Starting a business: Procedures required - Men (number) in Jamaica
Jamaica: Starting a business: Procedures required - Men was 2 number in 2019. ▼ Falling
Starting a business: Procedures required - Men in Jamaica, 2003–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2019, starting a business: procedures required - men in Jamaica stood at 2 number. That is the lowest value across all 17 years on record.
The figure is down 66.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, starting a business: procedures required - men in Jamaica peaked at 7 number in 2003 and was at its lowest, 2 number, in 2014.
That places Jamaica 185th 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 Jamaica, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 7 number | — |
| 2004 | 7 number | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 6 number | -14.3% |
| 2006 | 6 number | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 6 number | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 6 number | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 6 number | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 6 number | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 6 number | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 6 number | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 5 number | -16.7% |
| 2014 | 2 number | -60.0% |
| 2015 | 2 number | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 2 number | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 2 number | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 2 number | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 2 number | +0.0% |
Jamaica compared with similar countries
- Jamaica's 2 number is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 7 number, 29% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Jamaica's 2 number is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 7 number, 29% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.29 number | 6 number | 7 number | 7 |
| 2010s | 3.5 number | 2 number | 6 number | 10 |
Countries ranked near Jamaica
More private sector data for Jamaica
- Merchandise trade 41.3% (2025)
- Food imports 20.5% (2023)
- Manufactures imports 51.4% (2023)
- Merchandise imports 7.68 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 30.4% (2023)
- Manufactures exports 3.0% (2023)
- Merchandise exports 1.69 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 595.33 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0744 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate -9.53 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is starting a business: procedures required - men in Jamaica?
- Starting a business: procedures required - men in Jamaica was 2 number in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest starting a business: procedures required - men recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 7 number in 2003.
- What is the lowest starting a business: procedures required - men recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 2 number in 2014.
- How does Jamaica rank for starting a business: procedures required - men?
- Jamaica ranks 185th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is starting a business: procedures required - men rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 66.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Jamaica 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.