Starting a business: Procedures required - Men (number) - Score (Men) in Democratic Republic of Congo
Democratic Republic of Congo: Starting a business: Procedures required - Men (number) - Score (Men) was 82.35 in 2019. ▲ Rising
Starting a business: Procedures required - Men (number) - Score in Democratic Republic of Congo, 2003–2019
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
In 2019, starting a business: procedures required - men (number) - score in Democratic Republic of Congo stood at 82.35. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
The figure is up 250.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, starting a business: procedures required - men (number) - score in Democratic Republic of Congo peaked at 82.35 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 23.53, in 2003.
Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 29th of 191 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
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 Democratic Republic of Congo, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 23.53 | — |
| 2004 | 23.53 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 23.53 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 23.53 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 23.53 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 23.53 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 23.53 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 47.06 | +100.0% |
| 2011 | 47.06 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 47.06 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 41.18 | -12.5% |
| 2014 | 64.71 | +57.1% |
| 2015 | 70.59 | +9.1% |
| 2016 | 70.59 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 82.35 | +16.7% |
| 2018 | 82.35 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 82.35 | +0.0% |
Democratic Republic of Congo compared with similar countries
- Democratic Republic of Congo's 82.35 is above the median for low income countries, which is 67.65, 1.2× the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Democratic Republic of Congo's 82.35 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 64.71, 1.3× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 23.53 | 23.53 | 23.53 | 7 |
| 2010s | 63.53 | 41.18 | 82.35 | 10 |
Countries ranked near Democratic Republic of Congo
- 29 Russia 82.35 compare
- 29 Afghanistan 82.35 compare
- 29 Belarus 82.35 compare
- 29 Burundi 82.35 compare
- 29 Cote d'Ivoire 82.35 compare
- 29 Kazakhstan 82.35 compare
- 29 Kyrgyzstan 82.35 compare
- 29 Latvia 82.35 compare
- 29 Lithuania 82.35 compare
- 29 Mauritania 82.35 compare
- 29 Mauritius 82.35 compare
- 29 Morocco 82.35 compare
- 29 Netherlands 82.35 compare
- 29 Niger 82.35 compare
- 29 Norway 82.35 compare
- 29 Oman 82.35 compare
- 29 Samoa 82.35 compare
- 29 Senegal 82.35 compare
- 29 Sweden 82.35 compare
- 29 Tonga 82.35 compare
- 29 United Kingdom 82.35 compare
More private sector data for Democratic Republic of Congo
- Merchandise trade 66.1% (2025)
- Food imports 10.5% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 62.6% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 28.10 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service imports 4.59 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 1.3% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 15.4% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 32.10 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 529.41 million current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 284.49 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is starting a business: procedures required - men (number) - score in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- Starting a business: procedures required - men (number) - score in Democratic Republic of Congo was 82.35 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest starting a business: procedures required - men (number) - score recorded in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 82.35 in 2017.
- What is the lowest starting a business: procedures required - men (number) - score recorded in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.53 in 2003.
- How does Democratic Republic of Congo rank for starting a business: procedures required - men (number) - score?
- Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 29th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is starting a business: procedures required - men (number) - score rising or falling in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 250.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Democratic Republic of Congo 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.