.00 in 2012 and a record low of 5.00 in 2009. This page includes a chart with historical data for Ease of Doing Business in the United Kingdom. Ease of Doing Business in United Kingdom - values, historical data and charts - was last updated on August of 2026.

Related	Last	Previous	Unit	Reference
Bankruptcies	1931.00	1847.00	Companies	Jul 2026
BRC Retail Sales Monitor YoY	1.00	1.70	percent	Jul 2026
CBI Business Optimism Index	-36.00	-65.00	points	Sep 2026
Car Production YoY	68200.00	49249.00	Units	Jun 2026
Car Registrations	156571.00	213166.00	Units	Jul 2026
Changes in Inventories	1880.00	1680.00	GBP Million	Jun 2026
Composite Leading Indicator	100.29	100.48	points	Jun 2026
Corporate Profits	169181.00	165769.00	GBP Million	Mar 2026
Corruption Index	70.00	71.00	Points	Dec 2025
Corruption Rank	20.00	20.00		Dec 2025
Crude Oil Rigs	7.00	6.00		Jul 2026
Electricity Price	130.81	128.80	GBP/MWh	Aug 2026
Electricity Production	68407.60	66079.40	Gigawatt-hour	Mar 2026
CBI Industrial Trends Orders	-25.00	-45.00	Net Balance	Aug 2026
Industrial Production YoY	-0.20	1.00	percent	Jun 2026
Industrial Production MoM	-0.20	-0.70	percent	Jun 2026
GDP 3-Month Avg	0.40	0.60	percent	Jun 2026
Manufacturing Production YoY	0.50	2.00	percent	Jun 2026
Manufacturing Production MoM	-0.50	-0.20	Percent	Jun 2026
Mining Production	-3.50	-8.10	percent	Jun 2026
New Orders	9163.00	10395.00	GBP Million	Jun 2026
New Car Sales YoY	11.70	11.40	percent	Jul 2026
Business Investment QoQ	1.70	0.90	percent	Jun 2026

Ease of Doing Business in United Kingdom

The Ease of doing business index ranks countries against each other based on how the regulatory environment is conducive to business operationstronger protections of property rights. Economies with a high rank (1 to 20) have simpler and more friendly regulations for businesses.