Starting a business: Cost - Men (% of income per capita) - Score in United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates: Starting a business: Cost - Men (% of income per capita) - Score was 91.4% in 2019. ▬ Flat
Starting a business: Cost - Men (% of income per capita) - Score in United Arab Emirates, 2003–2019
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
The most recent figure for starting a business: cost - men (% of income per capita) - score in United Arab Emirates is 91.4%, measured in 2019.
The figure is up 3.1% on the previous year and down 3.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, starting a business: cost - men (% of income per capita) - score in United Arab Emirates peaked at 94.5% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 88.6%, in 2018.
That places United Arab Emirates 136th 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 United Arab Emirates, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 90.6% | — |
| 2004 | 91.2% | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 92.1% | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 93.5% | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 93.1% | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 94.2% | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 94.5% | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 93.7% | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 93.3% | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 94.5% | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 94.3% | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 94.3% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 94.4% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 93.5% | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 93.3% | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 88.6% | -5.0% |
| 2019 | 91.4% | +3.1% |
United Arab Emirates compared with similar countries
- United Arab Emirates's 91.4% is below the median for high income countries, which is 99.0%, 92% of the median. (62 countries reporting)
- United Arab Emirates's 91.4% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 96.6%, 95% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 92.7% | 90.6% | 94.5% | 7 |
| 2010s | 93.1% | 88.6% | 94.5% | 10 |
Countries ranked near United Arab Emirates
- 133 Mauritania 92.1% compare
- 134 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 91.8% compare
- 135 Saint Lucia 91.5% compare
- 137 Guatemala 91.3% compare
- 138 Tajikistan 91.2% compare
- 139 Sudan 91.1% compare
More private sector data for United Arab Emirates
- Merchandise trade 208.2% (2024)
- Food imports 5.0% (2023)
- Manufactures imports 54.9% (2023)
- Merchandise imports 618.88 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 2.9% (2023)
- Manufactures exports 8.8% (2023)
- Merchandise exports 706.67 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 61,380 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 1.1 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 16.69 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is starting a business: cost - men (% of income per capita) - score in United Arab Emirates?
- Starting a business: cost - men (% of income per capita) - score in United Arab Emirates was 91.4% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest starting a business: cost - men (% of income per capita) - score recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The highest recorded value was 94.5% in 2012.
- What is the lowest starting a business: cost - men (% of income per capita) - score recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The lowest recorded value was 88.6% in 2018.
- How does United Arab Emirates rank for starting a business: cost - men (% of income per capita) - score?
- United Arab Emirates ranks 136th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is starting a business: cost - men (% of income per capita) - score rising or falling in United Arab Emirates?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this United Arab Emirates 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.