Starting a business: Procedures required - Men (number) in United Kingdom
United Kingdom: Starting a business: Procedures required - Men was 4 number in 2019. ▼ Falling
Starting a business: Procedures required - Men in United Kingdom, 2003–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for starting a business: procedures required - men in United Kingdom is 4 number, measured in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 17 years on record.
The figure is down 33.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, starting a business: procedures required - men in United Kingdom peaked at 6 number in 2003 and was at its lowest, 4 number, in 2015.
That places United Kingdom 142nd out of 191 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.
Starting a business: Procedures required - Men in United Kingdom, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 6 number | — |
| 2004 | 6 number | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 6 number | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 6 number | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 6 number | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 6 number | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 6 number | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 6 number | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 6 number | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 6 number | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 6 number | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 6 number | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 4 number | -33.3% |
| 2016 | 4 number | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 4 number | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 4 number | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 4 number | +0.0% |
United Kingdom compared with similar countries
- United Kingdom's 4 number is below the median for high income countries, which is 5 number, 80% of the median. (62 countries reporting)
- United Kingdom's 4 number is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 5 number, 80% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6 number | 6 number | 6 number | 7 |
| 2010s | 5 number | 4 number | 6 number | 10 |
Countries ranked near United Kingdom
- 141 China 4.55 number compare
- 142 Russia 4 number compare
- 142 Afghanistan 4 number compare
- 142 Belarus 4 number compare
- 142 Burundi 4 number compare
- 142 Democratic Republic of Congo 4 number compare
- 142 Cote d'Ivoire 4 number compare
- 142 Kazakhstan 4 number compare
- 142 Kyrgyzstan 4 number compare
- 142 Latvia 4 number compare
- 142 Lithuania 4 number compare
- 142 Mauritania 4 number compare
- 142 Mauritius 4 number compare
- 142 Morocco 4 number compare
- 142 Netherlands 4 number compare
- 142 Niger 4 number compare
- 142 Norway 4 number compare
- 142 Oman 4 number compare
- 142 Samoa 4 number compare
- 142 Senegal 4 number compare
- 142 Sweden 4 number compare
- 142 Tonga 4 number compare
More private sector data for United Kingdom
- Merchandise trade 37.6% (2025)
- Food imports 9.8% (2025)
- Manufactures imports 56.7% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 948.64 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 6.7% (2025)
- Manufactures exports 59.3% (2025)
- Merchandise exports 555.83 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 7,999 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1389 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 6.02 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is starting a business: procedures required - men in United Kingdom?
- Starting a business: procedures required - men in United Kingdom was 4 number in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest starting a business: procedures required - men recorded in United Kingdom?
- The highest recorded value was 6 number in 2003.
- What is the lowest starting a business: procedures required - men recorded in United Kingdom?
- The lowest recorded value was 4 number in 2015.
- How does United Kingdom rank for starting a business: procedures required - men?
- United Kingdom ranks 142nd out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is starting a business: procedures required - men rising or falling in United Kingdom?
- Over the last ten years it is down 33.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this United Kingdom 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.