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World Business Environment Survey

Surveys and data on business environment

The World Business Environment Survey, a project of the World Bank's Investment Climate and Institute Units, was administered to more than 10,000 firms in 80 countries in late 1999 and early 2000. Questions in the survey focused on the quality of the investment climate as shaped by domestic economic policy; governance; regulatory, infrastructure, and financial impediments; and assessments of the quality of public services.

Data

Download data set for 80 countries
Access the interactive data site (World Bank Institute web site)

Supporting resources

Core questionnaire ( 51 KB)
Country codes ( 15 KB) 
Global Report presentation ( 476 KB)
Sample terms of reference ( 14 KB)
Variable codes ( 17 KB)


Regional WBES versions

Africa ( 94 KB)
Americas 1 (NA, Brazil & Chile) ( 104 KB)
Americas 2 (17 LAC countries) ( 107 KB)
East Asia / Pakistan ( 126 KB)
Transition Europe ( 118 KB)
Western Europe ( 91 KB)

Papers

Firms Speak: What the World Business Environment Survey Tells Us About Constraints on Private Sector Development ( 114 KB)