Ease of doing businesses, Economy rankings

Business climate remains a weakness for Africa’s growth prospects. In terms of the ease
with which companies do business in different countries in Africa, the continent does
not rank highly, and a majority of African countries are among those placed at the
bottom of the World Bank ranking for 189 countries.31 There are, however, a few
notable exceptions. Mauritius ranks 32nd (it was 28th in 2014) in the world and first
among the African nations, followed by Rwanda (62nd), Botswana (72nd), South Africa
(73rd), Tunisia (74th) and Morocco (75th). South Africa dropped significantly from 43rd
in 2014 to 73rd in 2015. Rwanda’s ranking deserves attention, given its low GDP per
capita.