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

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