Starting a business: Procedures required - Men (number) - Score (Men) in Benin
Benin: Starting a business: Procedures required - Men (number) - Score (Men) was 76.47 in 2019. ▲ Rising
Starting a business: Procedures required - Men (number) - Score in Benin, 2003–2019
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
In 2019, starting a business: procedures required - men (number) - score in Benin stood at 76.47. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
That represents a change of up 62.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, starting a business: procedures required - men (number) - score in Benin peaked at 76.47 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 47.06, in 2003.
Benin 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 Benin, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 47.06 | — |
| 2004 | 47.06 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 47.06 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 47.06 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 47.06 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 47.06 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 47.06 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 47.06 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 52.94 | +12.5% |
| 2012 | 58.82 | +11.1% |
| 2013 | 64.71 | +10.0% |
| 2014 | 64.71 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 64.71 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 76.47 | +18.2% |
| 2017 | 76.47 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 76.47 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 76.47 | +0.0% |
Benin compared with similar countries
- Benin's 76.47 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 64.71, 1.2× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Benin's 76.47 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 64.71, 1.2× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 47.06 | 47.06 | 47.06 | 7 |
| 2010s | 65.88 | 47.06 | 76.47 | 10 |
Countries ranked near Benin
- 51 China 79.12 compare
- 52 Pakistan 76.47 compare
- 52 Albania 76.47 compare
- 52 Belgium 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 Benin
- Merchandise trade 36.4% (2025)
- Food imports 33.3% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 50.1% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 4.95 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service imports 1.54 billion current US$ (2023)
- Food exports 39.7% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 7.4% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 3.99 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 451.05 million current US$ (2023)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 269.2 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is starting a business: procedures required - men (number) - score in Benin?
- Starting a business: procedures required - men (number) - score in Benin was 76.47 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest starting a business: procedures required - men (number) - score recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 76.47 in 2016.
- What is the lowest starting a business: procedures required - men (number) - score recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 47.06 in 2003.
- How does Benin rank for starting a business: procedures required - men (number) - score?
- Benin ranks 52nd out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is starting a business: procedures required - men (number) - score rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 62.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Benin 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.