Starting a business: Procedures required - Men (number) in China
China: Starting a business: Procedures required - Men was 4.55 number in 2019. ▼ Falling
Starting a business: Procedures required - Men in China, 2003–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for starting a business: procedures required - men in China is 4.55 number, measured in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 17 years on record.
That represents a change of down 9.0% on the previous year and down 67.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, starting a business: procedures required - men in China peaked at 14 number in 2008 and was at its lowest, 4.55 number, in 2019.
That places China 141st out of 191 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.
Starting a business: Procedures required - Men in China, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 13 number | — |
| 2004 | 13 number | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 13 number | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 13 number | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 13 number | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 14 number | +7.7% |
| 2009 | 14 number | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 14 number | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 14 number | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 13 number | -7.1% |
| 2013 | 13 number | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 11 number | -15.4% |
| 2015 | 11 number | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 9 number | -18.2% |
| 2017 | 9 number | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 5 number | -44.4% |
| 2019 | 4.55 number | -9.0% |
China compared with similar countries
- China's 4.55 number is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 7 number, 65% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- China's 4.55 number is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 6.5 number, 70% of the median. (28 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 13.29 number | 13 number | 14 number | 7 |
| 2010s | 10.36 number | 4.55 number | 14 number | 10 |
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More private sector data for China
- Merchandise trade 32.6% (2025)
- Food imports 8.1% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 49.3% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 2.58 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 2.4% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 91.2% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 3.77 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 2,682 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1934 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 5.48 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is starting a business: procedures required - men in China?
- Starting a business: procedures required - men in China was 4.55 number in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest starting a business: procedures required - men recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 14 number in 2008.
- What is the lowest starting a business: procedures required - men recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.55 number in 2019.
- How does China rank for starting a business: procedures required - men?
- China ranks 141st out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is starting a business: procedures required - men rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is down 67.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this China 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.