Starting a business: Procedures required - Men in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Starting a business: Procedures required - Men was 7 number in 2019. ▼ Falling
Starting a business: Procedures required - Men in Bulgaria, 2003–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in number.
Analysis
Bulgaria recorded 7 number for starting a business: procedures required - men in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 17 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, starting a business: procedures required - men in Bulgaria peaked at 13 number in 2003 and was at its lowest, 7 number, in 2008.
Bulgaria ranks 63rd of 188 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.86 number | 7 number | 13 number | 7 |
| 2010s | 7 number | 7 number | 7 number | 10 |
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More private sector data for Bulgaria
- Merchandise trade 83.5% (2025)
- Food imports 13.2% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 60.0% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 60.89 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 15.2% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 53.4% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 48.32 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 18.56 billion current US$ (2025)
- Transport services 30.6% (2025)
- Computer, communications and other services 38.4% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is starting a business: procedures required - men in Bulgaria?
- Starting a business: procedures required - men in Bulgaria was 7 number in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest starting a business: procedures required - men recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 13 number in 2003.
- What is the lowest starting a business: procedures required - men recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 7 number in 2008.
- How does Bulgaria rank for starting a business: procedures required - men?
- Bulgaria ranks 63rd out of 188 countries with data for 2019.
- Is starting a business: procedures required - men rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bulgaria 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.