Starting a business: Procedures required - Men in Iraq
Iraq: Starting a business: Procedures required - Men was 8 number in 2019. ▼ Falling
Starting a business: Procedures required - Men in Iraq, 2004–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for starting a business: procedures required - men in Iraq is 8 number, measured in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 16 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 27.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, starting a business: procedures required - men in Iraq peaked at 11 number in 2004 and was at its lowest, 8 number, in 2017.
That places Iraq 44th out of 188 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11 number | 11 number | 11 number | 6 |
| 2010s | 9.4 number | 8 number | 11 number | 10 |
Countries ranked near Iraq
- 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 Ghana 8 number compare
- 44 Guinea-Bissau 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 Viet Nam 8 number compare
More private sector data for Iraq
- Merchandise trade 70.0% (2025)
- Food imports 7.2% (2014)
- Manufactures imports 66.3% (2014)
- Merchandise imports 85.19 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 0.0% (2016)
- Manufactures exports 0.0% (2016)
- Merchandise exports 92.91 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 10.09 billion current US$ (2024)
- Transport services 33.5% (2024)
- Computer, communications and other services 8.4% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is starting a business: procedures required - men in Iraq?
- Starting a business: procedures required - men in Iraq was 8 number in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest starting a business: procedures required - men recorded in Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 11 number in 2004.
- What is the lowest starting a business: procedures required - men recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was 8 number in 2017.
- How does Iraq rank for starting a business: procedures required - men?
- Iraq ranks 44th out of 188 countries with data for 2019.
- Is starting a business: procedures required - men rising or falling in Iraq?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Iraq 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.