The difference between the first-level business environment indicators and the second-level indicators is: different weights. The details are as follows:

(1) First-level indicator weight. The 10 first-level indicators of the World Bank's business environment all have a weight of 10, that is, the World Bank assigns a weight of 10 to the 10 first-level indicators such as starting a business, applying for construction licenses, and obtaining electricity.

(2) Secondary indicator weight. The weights are the same, and the second-level indicators under the eight groups of first-level indicators have the same weight, including 4 second-level indicators for handling construction licenses, 4 second-level indicators for obtaining electricity, 4 second-level indicators for registering property, and 6 second-level indicators for protecting minority investors. level indicators, 4 secondary indicators for tax payment, 8 secondary indicators for cross-border trade, 3 secondary indicators for contract execution, and 2 secondary indicators for bankruptcy handling.

The weights are different, that is, the weights of the secondary indicators under the two primary indicators of starting a business and obtaining credit are different. Among the secondary indicators of starting a business, the weight of the minimum statutory capital is 25, and the other 6 secondary indicators The indicator weight is 12.5; among the secondary indicators for obtaining credit, the weight of the credit information index is 40 and the weight of the legal rights index is 60.

The World Bank’s business indicator system will scientifically determine the best and worst performance parameters of each indicator based on the performance of the economy, indicator setting, etc. Thirdly, based on the convenience scores and weights of the secondary indicators under each theme, the ease of doing business scores of the ten primary indicators were weighted. Finally, based on the first-level indicator convenience scores and weights, the business environment scores and rankings of each economy are obtained.