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.
Countries reporting
188
Highest
100
Georgia
Lowest
0
Venezuela
Median
70.59
Years covered
17
2003–2019
Data points
3,083
What the numbers show
Starting a business: Procedures required - Men (number) - Score is currently reported for 188 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 67.08.
Over the past decade 119 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: 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 | Taiwan | 88.24 | 2019 | up 25.0% | rising |
| 27 | Afghanistan | 82.35 | 2019 | up 7.7% | flat |
| 27 | Burundi | 82.35 | 2019 | up 40.0% | rising |
| 27 | Belarus | 82.35 | 2019 | up 27.3% | volatile |
| 27 | Cote d'Ivoire | 82.35 | 2019 | up 75.0% | rising |
| 27 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 82.35 | 2019 | up 250.0% | rising |
| 27 | United Kingdom | 82.35 | 2019 | up 16.7% | rising |
| 27 | Kazakhstan | 82.35 | 2019 | up 40.0% | rising |
| 27 | Kyrgyzstan | 82.35 | 2019 | up 7.7% | rising |
| 27 | Lithuania | 82.35 | 2019 | up 27.3% | rising |
| 27 | Latvia | 82.35 | 2019 | up 7.7% | rising |
| 27 | Morocco | 82.35 | 2019 | up 27.3% | rising |
| 27 | Mauritania | 82.35 | 2019 | up 55.6% | rising |
| 27 | Mauritius | 82.35 | 2019 | up 7.7% | rising |
| 27 | Niger | 82.35 | 2019 | up 75.0% | rising |
| 27 | Netherlands | 82.35 | 2019 | up 16.7% | rising |
| 27 | Norway | 82.35 | 2019 | up 7.7% | rising |
| 27 | Oman | 82.35 | 2019 | up 27.3% | rising |
| 27 | Russia | 82.35 | 2019 | up 40.0% | rising |
| 27 | Senegal | 82.35 | 2019 | up 7.7% | rising |
| 27 | Sweden | 82.35 | 2019 | down 6.7% | flat |
| 27 | Tonga | 82.35 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 27 | Samoa | 82.35 | 2019 | unchanged | rising |
| 49 | China | 79.12 | 2019 | up 236.2% | rising |
| 50 | Albania | 76.47 | 2019 | up 8.3% | rising |
| 50 | Belgium | 76.47 | 2019 | unchanged | rising |
| 50 | Benin | 76.47 | 2019 | up 62.5% | rising |
| 50 | Cameroon | 76.47 | 2019 | up 62.5% | rising |
| 50 | Cyprus | 76.47 | 2019 | up 8.3% | rising |
| 50 | Dominica | 76.47 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 50 | Denmark | 76.47 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 50 | Egypt | 76.47 | 2019 | up 44.4% | rising |
| 50 | France | 76.47 | 2019 | unchanged | rising |
| 50 | Iceland | 76.47 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 50 | Kuwait | 76.47 | 2019 | up 160.0% | rising |
| 50 | Liberia | 76.47 | 2019 | up 8.3% | rising |
| 50 | Saint Lucia | 76.47 | 2019 | unchanged | rising |
| 50 | Luxembourg | 76.47 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 50 | Madagascar | 76.47 | 2019 | up 44.4% | rising |
| 50 | Marshall Islands | 76.47 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 50 | Mali | 76.47 | 2019 | up 8.3% | rising |
| 50 | Malta | 76.47 | 2019 | up 62.5% | rising |
| 50 | Pakistan | 76.47 | 2019 | up 160.0% | rising |
| 50 | Panama | 76.47 | 2019 | up 8.3% | rising |
| 50 | Poland | 76.47 | 2019 | up 18.2% | rising |
| 50 | Rwanda | 76.47 | 2019 | up 8.3% | rising |
| 50 | Sierra Leone | 76.47 | 2019 | up 8.3% | rising |
| 50 | Thailand | 76.47 | 2019 | up 44.4% | rising |
| 50 | Uruguay | 76.47 | 2019 | up 85.7% | rising |
| 75 | Bahrain | 70.59 | 2019 | up 9.1% | rising |
| 75 | Switzerland | 70.59 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 75 | Chile | 70.59 | 2019 | up 33.3% | rising |
