Starting a business: Procedures required - Men in Portugal
Portugal: Starting a business: Procedures required - Men was 6 number in 2019. ▼ Falling
Starting a business: Procedures required - Men in Portugal, 2003–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for starting a business: procedures required - men in Portugal is 6 number, measured in 2019.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, starting a business: procedures required - men in Portugal peaked at 11 number in 2003 and was at its lowest, 5 number, in 2013.
That places Portugal 94th 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 | 8.57 number | 6 number | 11 number | 7 |
| 2010s | 5.9 number | 5 number | 6 number | 10 |
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- 94 Romania 6 number compare
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- 94 Switzerland 6 number compare
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More private sector data for Portugal
- Merchandise trade 62.1% (2025)
- Food imports 15.9% (2025)
- Manufactures imports 71.6% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 125.85 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 14.4% (2025)
- Manufactures exports 75.4% (2025)
- Merchandise exports 89.42 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 62.46 billion current US$ (2024)
- Transport services 21.3% (2024)
- Computer, communications and other services 46.7% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is starting a business: procedures required - men in Portugal?
- Starting a business: procedures required - men in Portugal was 6 number in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest starting a business: procedures required - men recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 11 number in 2003.
- What is the lowest starting a business: procedures required - men recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 5 number in 2013.
- How does Portugal rank for starting a business: procedures required - men?
- Portugal ranks 94th out of 188 countries with data for 2019.
- Is starting a business: procedures required - men rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Portugal 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.