The Global Business Complexity Index 2020 provides an authoritative overview of the complexity of establishing and operating businesses around the world. It explores factors that drive the success or failure of international business, with a focus on operating in foreign markets, and outlines key themes emerging on the global scene and their associated local intricacies across 77 jurisdictions.

As in last year’s report, the findings give rise to a global ranking of these jurisdictions, based on the complexity of their business environments in terms of legislation, compliance, accounting procedures, tax regimes, HR rules and payroll procedures.