Starting a business: Procedures required - Men (number) - Score by country
The score for the number of procedures for men benchmarks economies with respect to the regulatory best practice on the indicator. The score is indicated on a scale from 0 to 100, where 0 represents the worst regulatory performance and 100 the best regulatory performance.
What the numbers show
Starting a business: Procedures required - Men (number) - Score is currently reported for 191 countries. The highest value is 100 in Georgia; the lowest is 0 in Venezuela.
The median across all reporting countries is 70.59, and the mean is 67.32.
Over the past decade 122 countries rose and 9 fell. The largest increase was in Greece (up 400.0%), and the largest decrease in Fiji (down 30.0%).
Starting a business: Procedures required - Men (number) - Score (Men): full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Georgia | 100 | 2019 | up 13.3% | rising |
| 1 | New Zealand | 100 | 2019 | unchanged | rising |
| 3 | United Arab Emirates | 94.12 | 2019 | up 60.0% | rising |
| 3 | Canada | 94.12 | 2019 | unchanged | rising |
| 3 | Hong Kong | 94.12 | 2019 | up 6.7% | rising |
| 3 | Jamaica | 94.12 | 2019 | up 33.3% | rising |
| 3 | Singapore | 94.12 | 2019 | up 6.7% | rising |
| 8 | Armenia | 88.24 | 2019 | up 25.0% | rising |
| 8 | Australia | 88.24 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 8 | Azerbaijan | 88.24 | 2019 | up 25.0% | rising |
| 8 | Burkina Faso | 88.24 | 2019 | up 7.1% | rising |
| 8 | Brunei | 88.24 | 2019 | — | volatile |
| 8 | Estonia | 88.24 | 2019 | up 15.4% | rising |
| 8 | Finland | 88.24 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 8 | Greece | 88.24 | 2019 | up 400.0% | volatile |
| 8 | Ireland | 88.24 | 2019 | up 7.1% | rising |
| 8 | Israel | 88.24 | 2019 | up 15.4% | rising |
| 8 | South Korea | 88.24 | 2019 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 8 | Moldova | 88.24 | 2019 | up 66.7% | rising |
| 8 | Saudi Arabia | 88.24 | 2019 | up 200.0% | volatile |
| 8 | Slovenia | 88.24 | 2019 | unchanged | rising |
| 8 | Togo | 88.24 | 2019 | up 36.4% | rising |
| 8 | Tajikistan | 88.24 | 2019 | up 150.0% | rising |
| 8 | Tunisia | 88.24 | 2019 | up 114.3% | rising |
| 8 | Uzbekistan | 88.24 | 2019 | up 66.7% | rising |
| 8 | Kosovo | 88.24 | 2019 | up 66.7% | rising |
| 8 | Taiwan | 88.24 | 2019 | up 25.0% | rising |
| 8 | Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) | 88.24 | 2019 | up 66.7% | rising |
| 29 | Afghanistan | 82.35 | 2019 | up 7.7% | flat |
| 29 | Burundi | 82.35 | 2019 | up 40.0% | rising |
| 29 | Belarus | 82.35 | 2019 | up 27.3% | volatile |
| 29 | Cote d'Ivoire | 82.35 | 2019 | up 75.0% | rising |
| 29 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 82.35 | 2019 | up 250.0% | rising |
| 29 | United Kingdom | 82.35 | 2019 | up 16.7% | rising |
| 29 | Kazakhstan | 82.35 | 2019 | up 40.0% | rising |
| 29 | Kyrgyzstan | 82.35 | 2019 | up 7.7% | rising |
| 29 | Lithuania | 82.35 | 2019 | up 27.3% | rising |
| 29 | Latvia | 82.35 | 2019 | up 7.7% | rising |
| 29 | Morocco | 82.35 | 2019 | up 27.3% | rising |
| 29 | Mauritania | 82.35 | 2019 | up 55.6% | rising |
| 29 | Mauritius | 82.35 | 2019 | up 7.7% | rising |
| 29 | Niger | 82.35 | 2019 | up 75.0% | rising |
| 29 | Netherlands | 82.35 | 2019 | up 16.7% | rising |
| 29 | Norway | 82.35 | 2019 | up 7.7% | rising |
| 29 | Oman | 82.35 | 2019 | up 27.3% | rising |
| 29 | Russia | 82.35 | 2019 | up 40.0% | rising |
| 29 | Senegal | 82.35 | 2019 | up 7.7% | rising |
| 29 | Sweden | 82.35 | 2019 | down 6.7% | flat |
| 29 | Tonga | 82.35 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 29 | Samoa | 82.35 | 2019 | unchanged | rising |
| 51 | China | 79.12 | 2019 | up 236.2% | rising |
| 52 | Albania | 76.47 | 2019 | up 8.3% | rising |
| 52 | Belgium | 76.47 | 2019 | unchanged | rising |
| 52 | Benin | 76.47 | 2019 | up 62.5% | rising |
| 52 | Cameroon | 76.47 | 2019 | up 62.5% | rising |
| 52 | Cyprus | 76.47 | 2019 | up 8.3% | rising |
| 52 | Dominica | 76.47 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 52 | Denmark | 76.47 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 52 | Egypt | 76.47 | 2019 | up 44.4% | rising |
