Starting a business: Procedures required - Men (number) - Score (Men) in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Starting a business: Procedures required - Men (number) - Score (Men) was 88.24 in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Starting a business: Procedures required - Men (number) - Score in Saudi Arabia, 2003–2019
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
The most recent figure for starting a business: procedures required - men (number) - score in Saudi Arabia is 88.24, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
That represents a change of up 87.5% on the previous year and up 200.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, starting a business: procedures required - men (number) - score in Saudi Arabia peaked at 88.24 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0, in 2003.
Saudi Arabia ranks 8th of 191 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
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 Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 0 | — |
| 2004 | 0 | — |
| 2005 | 0 | — |
| 2006 | 0 | — |
| 2007 | 35.29 | — |
| 2008 | 35.29 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 29.41 | -16.7% |
| 2010 | 29.41 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 29.41 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 29.41 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 29.41 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 29.41 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 29.41 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 29.41 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 47.06 | +60.0% |
| 2018 | 47.06 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 88.24 | +87.5% |
Saudi Arabia compared with similar countries
- Saudi Arabia's 88.24 is above the median for high income countries, which is 76.47, 1.2× the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Saudi Arabia's 88.24 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 70.59, 1.3× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 14.29 | 0 | 35.29 | 7 |
| 2010s | 38.82 | 29.41 | 88.24 | 10 |
Countries ranked near Saudi Arabia
- 8 Armenia 88.24 compare
- 8 Australia 88.24 compare
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- 8 Brunei 88.24 compare
- 8 Burkina Faso 88.24 compare
- 8 Estonia 88.24 compare
- 8 Finland 88.24 compare
- 8 Greece 88.24 compare
- 8 Ireland 88.24 compare
- 8 Israel 88.24 compare
- 8 South Korea 88.24 compare
- 8 Kosovo 88.24 compare
- 8 Moldova 88.24 compare
- 8 Slovenia 88.24 compare
- 8 Taiwan 88.24 compare
- 8 Tajikistan 88.24 compare
- 8 Togo 88.24 compare
- 8 Tunisia 88.24 compare
- 8 Uzbekistan 88.24 compare
- 8 Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) 88.24 compare
More private sector data for Saudi Arabia
- Merchandise trade 44.2% (2025)
- Food imports 12.3% (2025)
- Manufactures imports 72.1% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 254.06 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service imports 122.08 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 2.2% (2025)
- Manufactures exports 16.7% (2025)
- Merchandise exports 310.67 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 66.92 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 8,403 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is starting a business: procedures required - men (number) - score in Saudi Arabia?
- Starting a business: procedures required - men (number) - score in Saudi Arabia was 88.24 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest starting a business: procedures required - men (number) - score recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 88.24 in 2019.
- What is the lowest starting a business: procedures required - men (number) - score recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 2003.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for starting a business: procedures required - men (number) - score?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 8th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is starting a business: procedures required - men (number) - score rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 200.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Saudi Arabia 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.