Starting a business: Procedures required - Men (number) - Score (Men) in Uganda
Uganda: Starting a business: Procedures required - Men (number) - Score (Men) was 29.41 in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Starting a business: Procedures required - Men (number) - Score in Uganda, 2003–2019
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
In 2019, starting a business: procedures required - men (number) - score in Uganda stood at 29.41. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
That represents a change of up 400.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, starting a business: procedures required - men (number) - score in Uganda peaked at 29.41 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 5.88, in 2003.
That places Uganda 186th out of 191 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
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 Uganda, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 5.88 | — |
| 2004 | 5.88 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 5.88 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 5.88 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 5.88 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 5.88 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 5.88 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 11.76 | +100.0% |
| 2011 | 23.53 | +100.0% |
| 2012 | 23.53 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 23.53 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 23.53 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 23.53 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 29.41 | +25.0% |
| 2017 | 29.41 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 29.41 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 29.41 | +0.0% |
Uganda compared with similar countries
- Uganda's 29.41 is below the median for low income countries, which is 67.65, 43% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Uganda's 29.41 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 64.71, 45% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.88 | 5.88 | 5.88 | 7 |
| 2010s | 24.71 | 11.76 | 29.41 | 10 |
Countries ranked near Uganda
- 186 Bosnia and Herzegovina 29.41 compare
- 186 Eritrea 29.41 compare
- 186 Philippines 29.41 compare
More private sector data for Uganda
- Merchandise trade 49.9% (2025)
- Food imports 10.7% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 47.3% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 18.40 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service imports 5.41 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 39.3% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 14.3% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 12.50 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 2.40 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 243.26 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is starting a business: procedures required - men (number) - score in Uganda?
- Starting a business: procedures required - men (number) - score in Uganda was 29.41 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest starting a business: procedures required - men (number) - score recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 29.41 in 2016.
- What is the lowest starting a business: procedures required - men (number) - score recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.88 in 2003.
- How does Uganda rank for starting a business: procedures required - men (number) - score?
- Uganda ranks 186th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is starting a business: procedures required - men (number) - score rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 400.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Uganda 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.