Ranking·World Bank B-READY·101 countries

Weeks to Dismiss a Worker

World Bank B-READY labor survey for weeks to dismiss a worker - Actual time in weeks needed to dismiss a full-time permanent worker.

Scale weeks 101 ranked B-READY range 8.3 weeks · leader Barbados
8.3 weeks #1 - Barbados

B-READY in one line

Barbados leads the 101-country weeks to dismiss a worker ranking at 8.3 weeks, against a global median of 6.2 weeks.

8.3 weeks
#1 - Barbados
6.2 weeks
global median
8.3 weeks
high-low spread
101
wide coverage

Source: World Bank B-READY. Scale weeks.

What B-READY shows on Weeks to Dismiss a Worker

This board sorts 101 countries by weeks to dismiss a worker from World Bank B-READY (scale weeks, 2025 cycle). B-READY blends regulation quality, public services, and efficiency into one labor score, so a high rank can reflect service delivery as much as the letter of the dismissal code. Ranks are unique (alphabetical tie-break), so every country has a distinct slot even when raw values match.

Mean 5.3 weeks vs median 6.2 weeks - outliers pull the mean across 101 reporters. Top three: Barbados (8.3 weeks), Cabo Verde (8.3 weeks), Cameroon (8.3 weeks). Bottom three: Sweden (0.0 weeks), Slovenia (0.0 weeks), Paraguay (0.0 weeks). High-low spread is 8.3 weeks.

Higher B-READY labor scores mean stronger measured regulation quality and services, open a country row for pillar breakdowns and the dismissal-time companion metrics.