| 75 | Guinea | 70.59 | 2019 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 75 | Gambia | 70.59 | 2019 | up 20.0% | rising |
| 75 | Grenada | 70.59 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 75 | Guatemala | 70.59 | 2019 | up 200.0% | volatile |
| 75 | Hungary | 70.59 | 2019 | down 7.7% | rising |
| 75 | Lesotho | 70.59 | 2019 | up 9.1% | rising |
| 75 | Maldives | 70.59 | 2019 | unchanged | falling |
| 75 | North Macedonia | 70.59 | 2019 | up 9.1% | rising |
| 75 | Myanmar | 70.59 | 2019 | up 300.0% | volatile |
| 75 | Papua New Guinea | 70.59 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 75 | Puerto Rico | 70.59 | 2019 | up 9.1% | rising |
| 75 | Portugal | 70.59 | 2019 | unchanged | rising |
| 75 | Romania | 70.59 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 75 | Sao Tome and Principe | 70.59 | 2019 | up 71.4% | rising |
| 75 | East Timor | 70.59 | 2019 | up 71.4% | rising |
| 75 | Ukraine | 70.59 | 2019 | up 71.4% | rising |
| 75 | United States | 70.59 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 75 | Yemen | 70.59 | 2019 | unchanged | rising |
| 96 | Bulgaria | 64.71 | 2019 | unchanged | rising |
| 96 | Bahamas | 64.71 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 96 | Barbados | 64.71 | 2019 | up 10.0% | rising |
| 96 | Colombia | 64.71 | 2019 | up 22.2% | rising |
| 96 | Dominican Republic | 64.71 | 2019 | up 10.0% | rising |
| 96 | Spain | 64.71 | 2019 | up 37.5% | rising |
| 96 | Micronesia (country) | 64.71 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 96 | Gabon | 64.71 | 2019 | up 37.5% | rising |
| 96 | Guyana | 64.71 | 2019 | up 10.0% | rising |
| 96 | Croatia | 64.71 | 2019 | up 10.0% | rising |
| 96 | Italy | 64.71 | 2019 | up 10.0% | rising |
| 96 | Jordan | 64.71 | 2019 | unchanged | rising |
| 96 | Kenya | 64.71 | 2019 | up 266.7% | volatile |
| 96 | Kiribati | 64.71 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 96 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 64.71 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 96 | Sri Lanka | 64.71 | 2019 | up 22.2% | rising |
| 96 | Malawi | 64.71 | 2019 | up 37.5% | rising |
| 96 | Nigeria | 64.71 | 2019 | up 10.0% | rising |
| 96 | Nicaragua | 64.71 | 2019 | up 10.0% | rising |
| 96 | Paraguay | 64.71 | 2019 | unchanged | rising |
| 96 | Solomon Islands | 64.71 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 96 | San Marino | 64.71 | 2019 | up 22.2% | rising |
| 96 | Serbia | 64.71 | 2019 | unchanged | rising |
| 96 | Slovakia | 64.71 | 2019 | up 10.0% | rising |
| 96 | Syria | 64.71 | 2019 | unchanged | rising |
| 96 | Trinidad and Tobago | 64.71 | 2019 | up 22.2% | rising |
| 96 | Turkey | 64.71 | 2019 | up 37.5% | rising |
| 96 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 64.71 | 2019 | unchanged | rising |
| 96 | Vanuatu | 64.71 | 2019 | up 10.0% | flat |
| 96 | South Africa | 64.71 | 2019 | down 8.3% | rising |
| 96 | Zambia | 64.71 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 127 | Mexico | 59.82 | 2019 | up 1.7% | rising |
| 128 | Angola | 58.82 | 2019 | unchanged | rising |
| 128 | Austria | 58.82 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 128 | Bhutan | 58.82 | 2019 | unchanged | rising |
| 128 | Ghana | 58.82 | 2019 | down 9.1% | rising |
| 128 | Guinea-Bissau | 58.82 | 2019 | up 400.0% | volatile |
| 128 | Iraq | 58.82 | 2019 | up 42.9% | rising |
| 128 | Japan | 58.82 | 2019 | unchanged | rising |
