Starting a business: Procedures required - Men in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Starting a business: Procedures required - Men was 9 number in 2019. ▼ Falling
Starting a business: Procedures required - Men in Zimbabwe, 2003–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for starting a business: procedures required - men in Zimbabwe is 9 number, measured in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 17 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 10.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, starting a business: procedures required - men in Zimbabwe peaked at 10 number in 2003 and was at its lowest, 9 number, in 2017.
That places Zimbabwe 29th out of 188 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10 number | 10 number | 10 number | 7 |
| 2010s | 9.7 number | 9 number | 10 number | 10 |
Countries ranked near Zimbabwe
- 29 Bangladesh 9 number compare
- 29 Antigua and Barbuda 9 number compare
- 29 Belize 9 number compare
- 29 Botswana 9 number compare
- 29 Cabo Verde 9 number compare
- 29 Cambodia 9 number compare
- 29 Comoros 9 number compare
- 29 Czechia 9 number compare
- 29 El Salvador 9 number compare
- 29 Germany 9 number compare
- 29 Lao PDR 9 number compare
- 29 Seychelles 9 number compare
- 29 Somalia, Fed. Rep. 9 number compare
- 29 Sudan 9 number compare
More private sector data for Zimbabwe
- Merchandise trade 38.7% (2025)
- Food imports 19.0% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 58.3% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 10.11 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 21.6% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 6.7% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 9.71 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 438.49 million current US$ (2024)
- Transport services 34.1% (2024)
- Computer, communications and other services 37.1% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is starting a business: procedures required - men in Zimbabwe?
- Starting a business: procedures required - men in Zimbabwe was 9 number in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest starting a business: procedures required - men recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 10 number in 2003.
- What is the lowest starting a business: procedures required - men recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 9 number in 2017.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for starting a business: procedures required - men?
- Zimbabwe ranks 29th out of 188 countries with data for 2019.
- Is starting a business: procedures required - men rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Zimbabwe 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.