Starting a business: Procedures required - Men in Kuwait
Kuwait: Starting a business: Procedures required - Men was 5 number in 2019. ▼ Falling
Starting a business: Procedures required - Men in Kuwait, 2003–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2019, starting a business: procedures required - men in Kuwait stood at 5 number. That is the lowest value across all 17 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 28.6% on the previous year and down 61.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, starting a business: procedures required - men in Kuwait peaked at 13 number in 2003 and was at its lowest, 5 number, in 2019.
That places Kuwait 115th out of 188 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 13 number | 13 number | 13 number | 7 |
| 2010s | 10.6 number | 5 number | 13 number | 10 |
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- 115 Pakistan 5 number compare
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- 115 Cyprus 5 number compare
- 115 Denmark 5 number compare
- 115 Dominica 5 number compare
- 115 Egypt 5 number compare
- 115 France 5 number compare
- 115 Iceland 5 number compare
- 115 Liberia 5 number compare
- 115 Luxembourg 5 number compare
- 115 Madagascar 5 number compare
- 115 Mali 5 number compare
- 115 Malta 5 number compare
- 115 Marshall Islands 5 number compare
- 115 Panama 5 number compare
- 115 Poland 5 number compare
- 115 Rwanda 5 number compare
- 115 Sierra Leone 5 number compare
- 115 Saint Lucia 5 number compare
- 115 Thailand 5 number compare
- 115 Uruguay 5 number compare
More private sector data for Kuwait
- Merchandise trade 72.3% (2025)
- Food imports 17.5% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 73.2% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 41.61 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 0.6% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 8.1% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 72.07 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 12.14 billion current US$ (2025)
- Transport services 21.8% (2025)
- Computer, communications and other services 24.8% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is starting a business: procedures required - men in Kuwait?
- Starting a business: procedures required - men in Kuwait was 5 number in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest starting a business: procedures required - men recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 13 number in 2003.
- What is the lowest starting a business: procedures required - men recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 5 number in 2019.
- How does Kuwait rank for starting a business: procedures required - men?
- Kuwait ranks 115th out of 188 countries with data for 2019.
- Is starting a business: procedures required - men rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is down 61.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Kuwait 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.