EPLex Composite B-READY Labor OECD Employment Notice Period at 2 Years Tenure Severance Pay at 4 Years Tenure Maximum Probation Period
# Country Score (weeks)
1 Barbados 🇧🇧 8.3 weeks
2 Cabo Verde 🇨🇻 8.3 weeks
3 Cameroon 🇨🇲 8.3 weeks
4 Canada 🇨🇦 8.3 weeks
5 Central African Republic 🇨🇫 8.3 weeks
6 Eswatini 🇸🇿 8.3 weeks
7 Greece 🇬🇷 8.3 weeks
8 Jamaica 🇯🇲 8.3 weeks
9 Malta 🇲🇹 8.3 weeks
10 Mexico 🇲🇽 8.3 weeks
11 Moldova 🇲🇩 8.3 weeks
12 Pakistan 🇵🇰 8.3 weeks
13 Samoa 🇼🇸 8.3 weeks
14 Spain 🇪🇸 8.3 weeks
15 Turkmenistan 🇹🇲 8.3 weeks
16 United States 🇺🇸 8.3 weeks
17 Uruguay 🇺🇾 8.3 weeks
18 Uzbekistan 🇺🇿 8.3 weeks
19 Tanzania 🇹🇿 8.2 weeks
20 Costa Rica 🇨🇷 8.2 weeks
21 Ghana 🇬🇭 8.2 weeks
22 Cyprus 🇨🇾 8.1 weeks
23 Madagascar 🇲🇬 8.1 weeks
24 Burkina Faso 🇧🇫 8.0 weeks
25 Sierra Leone 🇸🇱 8.0 weeks
26 Hungary 🇭🇺 8.0 weeks
27 Ecuador 🇪🇨 7.9 weeks
28 Colombia 🇨🇴 7.9 weeks
29 Congo, Dem. Rep. 🇨🇩 7.7 weeks
30 Rwanda 🇷🇼 7.6 weeks
31 Gambia 🇬🇲 7.5 weeks
32 Lao PDR 🇱🇦 7.4 weeks
33 Hong Kong 🇭🇰 7.4 weeks
34 Peru 🇵🇪 7.3 weeks
35 Mali 🇲🇱 7.2 weeks
36 Israel 🇮🇱 7.2 weeks
37 Kazakhstan 🇰🇿 7.2 weeks
38 El Salvador 🇸🇻 7.2 weeks
39 West Bank and Gaza 🇵🇸 7.0 weeks
40 Serbia 🇷🇸 6.8 weeks
41 Cambodia 🇰🇭 6.7 weeks
42 Vanuatu 🇻🇺 6.6 weeks
43 Turkey 🇹🇷 6.6 weeks
44 South Korea 🇰🇷 6.5 weeks
45 Nepal 🇳🇵 6.5 weeks
46 Benin 🇧🇯 6.5 weeks
47 Cote d'Ivoire 🇨🇮 6.4 weeks
48 Congo, Rep. 🇨🇬 6.4 weeks
49 Poland 🇵🇱 6.3 weeks
50 Tonga 🇹🇴 6.3 weeks
51 Chad 🇹🇩 6.2 weeks
52 Senegal 🇸🇳 6.2 weeks
53 Taiwan 🇹🇼 6.1 weeks
54 United Kingdom 🇬🇧 6.1 weeks
55 Indonesia 🇮🇩 5.7 weeks
56 Morocco 🇲🇦 5.6 weeks
57 Jordan 🇯🇴 5.6 weeks
58 New Zealand 🇳🇿 5.5 weeks
59 Bangladesh 🇧🇩 5.4 weeks
60 Latvia 🇱🇻 5.3 weeks
61 Kyrgyz Republic 🇰🇬 5.2 weeks
62 North Macedonia 🇲🇰 5.1 weeks
63 Georgia 🇬🇪 4.9 weeks
64 Singapore 🇸🇬 4.8 weeks
65 Seychelles 🇸🇨 4.7 weeks
66 Ireland 🇮🇪 4.6 weeks
67 Trinidad and Tobago 🇹🇹 4.5 weeks
68 Viet Nam 🇻🇳 4.5 weeks
69 Papua New Guinea 🇵🇬 4.4 weeks
70 Togo 🇹🇬 4.3 weeks
71 South Sudan 🇸🇸 4.2 weeks
72 Bhutan 🇧🇹 4.0 weeks
73 Croatia 🇭🇷 3.9 weeks
74 Bosnia and Herzegovina 🇧🇦 3.9 weeks
75 Botswana 🇧🇼 3.8 weeks
76 Portugal 🇵🇹 3.7 weeks
77 Lesotho 🇱🇸 3.6 weeks
78 Estonia 🇪🇪 3.3 weeks
79 Timor-Leste 🇹🇱 2.7 weeks
80 Italy 🇮🇹 2.7 weeks
81 Mauritius 🇲🇺 2.1 weeks
82 Romania 🇷🇴 1.9 weeks
83 Tajikistan 🇹🇯 1.9 weeks
84 Slovakia 🇸🇰 1.7 weeks
85 Belgium 🇧🇪 1.6 weeks
86 Angola 🇦🇴 1.3 weeks
87 Tunisia 🇹🇳 1.0 weeks
88 Namibia 🇳🇦 1.0 weeks
89 Bahrain 🇧🇭 0.7 weeks
90 Equatorial Guinea 🇬🇶 0.6 weeks
91 Montenegro 🇲🇪 0.4 weeks
92 Malaysia 🇲🇾 0.4 weeks
93 Philippines 🇵🇭 0.4 weeks
94 Armenia 🇦🇲 0.0 weeks
95 Azerbaijan 🇦🇿 0.0 weeks
96 Bulgaria 🇧🇬 0.0 weeks
97 Czech Republic 🇨🇿 0.0 weeks
98 Iceland 🇮🇸 0.0 weeks
99 Paraguay 🇵🇾 0.0 weeks
100 Slovenia 🇸🇮 0.0 weeks
101 Sweden 🇸🇪 0.0 weeks

Source: World Bank B-READY. Scale: weeks. Unique ranks (alphabetical tie-break). Retrieved and formatted by PlainEmploy. See methodology.