| 52 | France | 76.47 | 2019 | unchanged | rising |
| 52 | Iceland | 76.47 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 52 | Kuwait | 76.47 | 2019 | up 160.0% | rising |
| 52 | Liberia | 76.47 | 2019 | up 8.3% | rising |
| 52 | Saint Lucia | 76.47 | 2019 | unchanged | rising |
| 52 | Luxembourg | 76.47 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 52 | Madagascar | 76.47 | 2019 | up 44.4% | rising |
| 52 | Marshall Islands | 76.47 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 52 | Mali | 76.47 | 2019 | up 8.3% | rising |
| 52 | Malta | 76.47 | 2019 | up 62.5% | rising |
| 52 | Pakistan | 76.47 | 2019 | up 160.0% | rising |
| 52 | Panama | 76.47 | 2019 | up 8.3% | rising |
| 52 | Poland | 76.47 | 2019 | up 18.2% | rising |
| 52 | Rwanda | 76.47 | 2019 | up 8.3% | rising |
| 52 | Sierra Leone | 76.47 | 2019 | up 8.3% | rising |
| 52 | Thailand | 76.47 | 2019 | up 44.4% | rising |
| 52 | Uruguay | 76.47 | 2019 | up 85.7% | rising |
| 77 | Bahrain | 70.59 | 2019 | up 9.1% | rising |
| 77 | Switzerland | 70.59 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 77 | Chile | 70.59 | 2019 | up 33.3% | rising |
| 77 | Djibouti | 70.59 | 2019 | up 71.4% | rising |
| 77 | Guinea | 70.59 | 2019 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 77 | Gambia | 70.59 | 2019 | up 20.0% | rising |
| 77 | Grenada | 70.59 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 77 | Guatemala | 70.59 | 2019 | up 200.0% | volatile |
| 77 | Hungary | 70.59 | 2019 | down 7.7% | rising |
| 77 | Lesotho | 70.59 | 2019 | up 9.1% | rising |
| 77 | Maldives | 70.59 | 2019 | unchanged | falling |
| 77 | North Macedonia | 70.59 | 2019 | up 9.1% | rising |
| 77 | Myanmar | 70.59 | 2019 | up 300.0% | volatile |
| 77 | Papua New Guinea | 70.59 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 77 | Puerto Rico | 70.59 | 2019 | up 9.1% | rising |
| 77 | Portugal | 70.59 | 2019 | unchanged | rising |
| 77 | Romania | 70.59 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 77 | Sao Tome and Principe | 70.59 | 2019 | up 71.4% | rising |
| 77 | East Timor | 70.59 | 2019 | up 71.4% | rising |
| 77 | Ukraine | 70.59 | 2019 | up 71.4% | rising |
| 77 | United States | 70.59 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 77 | Yemen | 70.59 | 2019 | unchanged | rising |
| 99 | Bulgaria | 64.71 | 2019 | unchanged | rising |
| 99 | Bahamas | 64.71 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 99 | Barbados | 64.71 | 2019 | up 10.0% | rising |
| 99 | Colombia | 64.71 | 2019 | up 22.2% | rising |
| 99 | Dominican Republic | 64.71 | 2019 | up 10.0% | rising |
| 99 | Spain | 64.71 | 2019 | up 37.5% | rising |
| 99 | Micronesia (country) | 64.71 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 99 | Gabon | 64.71 | 2019 | up 37.5% | rising |
| 99 | Guyana | 64.71 | 2019 | up 10.0% | rising |
| 99 | Croatia | 64.71 | 2019 | up 10.0% | rising |
| 99 | Italy | 64.71 | 2019 | up 10.0% | rising |
| 99 | Jordan | 64.71 | 2019 | unchanged | rising |
| 99 | Kenya | 64.71 | 2019 | up 266.7% | volatile |
| 99 | Kiribati | 64.71 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 99 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 64.71 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 99 | Sri Lanka | 64.71 | 2019 | up 22.2% | rising |
| 99 | Malawi | 64.71 | 2019 | up 37.5% | rising |
| 99 | Nigeria | 64.71 | 2019 | up 10.0% | rising |
| 99 | Nicaragua | 64.71 | 2019 | up 10.0% | rising |
| 99 | Paraguay | 64.71 | 2019 | unchanged | rising |
| 99 | Solomon Islands | 64.71 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 99 | San Marino | 64.71 | 2019 | up 22.2% | rising |
| 99 | Serbia | 64.71 | 2019 | unchanged | rising |
| 99 | Slovakia | 64.71 | 2019 | up 10.0% | rising |
| 99 | Syria | 64.71 | 2019 | unchanged | rising |
| 99 | Trinidad and Tobago | 64.71 | 2019 | up 22.2% | rising |
| 99 | Turkey | 64.71 | 2019 | up 37.5% | rising |
| 99 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 64.71 | 2019 | unchanged | rising |
| 99 | Vanuatu | 64.71 | 2019 | up 10.0% | flat |
