Starting a business: Procedures required - Men (number) in Bolivia
Bolivia: Starting a business: Procedures required - Men was 12 number in 2019. ▼ Falling
Starting a business: Procedures required - Men in Bolivia, 2003–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2019, starting a business: procedures required - men in Bolivia stood at 12 number. That is the lowest value across all 17 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 14.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, starting a business: procedures required - men in Bolivia peaked at 14 number in 2003 and was at its lowest, 12 number, in 2017.
That places Bolivia 7th out of 191 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.
Starting a business: Procedures required - Men in Bolivia, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 14 number | — |
| 2004 | 14 number | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 14 number | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 14 number | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 14 number | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 14 number | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 14 number | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 14 number | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 14 number | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 14 number | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 14 number | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 14 number | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 14 number | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 14 number | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 12 number | -14.3% |
| 2018 | 12 number | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 12 number | +0.0% |
Bolivia compared with similar countries
- Bolivia's 12 number is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 7 number, 1.7× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Bolivia's 12 number is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 7 number, 1.7× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 14 number | 14 number | 14 number | 7 |
| 2010s | 13.4 number | 12 number | 14 number | 10 |
Countries ranked near Bolivia
More private sector data for Bolivia
- Merchandise trade 30.5% (2025)
- Food imports 7.5% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 61.5% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 10.03 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 22.2% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 6.5% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 9.70 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 771.03 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1498 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 7.09 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is starting a business: procedures required - men in Bolivia?
- Starting a business: procedures required - men in Bolivia was 12 number in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest starting a business: procedures required - men recorded in Bolivia?
- The highest recorded value was 14 number in 2003.
- What is the lowest starting a business: procedures required - men recorded in Bolivia?
- The lowest recorded value was 12 number in 2017.
- How does Bolivia rank for starting a business: procedures required - men?
- Bolivia ranks 7th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is starting a business: procedures required - men rising or falling in Bolivia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bolivia 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.