Starting a business: Procedures required - Men in Ghana
Ghana: Starting a business: Procedures required - Men was 8 number in 2019. ▼ Falling
Starting a business: Procedures required - Men in Ghana, 2003–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for starting a business: procedures required - men in Ghana is 8 number, measured in 2019.
That represents a change of up 14.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, starting a business: procedures required - men in Ghana peaked at 11 number in 2003 and was at its lowest, 7 number, in 2009.
Ghana ranks 44th of 188 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.86 number | 7 number | 11 number | 7 |
| 2010s | 7.7 number | 7 number | 8 number | 10 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
- 44 Japan 8 number compare
- 44 Angola 8 number compare
- 44 Austria 8 number compare
- 44 Bhutan 8 number compare
- 44 Chad 8 number compare
- 44 Guinea-Bissau 8 number compare
- 44 Iraq 8 number compare
- 44 Lebanon 8 number compare
- 44 Malaysia 8 number compare
- 44 Mongolia 8 number compare
- 44 Montenegro 8 number compare
- 44 Nepal 8 number compare
- 44 Palau 8 number compare
- 44 Peru 8 number compare
- 44 Qatar 8 number compare
- 44 Suriname 8 number compare
- 44 Vietnam 8 number compare
More private sector data for Ghana
- Merchandise trade 42.5% (2025)
- Food imports 13.7% (2023)
- Manufactures imports 51.5% (2023)
- Merchandise imports 17.45 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 18.1% (2023)
- Manufactures exports 6.0% (2023)
- Merchandise exports 31.11 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 10.06 billion current US$ (2025)
- Transport services 20.1% (2025)
- Computer, communications and other services 56.1% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is starting a business: procedures required - men in Ghana?
- Starting a business: procedures required - men in Ghana was 8 number in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest starting a business: procedures required - men recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 11 number in 2003.
- What is the lowest starting a business: procedures required - men recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 7 number in 2009.
- How does Ghana rank for starting a business: procedures required - men?
- Ghana ranks 44th out of 188 countries with data for 2019.
- Is starting a business: procedures required - men rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ghana 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.