Starting a business: Procedures required - Men (number) - Score (Men) in Guatemala
Guatemala: Starting a business: Procedures required - Men (number) - Score (Men) was 70.59 in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Starting a business: Procedures required - Men (number) - Score in Guatemala, 2003–2019
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
Guatemala recorded 70.59 for starting a business: procedures required - men (number) - score in 2019. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
The figure is up 200.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, starting a business: procedures required - men (number) - score in Guatemala peaked at 70.59 in 2018 and was at its lowest, 11.76, in 2003.
Guatemala ranks 77th of 191 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Starting a business: Procedures required - Men (number) - Score (Men) in Guatemala, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 11.76 | — |
| 2004 | 11.76 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 11.76 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 23.53 | +100.0% |
| 2007 | 23.53 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 23.53 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 23.53 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 23.53 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 23.53 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 23.53 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 52.94 | +125.0% |
| 2014 | 52.94 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 52.94 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 52.94 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 52.94 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 70.59 | +33.3% |
| 2019 | 70.59 | +0.0% |
Guatemala compared with similar countries
- Guatemala's 70.59 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 64.71, 1.1× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Guatemala's 70.59 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 64.71, 1.1× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 18.49 | 11.76 | 23.53 | 7 |
| 2010s | 47.65 | 23.53 | 70.59 | 10 |
Countries ranked near Guatemala
- 77 United States 70.59 compare
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- 77 Djibouti 70.59 compare
- 77 Gambia 70.59 compare
- 77 Grenada 70.59 compare
- 77 Guinea 70.59 compare
- 77 Hungary 70.59 compare
- 77 Lesotho 70.59 compare
- 77 Maldives 70.59 compare
- 77 Myanmar 70.59 compare
- 77 North Macedonia 70.59 compare
- 77 Papua New Guinea 70.59 compare
- 77 Portugal 70.59 compare
- 77 Puerto Rico 70.59 compare
- 77 Romania 70.59 compare
- 77 Sao Tome and Principe 70.59 compare
- 77 Switzerland 70.59 compare
- 77 East Timor 70.59 compare
- 77 Ukraine 70.59 compare
- 77 Yemen 70.59 compare
More private sector data for Guatemala
- Merchandise trade 40.7% (2025)
- Food imports 16.9% (2025)
- Manufactures imports 65.9% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 34.61 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service imports 6.89 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 46.8% (2025)
- Manufactures exports 45.2% (2025)
- Merchandise exports 15.56 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 4.76 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 832.52 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is starting a business: procedures required - men (number) - score in Guatemala?
- Starting a business: procedures required - men (number) - score in Guatemala was 70.59 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest starting a business: procedures required - men (number) - score recorded in Guatemala?
- The highest recorded value was 70.59 in 2018.
- What is the lowest starting a business: procedures required - men (number) - score recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.76 in 2003.
- How does Guatemala rank for starting a business: procedures required - men (number) - score?
- Guatemala ranks 77th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is starting a business: procedures required - men (number) - score rising or falling in Guatemala?
- Over the last ten years it is up 200.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Guatemala 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.