Starting a business: Procedures required - Men (number) - Score (Men) in Iraq
Iraq: Starting a business: Procedures required - Men (number) - Score (Men) was 58.82 in 2019. ▲ Rising
Starting a business: Procedures required - Men (number) - Score in Iraq, 2004–2019
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
The most recent figure for starting a business: procedures required - men (number) - score in Iraq is 58.82, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
The figure is up 42.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, starting a business: procedures required - men (number) - score in Iraq peaked at 58.82 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 41.18, in 2004.
That places Iraq 131st out of 191 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Starting a business: Procedures required - Men (number) - Score (Men) in Iraq, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 41.18 | — |
| 2005 | 41.18 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 41.18 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 41.18 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 41.18 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 41.18 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 41.18 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 41.18 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 47.06 | +14.3% |
| 2013 | 47.06 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 47.06 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 52.94 | +12.5% |
| 2016 | 52.94 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 58.82 | +11.1% |
| 2018 | 58.82 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 58.82 | +0.0% |
Iraq compared with similar countries
- Iraq's 58.82 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 64.71, 91% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Iraq's 58.82 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 70.59, 83% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 41.18 | 41.18 | 41.18 | 6 |
| 2010s | 50.59 | 41.18 | 58.82 | 10 |
Countries ranked near Iraq
- 130 Mexico 59.82 compare
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- 131 Guinea-Bissau 58.82 compare
- 131 Lebanon 58.82 compare
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- 131 Montenegro 58.82 compare
- 131 Nepal 58.82 compare
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- 131 Peru 58.82 compare
- 131 Qatar 58.82 compare
- 131 Suriname 58.82 compare
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More private sector data for Iraq
- Merchandise trade 70.0% (2025)
- Food imports 14.2% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 76.3% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 85.19 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service imports 26.61 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 0.5% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 0.4% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 92.91 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 10.31 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 1,976 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is starting a business: procedures required - men (number) - score in Iraq?
- Starting a business: procedures required - men (number) - score in Iraq was 58.82 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest starting a business: procedures required - men (number) - score recorded in Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 58.82 in 2017.
- What is the lowest starting a business: procedures required - men (number) - score recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was 41.18 in 2004.
- How does Iraq rank for starting a business: procedures required - men (number) - score?
- Iraq ranks 131st out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is starting a business: procedures required - men (number) - score rising or falling in Iraq?
- Over the last ten years it is up 42.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Iraq 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.