Starting a business: Procedures required - Men (number) in Cyprus
Cyprus: Starting a business: Procedures required - Men was 5 number in 2019. ▼ Falling
Starting a business: Procedures required - Men in Cyprus, 2008–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for starting a business: procedures required - men in Cyprus is 5 number, measured in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.
The figure is down 16.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, starting a business: procedures required - men in Cyprus peaked at 6 number in 2008 and was at its lowest, 5 number, in 2016.
Cyprus ranks 116th of 191 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
Starting a business: Procedures required - Men in Cyprus, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 6 number | — |
| 2009 | 6 number | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 6 number | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 6 number | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 6 number | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 6 number | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 6 number | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 6 number | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 5 number | -16.7% |
| 2017 | 5 number | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 5 number | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 5 number | +0.0% |
Cyprus compared with similar countries
- Cyprus's 5 number is above the median for high income countries, which is 5 number, 1.0× the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Cyprus's 5 number is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 5 number, 1.0× the median. (49 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6 number | 6 number | 6 number | 2 |
| 2010s | 5.6 number | 5 number | 6 number | 10 |
Countries ranked near Cyprus
- 116 Pakistan 5 number compare
- 116 Albania 5 number compare
- 116 Belgium 5 number compare
- 116 Benin 5 number compare
- 116 Cameroon 5 number compare
- 116 Denmark 5 number compare
- 116 Dominica 5 number compare
- 116 Egypt 5 number compare
- 116 France 5 number compare
- 116 Iceland 5 number compare
- 116 Kuwait 5 number compare
- 116 Liberia 5 number compare
- 116 Luxembourg 5 number compare
- 116 Madagascar 5 number compare
- 116 Mali 5 number compare
- 116 Malta 5 number compare
- 116 Marshall Islands 5 number compare
- 116 Panama 5 number compare
- 116 Poland 5 number compare
- 116 Rwanda 5 number compare
- 116 Sierra Leone 5 number compare
- 116 Saint Lucia 5 number compare
- 116 Thailand 5 number compare
- 116 Uruguay 5 number compare
More private sector data for Cyprus
- Merchandise trade 52.1% (2025)
- Food imports 15.3% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 59.4% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 15.29 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 22.5% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 22.2% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 6.19 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 4,513 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1501 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 11.94 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is starting a business: procedures required - men in Cyprus?
- Starting a business: procedures required - men in Cyprus was 5 number in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest starting a business: procedures required - men recorded in Cyprus?
- The highest recorded value was 6 number in 2008.
- What is the lowest starting a business: procedures required - men recorded in Cyprus?
- The lowest recorded value was 5 number in 2016.
- How does Cyprus rank for starting a business: procedures required - men?
- Cyprus ranks 116th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is starting a business: procedures required - men rising or falling in Cyprus?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cyprus 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.