Philippines at midpoint of World Bank’s B-Ready report

January 24, 2026 | 12:00am

MANILA, Philippines — The Philippines placed 53rd out of 101 economies in the World Bank’s 2025 Business-Ready (B-Ready) report, which assesses the state of the business environment.

The B-Ready report replaces and improves upon the World Bank’s Doing Business report, which was discontinued by the multilateral lender due to internal reports of data irregularities. 

B-Ready 2025 is the second edition of the project’s rollout phase, covering the years 2024 to 2026.

While the 2024 B-Ready report assessed 50 economies, the latest edition covered 101 economies.

The next edition or the 2026 B-Ready report will be covering more than 160 economies.

The latest report assessed countries on three pillars: regulatory framework, public services and operational efficiency by giving scores ranging from 0 (worst performance) to 100 (best performance).

The Philippines demonstrated strength in the regulatory framework pillar as it got a score of 73.86 and placed 26th out of 101 economies in the latest
B-Ready report. 

In the previous report, the Philippines got a score of 70.68 and ranked 16th out of 50 economies in the regulatory framework pillar.

In the public services pillar, the country got a score of 57.82 and placed 51st out of 101 economies in the latest report.

Previously, the Philippines got a score of 50.80 and placed 24th out of 50 economies in public services.

In terms of operational efficiency, the Philippines got a score of 51.45 and ranked 80th out of 101 economies in the latest report.

In the previous report, the Philippines got a score of 57.95 and ranked 36th out of 50 economies in operational efficiency. 

The Anti-Red Tape Authority (ARTA) said the Philippines’ ranking at the midpoint of all assessed countries underscores the country’s ability to remain competitive amid a wider comparison set that now includes more advanced economies.

It said the government is committed to efforts to improve investment and promote inclusive growth.

“ARTA remains confident that the country’s performance in future B-READY reports will continue to improve through sustained reforms, stronger coordination with the private sector and partners and a whole-of-nation approach,” ARTA said.

It also said reforms introduced after the period of the 2025 B-Ready report, including those implemented from late 2024 onwards, are expected to be reflected in future results.

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