The Global Business Complexity Index 2026
The GBCI and its accompanying commentary provide a clear, data driven view of the challenges companies face when expanding and operating across borders. Produced and owned by TMF Group, our annual deep dive translates the global landscape into a structured assessment of 81 jurisdictions, showcasing the vital data that businesses need when negotiating a world of fine margins.
Executive decisions in a complex world; navigating risks, finding opportunity.
The GBCI is based on 292 data points, with those indicators used to compile a global ranking of 81 jurisdictions, based on the complexity of their business environments. This year’s edition, titled ‘Playing to win — understanding the pressures shaping a new era of cross-border business’ brings that data to life and sheds light on how business complexity affects three core areas of business administration.
For organisations evaluating new markets or managing multi‑jurisdictional operations, the GBCI serves as a definitive reference point, with both the index and its commentary highlighting the key factors at play, all over the globe. In an increasingly interconnected yet unpredictable world, the GBCI reinforces a core truth: while complexity is unavoidable, with the right knowledge, it can be understood, managed and overcome.
Download the latest edition to reveal:
- How businesses are reacting to a shifting geopolitical landscape
- What’s dominating the global labour market and how employers are adapting their strategies
- The future of the business environment amidst both global and local challenges
Discover which jurisdictions rank as the most complex or the simplest in which to do business.
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