Starting a business: Procedures required - Men (number) in Iceland
Iceland: Starting a business: Procedures required - Men was 5 number in 2019. ▬ Flat
Starting a business: Procedures required - Men in Iceland, 2004–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2019, starting a business: procedures required - men in Iceland stood at 5 number. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, starting a business: procedures required - men in Iceland peaked at 5 number in 2004 and was at its lowest, 5 number, in 2004.
That places Iceland 116th out of 191 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
Starting a business: Procedures required - Men in Iceland, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 5 number | — |
| 2005 | 5 number | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 5 number | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 5 number | +0.0% |
| 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 | 5 number | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 5 number | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 5 number | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 5 number | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 5 number | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 5 number | +0.0% |
Iceland compared with similar countries
- Iceland's 5 number is above the median for high income countries, which is 5 number, 1.0× the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Iceland'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 | 5 number | 5 number | 5 number | 6 |
| 2010s | 5 number | 5 number | 5 number | 10 |
Countries ranked near Iceland
- 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 Cyprus 5 number compare
- 116 Denmark 5 number compare
- 116 Dominica 5 number compare
- 116 Egypt 5 number compare
- 116 France 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 Iceland
- Merchandise trade 46.9% (2025)
- Food imports 11.1% (2025)
- Manufactures imports 71.1% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 10.94 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 46.9% (2025)
- Manufactures exports 14.0% (2025)
- Merchandise exports 7.17 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 18,264 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1858 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 3.33 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is starting a business: procedures required - men in Iceland?
- Starting a business: procedures required - men in Iceland was 5 number in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest starting a business: procedures required - men recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 5 number in 2004.
- What is the lowest starting a business: procedures required - men recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 5 number in 2004.
- How does Iceland rank for starting a business: procedures required - men?
- Iceland ranks 116th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is starting a business: procedures required - men rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Iceland 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.