Starting a business: Procedures required - Men in Samoa
Samoa: Starting a business: Procedures required - Men was 4 number in 2019. ▼ Falling
Starting a business: Procedures required - Men in Samoa, 2003–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for starting a business: procedures required - men in Samoa is 4 number, measured in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 17 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, starting a business: procedures required - men in Samoa peaked at 9 number in 2003 and was at its lowest, 4 number, in 2009.
That places Samoa 141st 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 | 7.57 number | 4 number | 9 number | 7 |
| 2010s | 4 number | 4 number | 4 number | 10 |
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More private sector data for Samoa
- Merchandise trade 38.1% (2025)
- Food imports 29.6% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 48.0% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 467.00 million current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 24.8% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 39.4% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 24.00 million current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 328.00 million current US$ (2025)
- Transport services 44.9% (2025)
- Computer, communications and other services 31.6% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is starting a business: procedures required - men in Samoa?
- Starting a business: procedures required - men in Samoa was 4 number in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest starting a business: procedures required - men recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 9 number in 2003.
- What is the lowest starting a business: procedures required - men recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 4 number in 2009.
- How does Samoa rank for starting a business: procedures required - men?
- Samoa ranks 141st out of 188 countries with data for 2019.
- Is starting a business: procedures required - men rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Samoa 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.