Starting a business: Procedures required - Men (number) in United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates: Starting a business: Procedures required - Men was 2 number in 2019. ▼ Falling
Starting a business: Procedures required - Men in United Arab Emirates, 2003–2019
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 185th 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 United Arab Emirates, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 10 number | — |
| 2004 | 10 number | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 10 number | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 10 number | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 9 number | -10.0% |
| 2008 | 9 number | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 8 number | -11.1% |
| 2010 | 8 number | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 7 number | -12.5% |
| 2012 | 6 number | -14.3% |
| 2013 | 6 number | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 6 number | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 6 number | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 4 number | -33.3% |
| 2017 | 4 number | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 2 number | -50.0% |
| 2019 | 2 number | +0.0% |
United Arab Emirates compared with similar countries
- United Arab Emirates's 2 number is below the median for high income countries, which is 5 number, 40% of the median. (62 countries reporting)
- United Arab Emirates's 2 number is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 6 number, 33% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
More private sector data for United Arab Emirates
- Merchandise trade 208.2% (2024)
- Food imports 5.0% (2023)
- Manufactures imports 54.9% (2023)
- Merchandise imports 618.88 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 2.9% (2023)
- Manufactures exports 8.8% (2023)
- Merchandise exports 706.67 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 61,380 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 1.1 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 16.69 % change on previous year (2025)
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 185th out of 191 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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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.