| 128 | Lebanon | 58.82 | 2019 | unchanged | rising |
| 128 | Montenegro | 58.82 | 2019 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 128 | Mongolia | 58.82 | 2019 | unchanged | rising |
| 128 | Malaysia | 58.82 | 2019 | up 25.0% | rising |
| 128 | Nepal | 58.82 | 2019 | down 9.1% | falling |
| 128 | Peru | 58.82 | 2019 | up 25.0% | rising |
| 128 | Palau | 58.82 | 2019 | unchanged | falling |
| 128 | Qatar | 58.82 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 128 | Suriname | 58.82 | 2019 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 128 | Chad | 58.82 | 2019 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 128 | Vietnam | 58.82 | 2019 | up 25.0% | rising |
| 146 | Antigua and Barbuda | 52.94 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 146 | Bangladesh | 52.94 | 2019 | down 10.0% | flat |
| 146 | Belize | 52.94 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 146 | Botswana | 52.94 | 2019 | up 12.5% | rising |
| 146 | Comoros | 52.94 | 2019 | up 12.5% | rising |
| 146 | Cape Verde | 52.94 | 2019 | unchanged | rising |
| 146 | Czechia | 52.94 | 2019 | unchanged | rising |
| 146 | Germany | 52.94 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 146 | Cambodia | 52.94 | 2019 | up 28.6% | rising |
| 146 | Laos | 52.94 | 2019 | up 28.6% | rising |
| 146 | Sudan | 52.94 | 2019 | up 12.5% | rising |
| 146 | El Salvador | 52.94 | 2019 | unchanged | rising |
| 146 | Somalia | 52.94 | 2019 | — | flat |
| 146 | Seychelles | 52.94 | 2019 | up 12.5% | rising |
| 146 | Zimbabwe | 52.94 | 2019 | up 12.5% | rising |
| 161 | Central African Republic | 47.06 | 2019 | down 11.1% | rising |
| 161 | Congo | 47.06 | 2019 | up 14.3% | rising |
| 161 | Costa Rica | 47.06 | 2019 | up 33.3% | rising |
| 161 | India | 47.06 | 2019 | up 300.0% | rising |
| 161 | Iran | 47.06 | 2019 | down 11.1% | rising |
| 161 | Libya | 47.06 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 161 | Mozambique | 47.06 | 2019 | up 14.3% | rising |
| 161 | Namibia | 47.06 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 161 | Palestine | 47.06 | 2019 | up 33.3% | rising |
| 161 | Tanzania | 47.06 | 2019 | up 33.3% | rising |
| 171 | Brazil | 43.47 | 2019 | up 47.8% | rising |
| 172 | Ecuador | 41.18 | 2019 | up 40.0% | rising |
| 172 | Ethiopia | 41.18 | 2019 | unchanged | falling |
| 172 | Fiji | 41.18 | 2019 | down 30.0% | falling |
| 172 | Honduras | 41.18 | 2019 | up 16.7% | rising |
| 176 | Indonesia | 39.88 | 2019 | up 13.0% | rising |
| 177 | Argentina | 35.29 | 2019 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 177 | Bolivia | 35.29 | 2019 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 177 | Algeria | 35.29 | 2019 | up 20.0% | rising |
| 177 | Haiti | 35.29 | 2019 | up 20.0% | rising |
| 177 | South Sudan | 35.29 | 2019 | up 20.0% | rising |
| 177 | Eswatini | 35.29 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 183 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 29.41 | 2019 | unchanged | falling |
| 183 | Eritrea | 29.41 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 183 | Philippines | 29.41 | 2019 | — | volatile |
| 183 | Uganda | 29.41 | 2019 | up 400.0% | volatile |
| 187 | Equatorial Guinea | 11.76 | 2019 | — | volatile |
| 188 | Venezuela | 0 | 2019 | — | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Kosovo 88.24
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.