Starting a business: Procedures required - Women (number) - Score by country
The score for the number of procedures for women benchmarks economies with respect to the regulatory best practice on the indicator. The score ranges from 0 to 100, where 0 represents the worst regulatory performance and 100 the best regulatory performance.
Countries reporting
191
Highest
100
Georgia
Lowest
0
Venezuela
Median
70.59
Years covered
17
2003–2019
Data points
3,094
What the numbers show
Starting a business: Procedures required - Women (number) - Score is currently reported for 191 countries. The highest value is 100 in Georgia; the lowest is 0 in Venezuela.
The median across all reporting countries is 70.59, and the mean is 66.67.
Over the past decade 122 countries rose and 9 fell. The largest increase was in Guinea-Bissau (up 800.0%), and the largest decrease in Fiji (down 30.0%).
Starting a business: Procedures required - Women (number) - Score: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Georgia | 100 | 2019 | up 13.3% | rising |
| 1 | New Zealand | 100 | 2019 | unchanged | rising |
| 3 | Canada | 94.12 | 2019 | unchanged | rising |
| 3 | Hong Kong | 94.12 | 2019 | up 6.7% | rising |
| 3 | Jamaica | 94.12 | 2019 | up 33.3% | rising |
| 3 | Singapore | 94.12 | 2019 | up 6.7% | rising |
| 7 | United Arab Emirates | 88.24 | 2019 | up 66.7% | rising |
| 7 | Armenia | 88.24 | 2019 | up 25.0% | rising |
| 7 | Australia | 88.24 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 7 | Azerbaijan | 88.24 | 2019 | up 25.0% | rising |
| 7 | Burkina Faso | 88.24 | 2019 | up 7.1% | rising |
| 7 | Estonia | 88.24 | 2019 | up 15.4% | rising |
| 7 | Finland | 88.24 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 7 | Greece | 88.24 | 2019 | up 400.0% | volatile |
| 7 | Ireland | 88.24 | 2019 | up 7.1% | rising |
| 7 | Israel | 88.24 | 2019 | up 15.4% | rising |
| 7 | South Korea | 88.24 | 2019 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 7 | Moldova | 88.24 | 2019 | up 66.7% | rising |
| 7 | Slovenia | 88.24 | 2019 | unchanged | rising |
| 7 | Togo | 88.24 | 2019 | up 36.4% | rising |
| 7 | Tajikistan | 88.24 | 2019 | up 150.0% | rising |
| 7 | Tunisia | 88.24 | 2019 | up 114.3% | rising |
| 7 | Uzbekistan | 88.24 | 2019 | up 66.7% | rising |
| 7 | Kosovo | 88.24 | 2019 | up 66.7% | rising |
| 7 | Taiwan | 88.24 | 2019 | up 25.0% | rising |
| 7 | Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) | 88.24 | 2019 | up 66.7% | rising |
| 27 | Burundi | 82.35 | 2019 | up 40.0% | rising |
| 27 | Belarus | 82.35 | 2019 | up 27.3% | volatile |
| 27 | Brunei | 82.35 | 2019 | — | volatile |
| 27 | Cote d'Ivoire | 82.35 | 2019 | up 75.0% | rising |
| 27 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 82.35 | 2019 | up 366.7% | volatile |
| 27 | United Kingdom | 82.35 | 2019 | up 16.7% | rising |
| 27 | Kazakhstan | 82.35 | 2019 | up 40.0% | rising |
| 27 | Kyrgyzstan | 82.35 | 2019 | up 7.7% | rising |
| 27 | Lithuania | 82.35 | 2019 | up 27.3% | rising |
| 27 | Latvia | 82.35 | 2019 | up 7.7% | rising |
| 27 | Morocco | 82.35 | 2019 | up 27.3% | rising |
| 27 | Mauritania | 82.35 | 2019 | up 55.6% | rising |
| 27 | Mauritius | 82.35 | 2019 | up 16.7% | rising |
| 27 | Niger | 82.35 | 2019 | up 75.0% | rising |
| 27 | Netherlands | 82.35 | 2019 | up 16.7% | rising |
| 27 | Norway | 82.35 | 2019 | up 7.7% | rising |
| 27 | Russia | 82.35 | 2019 | up 40.0% | rising |
| 27 | Saudi Arabia | 82.35 | 2019 | up 366.7% | volatile |
| 27 | Senegal | 82.35 | 2019 | up 7.7% | rising |
| 27 | Sweden | 82.35 | 2019 | down 6.7% | flat |
| 27 | Tonga | 82.35 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 27 | Samoa | 82.35 | 2019 | unchanged | rising |
| 49 | China | 79.12 | 2019 | up 236.2% | rising |
