Starting a business: Procedures required - Men in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Starting a business: Procedures required - Men was 4 number in 2019. ▼ Falling
Starting a business: Procedures required - Men in Afghanistan, 2004–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for starting a business: procedures required - men in Afghanistan is 4 number, measured in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 16 years on record.
The figure is down 20.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, starting a business: procedures required - men in Afghanistan peaked at 5 number in 2007 and was at its lowest, 4 number, in 2004.
That places Afghanistan 141st out of 188 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.5 number | 4 number | 5 number | 6 |
| 2010s | 4.3 number | 4 number | 5 number | 10 |
Countries ranked near Afghanistan
- 140 China 4.55 number compare
- 141 Russia 4 number compare
- 141 Belarus 4 number compare
- 141 Burundi 4 number compare
- 141 Democratic Republic of Congo 4 number compare
- 141 Cote d'Ivoire 4 number compare
- 141 Kazakhstan 4 number compare
- 141 Kyrgyzstan 4 number compare
- 141 Latvia 4 number compare
- 141 Lithuania 4 number compare
- 141 Mauritania 4 number compare
- 141 Mauritius 4 number compare
- 141 Morocco 4 number compare
- 141 Netherlands 4 number compare
- 141 Niger 4 number compare
- 141 Norway 4 number compare
- 141 Oman 4 number compare
- 141 Samoa 4 number compare
- 141 Senegal 4 number compare
- 141 Sweden 4 number compare
- 141 Tonga 4 number compare
- 141 United Kingdom 4 number compare
More private sector data for Afghanistan
- Merchandise trade 22.2% (2025)
- Food imports 26.9% (2019)
- Manufactures imports 41.1% (2019)
- Merchandise imports 3.61 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 63.9% (2019)
- Manufactures exports 4.8% (2019)
- Merchandise exports 926.00 million current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 597.45 million current US$ (2020)
- Transport services 88.9% (2020)
- Computer, communications and other services 6.9% (2020)
Frequently asked questions
- What is starting a business: procedures required - men in Afghanistan?
- Starting a business: procedures required - men in Afghanistan was 4 number in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest starting a business: procedures required - men recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 5 number in 2007.
- What is the lowest starting a business: procedures required - men recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 4 number in 2004.
- How does Afghanistan rank for starting a business: procedures required - men?
- Afghanistan ranks 141st out of 188 countries with data for 2019.
- Is starting a business: procedures required - men rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Afghanistan data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Starting a business: Procedures required - Men (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The number of procedures for men records all the procedures required in practice for five male married entrepreneurs to start and operate a local limited liability company. A procedure is de?ned as any interaction of the company founders with external parties. Both pre- and post-incorporation procedures that are officially required or commonly done in practice are recorded.