Countries Where You Can Easily Start a Business


7. Kyrgyzstan
Score (0–100): 96.00

Kyrgyzstan is a mountainous country with a dominant agricultural sector. Cotton, tobacco, wool, and meat are the main agricultural products, although only tobacco and cotton are exported in any quantity. Industrial exports include gold, mercury, uranium, natural gas, and electricity. The economy depends heavily on gold exports - mainly from output at the Kumtor gold mine.

6. Rwanda
Score (0–100): 97.30

Rwanda is a rural country with about 90 percent of the population engaged in agriculture. It is the most densely populated country in Africa and has few natural resources and minimal industry. The country entered a high period of economic growth in 2006, and the following year managed to register 8 percent economic growth, a record it has sustained since, turning it into one of the fastest-growing economies in Africa.

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