Starting a business: Procedures required - Men in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Starting a business: Procedures required - Men was 7 number in 2019. ▼ Falling
Starting a business: Procedures required - Men in Sri Lanka, 2003–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2019, starting a business: procedures required - men in Sri Lanka stood at 7 number. That is the lowest value across all 17 years on record.
The figure is down 22.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, starting a business: procedures required - men in Sri Lanka peaked at 9 number in 2003 and was at its lowest, 7 number, in 2016.
That places Sri Lanka 63rd 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 | 9 number | 9 number | 9 number | 7 |
| 2010s | 8.1 number | 7 number | 9 number | 10 |
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More private sector data for Sri Lanka
- Merchandise trade 32.2% (2025)
- Food imports 15.3% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 59.7% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 21.48 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 27.3% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 66.0% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 13.58 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 6.87 billion current US$ (2024)
- Transport services 31.5% (2024)
- Computer, communications and other services 41.2% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is starting a business: procedures required - men in Sri Lanka?
- Starting a business: procedures required - men in Sri Lanka was 7 number in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest starting a business: procedures required - men recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 9 number in 2003.
- What is the lowest starting a business: procedures required - men recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 7 number in 2016.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for starting a business: procedures required - men?
- Sri Lanka ranks 63rd out of 188 countries with data for 2019.
- Is starting a business: procedures required - men rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sri Lanka 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.