Starting a business: Procedures required - Men (number) in Philippines
Philippines: Starting a business: Procedures required - Men was 13 number in 2019. ▼ Falling
Starting a business: Procedures required - Men in Philippines, 2003–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in number.
Analysis
Philippines recorded 13 number for starting a business: procedures required - men in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 17 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.1% on the previous year and down 27.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, starting a business: procedures required - men in Philippines peaked at 18 number in 2009 and was at its lowest, 13 number, in 2019.
Philippines ranks 3rd of 191 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.
Starting a business: Procedures required - Men in Philippines, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 17 number | — |
| 2004 | 17 number | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 17 number | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 17 number | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 17 number | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 17 number | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 18 number | +5.9% |
| 2010 | 18 number | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 17 number | -5.6% |
| 2012 | 17 number | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 17 number | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 17 number | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 17 number | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 17 number | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 17 number | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 14 number | -17.6% |
| 2019 | 13 number | -7.1% |
Philippines compared with similar countries
- Philippines's 13 number is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 7 number, 1.9× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Philippines's 13 number is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 6.5 number, 2.0× the median. (28 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 17.14 number | 17 number | 18 number | 7 |
| 2010s | 16.4 number | 13 number | 18 number | 10 |
Countries ranked near Philippines
- 1 Venezuela 20 number compare
- 2 Equatorial Guinea 16 number compare
- 3 Bosnia and Herzegovina 13 number compare
- 3 Eritrea 13 number compare
- 3 Uganda 13 number compare
More private sector data for Philippines
- Merchandise trade 46.2% (2025)
- Food imports 15.0% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 65.2% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 141.20 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 10.4% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 77.2% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 83.72 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 716.89 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1719 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 14.71 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is starting a business: procedures required - men in Philippines?
- Starting a business: procedures required - men in Philippines was 13 number in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest starting a business: procedures required - men recorded in Philippines?
- The highest recorded value was 18 number in 2009.
- What is the lowest starting a business: procedures required - men recorded in Philippines?
- The lowest recorded value was 13 number in 2019.
- How does Philippines rank for starting a business: procedures required - men?
- Philippines ranks 3rd out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is starting a business: procedures required - men rising or falling in Philippines?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Philippines 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.