Starting a business: Procedures required - Men (number) in Estonia
Estonia: Starting a business: Procedures required - Men was 3 number in 2019. ▼ Falling
Starting a business: Procedures required - Men in Estonia, 2003–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2019, starting a business: procedures required - men in Estonia stood at 3 number. That is the lowest value across all 17 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 40.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, starting a business: procedures required - men in Estonia peaked at 6 number in 2003 and was at its lowest, 3 number, in 2015.
That places Estonia 164th out of 191 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.
Starting a business: Procedures required - Men in Estonia, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 6 number | — |
| 2004 | 6 number | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 6 number | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 6 number | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 5 number | -16.7% |
| 2008 | 5 number | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 5 number | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 5 number | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 5 number | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 5 number | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 5 number | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 4 number | -20.0% |
| 2015 | 3 number | -25.0% |
| 2016 | 3 number | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 3 number | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 3 number | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 3 number | +0.0% |
Estonia compared with similar countries
- Estonia's 3 number is below the median for high income countries, which is 5 number, 60% of the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Estonia's 3 number is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 5 number, 60% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.57 number | 5 number | 6 number | 7 |
| 2010s | 3.9 number | 3 number | 5 number | 10 |
Countries ranked near Estonia
- 164 Armenia 3 number compare
- 164 Australia 3 number compare
- 164 Azerbaijan 3 number compare
- 164 Brunei 3 number compare
- 164 Burkina Faso 3 number compare
- 164 Finland 3 number compare
- 164 Greece 3 number compare
- 164 Ireland 3 number compare
- 164 Israel 3 number compare
- 164 South Korea 3 number compare
- 164 Kosovo 3 number compare
- 164 Moldova 3 number compare
- 164 Saudi Arabia 3 number compare
- 164 Slovenia 3 number compare
- 164 Taiwan 3 number compare
- 164 Tajikistan 3 number compare
- 164 Togo 3 number compare
- 164 Tunisia 3 number compare
- 164 Uzbekistan 3 number compare
- 164 Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) 3 number compare
More private sector data for Estonia
- Merchandise trade 98.4% (2025)
- Food imports 14.2% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 67.0% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 25.30 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 13.6% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 64.4% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 20.98 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 15,353 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.4461 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 11.63 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is starting a business: procedures required - men in Estonia?
- Starting a business: procedures required - men in Estonia was 3 number in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest starting a business: procedures required - men recorded in Estonia?
- The highest recorded value was 6 number in 2003.
- What is the lowest starting a business: procedures required - men recorded in Estonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 3 number in 2015.
- How does Estonia rank for starting a business: procedures required - men?
- Estonia ranks 164th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is starting a business: procedures required - men rising or falling in Estonia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 40.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Estonia 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.