The 15 easiest African countries to do business in 2020

Sub-Saharan Africa remains one of the weak-performing regions on the 2020 ease of doing business with an average score of 51.8.
Mauritius retains its position as the best economy for doing business in Africa
Nigeria and Toyo make improvements within the last year and among top global improvers but still not enough to meet up with Mauritius, Rwanda, and Morocco on the continent.

Mauritius has emerged as the easiest place to do business in Africa, ranking 13th globally, according to the World Bank Group’s Doing Business 2020 report.

With four reforms implemented this year, the Southern African country made resolving insolvency easier and improved contract enforcement.

In Africa, Rwanda, Morocco, Kenya, and Tunisia followed Mauritius as the best country for doing business for private sectors and investors.

“With reforms led by the Organization for the Harmonization of Business Law in Africa last year and the Central African Economic and Monetary Community this year, economies in Sub-Saharan Africa have demonstrated how regional cooperation can help to effectively improve the business climate,” said Santiago Croci Downes, Program Manager of the Doing Business Unit.

Top 10 improvers in Ease of Doing Business 2020 report World Bank Group

Nigeria earned a place among the year’s top global improvers alongside Togo, according to the World Bank Group’s Doing Business study.

Compared to other parts of the world, Sub-Saharan Africa still underperforms in several areas and the region remains one of the weak-performing regions, with an average score of 51.8.

World Bank's Ease of doing business 2020 report World Bank Group

Here are the best African countries for doing business in 2020:

Mauritius

Africa: 1
World: 13
Ease of doing business ranking: 81.5

Rwanda

Africa: 2
World: 38
Ease of doing business ranking: 76.5

Morocco

Africa: 3
World: 53
Ease of doing business ranking: 73.4

Kenya

Africa: 4
World: 56
Ease of doing business ranking: 73.2

Tunisia

Africa: 5
World: 78
Ease of doing business ranking: 68.7

South Africa

Africa: 6
World: 84
Ease of doing business ranking: 67.0

Zambia

Africa: 7
World: 85
Ease of doing business ranking: 66.9

Botswana

Africa: 8
World: 78
Ease of doing business ranking: 66.2

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Togo

Africa: 9
World: 97
Ease of doing business ranking: 62.3

Seychelles

Africa: 10
World: 100
Ease of doing business ranking: 61.7

Namibia

Africa: 11
World: 104
Ease of doing business ranking 61.4

Malawi

Africa: 12
World: 109
Ease of doing business ranking: 60.9

Côte d’Ivoire

Africa: 13
World: 110
Ease of doing business ranking: 60.7

Djibouti

Africa: 14
World: 112
Ease of doing business ranking: 60.5

Egypt, Arab Rep.

Africa: 15
World: 114
Ease of doing business ranking: 60.1

These are the 15 easiest African countries to do business in 2020

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