Starting a business: Procedures required - Men (number) - Score (Men) in China
China: Starting a business: Procedures required - Men (number) - Score (Men) was 79.12 in 2019. ▲ Rising
Starting a business: Procedures required - Men (number) - Score in China, 2003–2019
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
China recorded 79.12 for starting a business: procedures required - men (number) - score in 2019. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.5% on the previous year and up 236.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, starting a business: procedures required - men (number) - score in China peaked at 79.12 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 23.53, in 2008.
China ranks 51st 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 China, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 29.41 | — |
| 2004 | 29.41 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 29.41 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 29.41 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 29.41 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 23.53 | -20.0% |
| 2009 | 23.53 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 23.53 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 23.53 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 29.41 | +25.0% |
| 2013 | 29.41 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 41.18 | +40.0% |
| 2015 | 41.18 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 52.94 | +28.6% |
| 2017 | 52.94 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 76.47 | +44.4% |
| 2019 | 79.12 | +3.5% |
China compared with similar countries
- China's 79.12 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 64.71, 1.2× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- China's 79.12 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 67.65, 1.2× the median. (28 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 27.73 | 23.53 | 29.41 | 7 |
| 2010s | 44.97 | 23.53 | 79.12 | 10 |
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More private sector data for China
- Merchandise trade 32.6% (2025)
- Food imports 8.0% (2025)
- Manufactures imports 50.9% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 2.58 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service imports 619.60 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 2.3% (2025)
- Manufactures exports 90.5% (2025)
- Merchandise exports 3.77 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 383.15 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 2,682 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is starting a business: procedures required - men (number) - score in China?
- Starting a business: procedures required - men (number) - score in China was 79.12 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest starting a business: procedures required - men (number) - score recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 79.12 in 2019.
- What is the lowest starting a business: procedures required - men (number) - score recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.53 in 2008.
- How does China rank for starting a business: procedures required - men (number) - score?
- China ranks 51st out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is starting a business: procedures required - men (number) - score rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 236.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this China 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.