Starting a business: Cost - Men (% of income per capita) - Score in South Korea
South Korea: Starting a business: Cost - Men (% of income per capita) - Score was 92.7% in 2019. ▬ Flat
Starting a business: Cost - Men (% of income per capita) - Score in South Korea, 2003–2019
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
South Korea recorded 92.7% for starting a business: cost - men (% of income per capita) - score in 2019.
The figure is up 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, starting a business: cost - men (% of income per capita) - score in South Korea peaked at 92.7% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 90.8%, in 2003.
That places South Korea 130th out of 191 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
Starting a business: Cost - Men (% of income per capita) - Score in South Korea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 90.8% | — |
| 2004 | 92.1% | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 92.2% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 90.9% | -1.4% |
| 2007 | 91.5% | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 91.5% | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 92.6% | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 92.6% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 92.7% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 92.7% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 92.7% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 92.7% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 92.7% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 92.7% | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 92.7% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 92.7% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 92.7% | +0.0% |
South Korea compared with similar countries
- South Korea's 92.7% is below the median for high income countries, which is 99.0%, 94% of the median. (62 countries reporting)
- South Korea's 92.7% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 96.8%, 96% of the median. (28 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 91.7% | 90.8% | 92.6% | 7 |
| 2010s | 92.7% | 92.6% | 92.7% | 10 |
Countries ranked near South Korea
More private sector data for South Korea
- Merchandise trade 71.6% (2025)
- Food imports 6.5% (2025)
- Manufactures imports 62.1% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 631.89 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service imports 183.44 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 1.7% (2025)
- Manufactures exports 88.0% (2025)
- Merchandise exports 709.33 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 149.31 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 13,724 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is starting a business: cost - men (% of income per capita) - score in South Korea?
- Starting a business: cost - men (% of income per capita) - score in South Korea was 92.7% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest starting a business: cost - men (% of income per capita) - score recorded in South Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 92.7% in 2015.
- What is the lowest starting a business: cost - men (% of income per capita) - score recorded in South Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 90.8% in 2003.
- How does South Korea rank for starting a business: cost - men (% of income per capita) - score?
- South Korea ranks 130th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is starting a business: cost - men (% of income per capita) - score rising or falling in South Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this South Korea data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Starting a business: Cost - Men (% of income per capita) - Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The score for the cost for men benchmarks economies with respect to the regulatory best practice on the indicator. The score ranges from 0 to 100, where 0 represents the worst regulatory performance and 100 the best regulatory performance.