Starting a business: Procedures required - Men (number) - Score (Men) in Iran
Iran: Starting a business: Procedures required - Men (number) - Score (Men) was 47.06 in 2019. ▲ Rising
Starting a business: Procedures required - Men (number) - Score in Iran, 2003–2019
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
Iran recorded 47.06 for starting a business: procedures required - men (number) - score in 2019.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 11.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, starting a business: procedures required - men (number) - score in Iran peaked at 52.94 in 2009 and was at its lowest, 41.18, in 2003.
Iran ranks 164th of 191 countries on this measure, in the bottom 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 Iran, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 41.18 | — |
| 2004 | 41.18 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 47.06 | +14.3% |
| 2006 | 47.06 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 47.06 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 47.06 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 52.94 | +12.5% |
| 2010 | 52.94 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 52.94 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 47.06 | -11.1% |
| 2013 | 47.06 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 47.06 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 47.06 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 47.06 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 47.06 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 47.06 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 47.06 | +0.0% |
Iran compared with similar countries
- Iran's 47.06 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 64.71, 73% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Iran's 47.06 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 70.59, 67% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 46.22 | 41.18 | 52.94 | 7 |
| 2010s | 48.24 | 47.06 | 52.94 | 10 |
Countries ranked near Iran
More private sector data for Iran
- Merchandise trade 49.3% (2025)
- Food imports 26.1% (2023)
- Manufactures imports 57.5% (2023)
- Merchandise imports 65.63 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service imports 1.58 billion current US$ (2000)
- Food exports 5.6% (2023)
- Manufactures exports 21.4% (2023)
- Merchandise exports 113.22 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 1.36 billion current US$ (2000)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 1,225 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is starting a business: procedures required - men (number) - score in Iran?
- Starting a business: procedures required - men (number) - score in Iran was 47.06 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest starting a business: procedures required - men (number) - score recorded in Iran?
- The highest recorded value was 52.94 in 2009.
- What is the lowest starting a business: procedures required - men (number) - score recorded in Iran?
- The lowest recorded value was 41.18 in 2003.
- How does Iran rank for starting a business: procedures required - men (number) - score?
- Iran ranks 164th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is starting a business: procedures required - men (number) - score rising or falling in Iran?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Iran 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.