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Statsguru: India moves up 53 spots on WB's ease of doing biz in two years

India has continued to make modest improvements on indicators

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Ishan Bakshi
Over the past two years, India’s performance on the World Bank’s ease of doing business has improved spectacularly. As seen in Chart 1, India has jumped 53 spots in two years, from 130th rank in 2016 to 77th in 2018. 

In large parts, India’s improvement in rankings stems from better performance on indicators such as starting a business, dealing with construction permits and trading across borders. As seen in Chart 2, on starting a business, India has moved up to 137th rank in 2018, from 156th the year before. Similarly, on dealing with construction permits too, India has moved up to