Starting a business: Procedures required - Men (number) - Score (Men) in Belgium
Belgium: Starting a business: Procedures required - Men (number) - Score (Men) was 76.47 in 2019. ▲ Rising
Starting a business: Procedures required - Men (number) - Score in Belgium, 2003–2019
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
The most recent figure for starting a business: procedures required - men (number) - score in Belgium is 76.47, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, starting a business: procedures required - men (number) - score in Belgium peaked at 76.47 in 2007 and was at its lowest, 52.94, in 2003.
Belgium ranks 52nd of 191 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Starting a business: Procedures required - Men (number) - Score (Men) in Belgium, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 52.94 | — |
| 2004 | 70.59 | +33.3% |
| 2005 | 70.59 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 70.59 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 76.47 | +8.3% |
| 2008 | 76.47 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 76.47 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 76.47 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 76.47 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 76.47 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 76.47 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 76.47 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 76.47 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 76.47 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 76.47 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 76.47 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 76.47 | +0.0% |
Belgium compared with similar countries
- Belgium's 76.47 is above the median for high income countries, which is 76.47, 1.0× the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Belgium's 76.47 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 76.47, 1.0× the median. (49 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 70.59 | 52.94 | 76.47 | 7 |
| 2010s | 76.47 | 76.47 | 76.47 | 10 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
- 51 China 79.12 compare
- 52 Pakistan 76.47 compare
- 52 Albania 76.47 compare
- 52 Benin 76.47 compare
- 52 Cameroon 76.47 compare
- 52 Cyprus 76.47 compare
- 52 Denmark 76.47 compare
- 52 Dominica 76.47 compare
- 52 Egypt 76.47 compare
- 52 France 76.47 compare
- 52 Iceland 76.47 compare
- 52 Kuwait 76.47 compare
- 52 Liberia 76.47 compare
- 52 Luxembourg 76.47 compare
- 52 Madagascar 76.47 compare
- 52 Mali 76.47 compare
- 52 Malta 76.47 compare
- 52 Marshall Islands 76.47 compare
- 52 Panama 76.47 compare
- 52 Poland 76.47 compare
- 52 Rwanda 76.47 compare
- 52 Sierra Leone 76.47 compare
- 52 Saint Lucia 76.47 compare
- 52 Thailand 76.47 compare
- 52 Uruguay 76.47 compare
More private sector data for Belgium
- Merchandise trade 152.4% (2025)
- Food imports 12.8% (2025)
- Manufactures imports 65.8% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 537.70 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service imports 170.83 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 13.8% (2025)
- Manufactures exports 69.4% (2025)
- Merchandise exports 568.11 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 158.37 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 47,573 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is starting a business: procedures required - men (number) - score in Belgium?
- Starting a business: procedures required - men (number) - score in Belgium was 76.47 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest starting a business: procedures required - men (number) - score recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 76.47 in 2007.
- What is the lowest starting a business: procedures required - men (number) - score recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 52.94 in 2003.
- How does Belgium rank for starting a business: procedures required - men (number) - score?
- Belgium ranks 52nd out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is starting a business: procedures required - men (number) - score rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Belgium data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Starting a business: Procedures required - Men (number) - Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.