Starting a business: Procedures required - Men in Mauritania
Mauritania: Starting a business: Procedures required - Men was 4 number in 2019. ▼ Falling
Starting a business: Procedures required - Men in Mauritania, 2003–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2019, starting a business: procedures required - men in Mauritania stood at 4 number. That is the lowest value across all 17 years on record.
That represents a change of down 55.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, starting a business: procedures required - men in Mauritania peaked at 11 number in 2003 and was at its lowest, 4 number, in 2017.
Mauritania ranks 141st of 188 countries on this measure, 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 | 10.43 number | 9 number | 11 number | 7 |
| 2010s | 6.9 number | 4 number | 9 number | 10 |
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- 140 China 4.55 number compare
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- 141 Kazakhstan 4 number compare
- 141 Kyrgyzstan 4 number compare
- 141 Latvia 4 number compare
- 141 Lithuania 4 number compare
- 141 Mauritius 4 number compare
- 141 Morocco 4 number compare
- 141 Netherlands 4 number compare
- 141 Niger 4 number compare
- 141 Norway 4 number compare
- 141 Oman 4 number compare
- 141 Samoa 4 number compare
- 141 Senegal 4 number compare
- 141 Sweden 4 number compare
- 141 Tonga 4 number compare
- 141 United Kingdom 4 number compare
More private sector data for Mauritania
- Merchandise trade 87.3% (2025)
- Food imports 23.9% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 40.8% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 5.68 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 25.5% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 0.5% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 4.51 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 123.61 million current US$ (2024)
- Transport services 54.2% (2024)
- Computer, communications and other services 41.9% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is starting a business: procedures required - men in Mauritania?
- Starting a business: procedures required - men in Mauritania was 4 number in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest starting a business: procedures required - men recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 11 number in 2003.
- What is the lowest starting a business: procedures required - men recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 4 number in 2017.
- How does Mauritania rank for starting a business: procedures required - men?
- Mauritania ranks 141st out of 188 countries with data for 2019.
- Is starting a business: procedures required - men rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 55.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mauritania 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.