How does Brazil rank for starting a business: procedures required - men (number) - score?

Brazil ranks 171st out of 188 countries with data for 2019.

Is starting a business: procedures required - men (number) - score rising or falling in Brazil?

Over the last ten years it is up 47.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Starting a business: Procedures required - Men (number) - Score in Brazil

Name: Starting a business: Procedures required - Men (number) - Score in Brazil
Creator: World Bank
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Brazil: Starting a business: Procedures required - Men (number) - Score was 43.47 in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)

43.47

Change on year

unchanged

World rank

171st

of 188 countries

All-time high

43.47

in 2014

All-time low

11.76

in 2003

Years of data

2003–2019

Starting a business: Procedures required - Men (number) - Score in Brazil, 2003–2019

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Brazil recorded 43.47 for starting a business: procedures required - men (number) - score in 2019. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.

That represents a change of up 47.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, starting a business: procedures required - men (number) - score in Brazil peaked at 43.47 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 11.76, in 2003.

Brazil ranks 171st of 188 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
2000s	17.65	11.76	29.41	7
2010s	39.97	35.29	43.47	10

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More private sector data for Brazil

Merchandise trade 28.2% (2025)
Food imports 5.5% (2025)
Manufactures imports 79.7% (2025)
Merchandise imports 293.70 billion current US$ (2025)
Food exports 40.7% (2025)
Manufactures exports 23.8% (2025)
Merchandise exports 348.28 billion current US$ (2025)
Commercial service exports 53.53 billion current US$ (2025)
Transport services 21.1% (2025)
Computer, communications and other services 54.3% (2025)

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Frequently asked questions

What is starting a business: procedures required - men (number) - score in Brazil?: Starting a business: procedures required - men (number) - score in Brazil was 43.47 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest starting a business: procedures required - men (number) - score recorded in Brazil?: The highest recorded value was 43.47 in 2014.
What is the lowest starting a business: procedures required - men (number) - score recorded in Brazil?: The lowest recorded value was 11.76 in 2003.
How does Brazil rank for starting a business: procedures required - men (number) - score?: Brazil ranks 171st out of 188 countries with data for 2019.
Is starting a business: procedures required - men (number) - score rising or falling in Brazil?: Over the last ten years it is up 47.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Brazil 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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Indicator: Starting a business: Procedures required - Men (number) - Score
Source: World Bank
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 190 places, 3,083 data points, 2003–2019
Last refreshed: 10 August 2026

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.