Starting a business: Procedures required - Men (number) in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Starting a business: Procedures required - Men was 3 number in 2019. ▼ Falling
Starting a business: Procedures required - Men in Saudi Arabia, 2003–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2019, starting a business: procedures required - men in Saudi Arabia stood at 3 number. That is the lowest value across all 17 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 70.0% on the previous year and down 76.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, starting a business: procedures required - men in Saudi Arabia peaked at 18 number in 2003 and was at its lowest, 3 number, in 2019.
Saudi Arabia ranks 164th of 191 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.
Starting a business: Procedures required - Men in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 18 number | — |
| 2004 | 18 number | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 18 number | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 18 number | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 12 number | -33.3% |
| 2008 | 12 number | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 13 number | +8.3% |
| 2010 | 13 number | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 13 number | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 13 number | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 13 number | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 13 number | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 13 number | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 13 number | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 10 number | -23.1% |
| 2018 | 10 number | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 3 number | -70.0% |
Saudi Arabia compared with similar countries
- Saudi Arabia's 3 number is below the median for high income countries, which is 5 number, 60% of the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Saudi Arabia's 3 number is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 6 number, 50% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 15.57 number | 12 number | 18 number | 7 |
| 2010s | 11.4 number | 3 number | 13 number | 10 |
Countries ranked near Saudi Arabia
- 164 Armenia 3 number compare
- 164 Australia 3 number compare
- 164 Azerbaijan 3 number compare
- 164 Brunei 3 number compare
- 164 Burkina Faso 3 number compare
- 164 Estonia 3 number compare
- 164 Finland 3 number compare
- 164 Greece 3 number compare
- 164 Ireland 3 number compare
- 164 Israel 3 number compare
- 164 South Korea 3 number compare
- 164 Kosovo 3 number compare
- 164 Moldova 3 number compare
- 164 Slovenia 3 number compare
- 164 Taiwan 3 number compare
- 164 Tajikistan 3 number compare
- 164 Togo 3 number compare
- 164 Tunisia 3 number compare
- 164 Uzbekistan 3 number compare
- 164 Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) 3 number compare
More private sector data for Saudi Arabia
- Merchandise trade 44.2% (2025)
- Food imports 13.0% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 70.5% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 254.06 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 1.9% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 15.9% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 310.67 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 8,403 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2433 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 1.69 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is starting a business: procedures required - men in Saudi Arabia?
- Starting a business: procedures required - men in Saudi Arabia was 3 number in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest starting a business: procedures required - men recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 18 number in 2003.
- What is the lowest starting a business: procedures required - men recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 3 number in 2019.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for starting a business: procedures required - men?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 164th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is starting a business: procedures required - men rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 76.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Saudi Arabia 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.