Starting a business: Procedures required - Men in United Arab Emirates

United Arab Emirates: Starting a business: Procedures required - Men was 2 number in 2019. β–Ό Falling

Latest (2019)
2 number
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
184th
of 190 countries
All-time high
10 number
in 2003
All-time low
2 number
in 2018
Years of data
17
2003–2019

Starting a business: Procedures required - Men in United Arab Emirates, 2003–2019

2468102003201120192003: 10 number2004: 10 number2005: 10 number2006: 10 number2007: 9 number2008: 9 number2009: 8 number2010: 8 number2011: 7 number2012: 6 number2013: 6 number2014: 6 number2015: 6 number2016: 4 number2017: 4 number2018: 2 number2019: 2 number

Source: World Bank. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2019, starting a business: procedures required - men in United Arab Emirates stood at 2 number. That is the lowest value across all 17 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 75.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, starting a business: procedures required - men in United Arab Emirates peaked at 10 number in 2003 and was at its lowest, 2 number, in 2018.

United Arab Emirates ranks 184th of 190 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 9.43 number 8 number 10 number 7
2010s 5.1 number 2 number 8 number 10

Countries ranked near United Arab Emirates

  1. 184 Canada 2 number compare
  2. 184 Hong Kong (China) 2 number compare
  3. 184 Jamaica 2 number compare
  4. 184 Singapore 2 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is starting a business: procedures required - men in United Arab Emirates?
Starting a business: procedures required - men in United Arab Emirates was 2 number in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest starting a business: procedures required - men recorded in United Arab Emirates?
The highest recorded value was 10 number in 2003.
What is the lowest starting a business: procedures required - men recorded in United Arab Emirates?
The lowest recorded value was 2 number in 2018.
How does United Arab Emirates rank for starting a business: procedures required - men?
United Arab Emirates ranks 184th out of 190 countries with data for 2019.
Is starting a business: procedures required - men rising or falling in United Arab Emirates?
Over the last ten years it is down 75.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this United Arab Emirates 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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Indicator
Starting a business: Procedures required - Men (number)
Unit
number
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
190 places, 3,083 data points, 2003–2019
Last refreshed

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.