Singapore is the world's easiest place to do business
Economy2009 Rank2008 Rank
Singapore11
New Zealand22
United States33
Hong Kong44
Denmark55
Ireland78
Canada87
Australia99
Norway1011
Source: Doing Business 2009 Report, World Bank Note: The rankings for all economies are benchmarked to June 2008. Rankings on the ease of doing business are the average of the country rankings on the 10 topics covered in the Doing Business 2009 Report.