| 99 | South Africa | 64.71 | 2019 | down 8.3% | rising |
| 99 | Zambia | 64.71 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 130 | Mexico | 59.82 | 2019 | up 1.7% | rising |
| 131 | Angola | 58.82 | 2019 | unchanged | rising |
| 131 | Austria | 58.82 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 131 | Bhutan | 58.82 | 2019 | unchanged | rising |
| 131 | Ghana | 58.82 | 2019 | down 9.1% | rising |
| 131 | Guinea-Bissau | 58.82 | 2019 | up 400.0% | volatile |
| 131 | Iraq | 58.82 | 2019 | up 42.9% | rising |
| 131 | Japan | 58.82 | 2019 | unchanged | rising |
| 131 | Lebanon | 58.82 | 2019 | unchanged | rising |
| 131 | Montenegro | 58.82 | 2019 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 131 | Mongolia | 58.82 | 2019 | unchanged | rising |
| 131 | Malaysia | 58.82 | 2019 | up 25.0% | rising |
| 131 | Nepal | 58.82 | 2019 | down 9.1% | falling |
| 131 | Peru | 58.82 | 2019 | up 25.0% | rising |
| 131 | Palau | 58.82 | 2019 | unchanged | falling |
| 131 | Qatar | 58.82 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 131 | Suriname | 58.82 | 2019 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 131 | Chad | 58.82 | 2019 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 131 | Vietnam | 58.82 | 2019 | up 25.0% | rising |
| 149 | Antigua and Barbuda | 52.94 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 149 | Bangladesh | 52.94 | 2019 | down 10.0% | flat |
| 149 | Belize | 52.94 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 149 | Botswana | 52.94 | 2019 | up 12.5% | rising |
| 149 | Comoros | 52.94 | 2019 | up 12.5% | rising |
| 149 | Cape Verde | 52.94 | 2019 | unchanged | rising |
| 149 | Czechia | 52.94 | 2019 | unchanged | rising |
| 149 | Germany | 52.94 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 149 | Cambodia | 52.94 | 2019 | up 28.6% | rising |
| 149 | Laos | 52.94 | 2019 | up 28.6% | rising |
| 149 | Sudan | 52.94 | 2019 | up 12.5% | rising |
| 149 | El Salvador | 52.94 | 2019 | unchanged | rising |
| 149 | Somalia | 52.94 | 2019 | — | flat |
| 149 | Seychelles | 52.94 | 2019 | up 12.5% | rising |
| 149 | Zimbabwe | 52.94 | 2019 | up 12.5% | rising |
| 164 | Central African Republic | 47.06 | 2019 | down 11.1% | rising |
| 164 | Congo | 47.06 | 2019 | up 14.3% | rising |
| 164 | Costa Rica | 47.06 | 2019 | up 33.3% | rising |
| 164 | India | 47.06 | 2019 | up 300.0% | rising |
| 164 | Iran | 47.06 | 2019 | down 11.1% | rising |
| 164 | Libya | 47.06 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 164 | Mozambique | 47.06 | 2019 | up 14.3% | rising |
| 164 | Namibia | 47.06 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 164 | Palestine | 47.06 | 2019 | up 33.3% | rising |
| 164 | Tanzania | 47.06 | 2019 | up 33.3% | rising |
| 174 | Brazil | 43.47 | 2019 | up 47.8% | rising |
| 175 | Ecuador | 41.18 | 2019 | up 40.0% | rising |
| 175 | Ethiopia | 41.18 | 2019 | unchanged | falling |
| 175 | Fiji | 41.18 | 2019 | down 30.0% | falling |
| 175 | Honduras | 41.18 | 2019 | up 16.7% | rising |
| 179 | Indonesia | 39.88 | 2019 | up 13.0% | rising |
| 180 | Argentina | 35.29 | 2019 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 180 | Bolivia | 35.29 | 2019 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 180 | Algeria | 35.29 | 2019 | up 20.0% | rising |
| 180 | Haiti | 35.29 | 2019 | up 20.0% | rising |
| 180 | South Sudan | 35.29 | 2019 | up 20.0% | rising |
| 180 | Eswatini | 35.29 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 186 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 29.41 | 2019 | unchanged | falling |
| 186 | Eritrea | 29.41 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 186 | Philippines | 29.41 | 2019 | — | volatile |
| 186 | Uganda | 29.41 | 2019 | up 400.0% | volatile |
| 190 | Equatorial Guinea | 11.76 | 2019 | — | volatile |
| 191 | Venezuela | 0 | 2019 | — | volatile |
About this data
The score for the number of procedures for men benchmarks economies with respect to the regulatory best practice on the indicator. The score is indicated on a scale from 0 to 100, where 0 represents the worst regulatory performance and 100 the best regulatory performance.