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This study aims to compare the World Bank's Doing Business and Business Ready datasets.

March 26, 2026

Doing Business v. Business Ready: A Preliminary Comparison

Key Points

This study aims to compare the World Bank's Doing Business and Business Ready datasets.
Evaluated historical data from the Doing Business project.
Assessed the new Business Ready dataset proposed by the World Bank.
Conducted qualitative comparisons between the two datasets.
Identified key differences in how both datasets measure regulatory burdens.
Found that B-READY may provide valuable data but lacks full coverage of DB.
Concluded that B-READY won't be a seamless replacement for DB.

Abstract

ABSTRACT The World Bank's Doing Business (DB) project had measured the regulatory burden facing private businesses around the world since 2004. After the cancellation of the DB project in 2021, the World Bank announced that they would be creating a new project called Business Ready (B‐READY) to replace the DB project. The purpose of this study is to compare and contrast the two sets of data. Our preliminary conclusion is that while B‐READY is likely to be a valuable dataset, it is not going to be a seamless replacement for DB.

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Callais et al. (Tue,) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69c4cda5fdc3bde44891a4e3 https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1002/soej.70034

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