Starting a business: Procedures required - Men (number) in Niger
Niger: Starting a business: Procedures required - Men was 4 number in 2019. ▼ Falling
Starting a business: Procedures required - Men in Niger, 2003–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2019, starting a business: procedures required - men in Niger stood at 4 number. That is the lowest value across all 17 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 60.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, starting a business: procedures required - men in Niger peaked at 14 number in 2003 and was at its lowest, 4 number, in 2017.
Niger ranks 142nd of 191 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.
Starting a business: Procedures required - Men in Niger, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 14 number | — |
| 2004 | 14 number | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 14 number | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 12 number | -14.3% |
| 2007 | 12 number | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 12 number | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 10 number | -16.7% |
| 2010 | 10 number | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 10 number | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 10 number | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 7 number | -30.0% |
| 2014 | 7 number | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 7 number | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 5 number | -28.6% |
| 2017 | 4 number | -20.0% |
| 2018 | 4 number | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 4 number | +0.0% |
Niger compared with similar countries
- Niger's 4 number is below the median for low income countries, which is 6.5 number, 62% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Niger's 4 number is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 7 number, 57% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12.57 number | 10 number | 14 number | 7 |
| 2010s | 6.8 number | 4 number | 10 number | 10 |
Countries ranked near Niger
- 141 China 4.55 number compare
- 142 Russia 4 number compare
- 142 Afghanistan 4 number compare
- 142 Belarus 4 number compare
- 142 Burundi 4 number compare
- 142 Democratic Republic of Congo 4 number compare
- 142 Cote d'Ivoire 4 number compare
- 142 Kazakhstan 4 number compare
- 142 Kyrgyzstan 4 number compare
- 142 Latvia 4 number compare
- 142 Lithuania 4 number compare
- 142 Mauritania 4 number compare
- 142 Mauritius 4 number compare
- 142 Morocco 4 number compare
- 142 Netherlands 4 number compare
- 142 Norway 4 number compare
- 142 Oman 4 number compare
- 142 Samoa 4 number compare
- 142 Senegal 4 number compare
- 142 Sweden 4 number compare
- 142 Tonga 4 number compare
- 142 United Kingdom 4 number compare
More private sector data for Niger
- Merchandise trade 21.3% (2025)
- Food imports 37.9% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 47.5% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 2.70 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 4.1% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 7.3% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 1.90 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 68.06 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0878 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 25.33 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is starting a business: procedures required - men in Niger?
- Starting a business: procedures required - men in Niger was 4 number in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest starting a business: procedures required - men recorded in Niger?
- The highest recorded value was 14 number in 2003.
- What is the lowest starting a business: procedures required - men recorded in Niger?
- The lowest recorded value was 4 number in 2017.
- How does Niger rank for starting a business: procedures required - men?
- Niger ranks 142nd out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is starting a business: procedures required - men rising or falling in Niger?
- Over the last ten years it is down 60.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Niger 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.