Starting a business: Procedures required - Men (number) - Score in United Kingdom
United Kingdom: Starting a business: Procedures required - Men (number) - Score was 82.35 in 2019. ▲ Rising
Starting a business: Procedures required - Men (number) - Score in United Kingdom, 2003–2019
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
The most recent figure for starting a business: procedures required - men (number) - score in United Kingdom is 82.35, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 16.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, starting a business: procedures required - men (number) - score in United Kingdom peaked at 82.35 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 70.59, in 2003.
That places United Kingdom 28th out of 190 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 70.59 | 70.59 | 70.59 | 7 |
| 2010s | 76.47 | 70.59 | 82.35 | 10 |
Countries ranked near United Kingdom
- 28 Russian Federation 82.35 compare
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- 28 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 82.35 compare
- 28 Côte d'Ivoire 82.35 compare
- 28 Kazakhstan, Republic of 82.35 compare
- 28 Kyrgyz Republic 82.35 compare
- 28 Latvia 82.35 compare
- 28 Lithuania 82.35 compare
- 28 Mauritania, Islamic Republic of 82.35 compare
- 28 Mauritius 82.35 compare
- 28 Morocco 82.35 compare
- 28 Netherlands 82.35 compare
- 28 Niger 82.35 compare
- 28 Norway 82.35 compare
- 28 Oman 82.35 compare
- 28 Samoa 82.35 compare
- 28 Senegal 82.35 compare
- 28 Sweden 82.35 compare
- 28 Tonga 82.35 compare
More private sector data for United Kingdom
- Merchandise trade 37.6% (2025)
- Food imports 9.8% (2025)
- Manufactures imports 56.7% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 948.64 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 6.7% (2025)
- Manufactures exports 59.3% (2025)
- Merchandise exports 555.83 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 714.58 billion current US$ (2025)
- Transport services 9.9% (2025)
- Computer, communications and other services 55.2% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is starting a business: procedures required - men (number) - score in United Kingdom?
- Starting a business: procedures required - men (number) - score in United Kingdom was 82.35 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest starting a business: procedures required - men (number) - score recorded in United Kingdom?
- The highest recorded value was 82.35 in 2015.
- What is the lowest starting a business: procedures required - men (number) - score recorded in United Kingdom?
- The lowest recorded value was 70.59 in 2003.
- How does United Kingdom rank for starting a business: procedures required - men (number) - score?
- United Kingdom ranks 28th out of 190 countries with data for 2019.
- Is starting a business: procedures required - men (number) - score rising or falling in United Kingdom?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United Kingdom 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.