Starting a business: Procedures required - Men (number) in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Starting a business: Procedures required - Men was 7 number in 2019. ▼ Falling
Starting a business: Procedures required - Men in Dominican Republic, 2003–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2019, starting a business: procedures required - men in Dominican Republic stood at 7 number. That is the lowest value across all 17 years on record.
That represents a change of down 12.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, starting a business: procedures required - men in Dominican Republic peaked at 9 number in 2003 and was at its lowest, 7 number, in 2011.
That places Dominican Republic 63rd 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 Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 9 number | — |
| 2004 | 9 number | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 9 number | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 9 number | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 9 number | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 8 number | -11.1% |
| 2009 | 8 number | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 8 number | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 7 number | -12.5% |
| 2012 | 7 number | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 7 number | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 7 number | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 7 number | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 7 number | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 7 number | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 7 number | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 7 number | +0.0% |
Dominican Republic compared with similar countries
- Dominican Republic's 7 number is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 7 number, 1.0× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Dominican Republic's 7 number is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 7 number, 1.0× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.71 number | 8 number | 9 number | 7 |
| 2010s | 7.1 number | 7 number | 8 number | 10 |
Countries ranked near Dominican Republic
- 62 Mexico 7.83 number compare
- 63 Nigeria 7 number compare
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- 63 Barbados 7 number compare
- 63 Bulgaria 7 number compare
- 63 Colombia 7 number compare
- 63 Croatia 7 number compare
- 63 Gabon 7 number compare
- 63 Guyana 7 number compare
- 63 Italy 7 number compare
- 63 Jordan 7 number compare
- 63 Kenya 7 number compare
- 63 Kiribati 7 number compare
- 63 Malawi 7 number compare
- 63 Micronesia (country) 7 number compare
- 63 Nicaragua 7 number compare
- 63 Paraguay 7 number compare
- 63 San Marino 7 number compare
- 63 Serbia 7 number compare
- 63 Slovakia 7 number compare
- 63 Solomon Islands 7 number compare
- 63 South Africa 7 number compare
- 63 Spain 7 number compare
- 63 Sri Lanka 7 number compare
- 63 Saint Kitts and Nevis 7 number compare
- 63 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 7 number compare
- 63 Syria 7 number compare
- 63 Trinidad and Tobago 7 number compare
- 63 Turkey 7 number compare
- 63 Vanuatu 7 number compare
- 63 Zambia 7 number compare
More private sector data for Dominican Republic
- Merchandise trade 35.6% (2025)
- Food imports 17.2% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 63.1% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 29.75 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 25.0% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 58.2% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 15.58 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 1,352 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1223 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 12.31 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is starting a business: procedures required - men in Dominican Republic?
- Starting a business: procedures required - men in Dominican Republic was 7 number in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest starting a business: procedures required - men recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 9 number in 2003.
- What is the lowest starting a business: procedures required - men recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 7 number in 2011.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for starting a business: procedures required - men?
- Dominican Republic ranks 63rd out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is starting a business: procedures required - men rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Dominican Republic 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.