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. While the 2024 B-Ready report assessed 50 economies, the latest edition covered 101 economies. In terms of operational efficiency, the Philippines got a score of 51.45 and ranked 80th out of 101 economies in the latest report. 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.

Source: Philippine Star January 23, 2026 16:13 UTC