Starting a business: Procedures required - Men (number) - Score (Men) in Kuwait
Kuwait: Starting a business: Procedures required - Men (number) - Score (Men) was 76.47 in 2019. ▲ Rising
Starting a business: Procedures required - Men (number) - Score in Kuwait, 2003–2019
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
Kuwait recorded 76.47 for starting a business: procedures required - men (number) - score in 2019. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
That represents a change of up 18.2% on the previous year and up 160.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, starting a business: procedures required - men (number) - score in Kuwait peaked at 76.47 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 29.41, in 2003.
That places Kuwait 52nd 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 17 years of available data.
Starting a business: Procedures required - Men (number) - Score (Men) in Kuwait, 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 | 29.41 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 29.41 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 29.41 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 35.29 | +20.0% |
| 2012 | 35.29 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 35.29 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 35.29 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 35.29 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 35.29 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 52.94 | +50.0% |
| 2018 | 64.71 | +22.2% |
| 2019 | 76.47 | +18.2% |
Kuwait compared with similar countries
- Kuwait's 76.47 is above the median for high income countries, which is 76.47, 1.0× the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Kuwait's 76.47 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 70.59, 1.1× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 29.41 | 29.41 | 29.41 | 7 |
| 2010s | 43.53 | 29.41 | 76.47 | 10 |
Countries ranked near Kuwait
- 51 China 79.12 compare
- 52 Pakistan 76.47 compare
- 52 Albania 76.47 compare
- 52 Belgium 76.47 compare
- 52 Benin 76.47 compare
- 52 Cameroon 76.47 compare
- 52 Cyprus 76.47 compare
- 52 Denmark 76.47 compare
- 52 Dominica 76.47 compare
- 52 Egypt 76.47 compare
- 52 France 76.47 compare
- 52 Iceland 76.47 compare
- 52 Liberia 76.47 compare
- 52 Luxembourg 76.47 compare
- 52 Madagascar 76.47 compare
- 52 Mali 76.47 compare
- 52 Malta 76.47 compare
- 52 Marshall Islands 76.47 compare
- 52 Panama 76.47 compare
- 52 Poland 76.47 compare
- 52 Rwanda 76.47 compare
- 52 Sierra Leone 76.47 compare
- 52 Saint Lucia 76.47 compare
- 52 Thailand 76.47 compare
- 52 Uruguay 76.47 compare
More private sector data for Kuwait
- Merchandise trade 72.3% (2025)
- Food imports 16.0% (2025)
- Manufactures imports 75.4% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 41.61 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service imports 28.64 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 0.6% (2025)
- Manufactures exports 5.7% (2025)
- Merchandise exports 72.07 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 12.14 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 14,814 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is starting a business: procedures required - men (number) - score in Kuwait?
- Starting a business: procedures required - men (number) - score in Kuwait was 76.47 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest starting a business: procedures required - men (number) - score recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 76.47 in 2019.
- What is the lowest starting a business: procedures required - men (number) - score recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 29.41 in 2003.
- How does Kuwait rank for starting a business: procedures required - men (number) - score?
- Kuwait ranks 52nd out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is starting a business: procedures required - men (number) - score rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is up 160.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kuwait 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.