| 50 | Afghanistan | 76.47 | 2019 | up 8.3% | flat |
| 50 | Albania | 76.47 | 2019 | up 8.3% | rising |
| 50 | Belgium | 76.47 | 2019 | unchanged | rising |
| 50 | Cyprus | 76.47 | 2019 | up 8.3% | rising |
| 50 | Dominica | 76.47 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 50 | Denmark | 76.47 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 50 | France | 76.47 | 2019 | unchanged | rising |
| 50 | Iceland | 76.47 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 50 | Liberia | 76.47 | 2019 | up 8.3% | rising |
| 50 | Saint Lucia | 76.47 | 2019 | unchanged | rising |
| 50 | Luxembourg | 76.47 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 50 | Madagascar | 76.47 | 2019 | up 44.4% | rising |
| 50 | Marshall Islands | 76.47 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 50 | Mali | 76.47 | 2019 | up 8.3% | rising |
| 50 | Malta | 76.47 | 2019 | up 62.5% | rising |
| 50 | Oman | 76.47 | 2019 | up 30.0% | rising |
| 50 | Pakistan | 76.47 | 2019 | up 160.0% | rising |
| 50 | Panama | 76.47 | 2019 | up 8.3% | rising |
| 50 | Poland | 76.47 | 2019 | up 18.2% | rising |
| 50 | Rwanda | 76.47 | 2019 | up 8.3% | rising |
| 50 | Sierra Leone | 76.47 | 2019 | up 8.3% | rising |
| 50 | Thailand | 76.47 | 2019 | up 44.4% | rising |
| 50 | Uruguay | 76.47 | 2019 | up 85.7% | rising |
| 73 | Benin | 70.59 | 2019 | up 71.4% | rising |
| 73 | Switzerland | 70.59 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 73 | Chile | 70.59 | 2019 | up 33.3% | rising |
| 73 | Cameroon | 70.59 | 2019 | up 71.4% | rising |
| 73 | Djibouti | 70.59 | 2019 | up 71.4% | rising |
| 73 | Egypt | 70.59 | 2019 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 73 | Guinea | 70.59 | 2019 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 73 | Gambia | 70.59 | 2019 | up 20.0% | rising |
| 73 | Grenada | 70.59 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 73 | Guatemala | 70.59 | 2019 | up 200.0% | volatile |
| 73 | Hungary | 70.59 | 2019 | down 7.7% | rising |
| 73 | Kuwait | 70.59 | 2019 | up 200.0% | rising |
| 73 | Lesotho | 70.59 | 2019 | up 9.1% | rising |
| 73 | Maldives | 70.59 | 2019 | unchanged | falling |
| 73 | North Macedonia | 70.59 | 2019 | up 9.1% | rising |
| 73 | Myanmar | 70.59 | 2019 | up 300.0% | volatile |
| 73 | Papua New Guinea | 70.59 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 73 | Puerto Rico | 70.59 | 2019 | up 9.1% | rising |
| 73 | Portugal | 70.59 | 2019 | unchanged | rising |
| 73 | Romania | 70.59 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 73 | Sao Tome and Principe | 70.59 | 2019 | up 71.4% | rising |
| 73 | East Timor | 70.59 | 2019 | up 71.4% | rising |
| 73 | Ukraine | 70.59 | 2019 | up 71.4% | rising |
| 73 | United States | 70.59 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 97 | Bulgaria | 64.71 | 2019 | unchanged | rising |
| 97 | Bahrain | 64.71 | 2019 | up 10.0% | rising |
| 97 | Bahamas | 64.71 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 97 | Barbados | 64.71 | 2019 | up 10.0% | rising |
| 97 | Colombia | 64.71 | 2019 | up 22.2% | rising |
| 97 | Dominican Republic | 64.71 | 2019 | up 10.0% | rising |
| 97 | Spain | 64.71 | 2019 | up 37.5% | rising |
| 97 | Micronesia (country) | 64.71 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 97 | Gabon | 64.71 | 2019 | up 37.5% | rising |
| 97 | Guyana | 64.71 | 2019 | up 10.0% | rising |
| 97 | Croatia | 64.71 | 2019 | up 10.0% | rising |
| 97 | Italy | 64.71 | 2019 | up 10.0% | rising |
| 97 | Kenya | 64.71 | 2019 | up 266.7% | volatile |
| 97 | Kiribati | 64.71 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 97 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 64.71 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 97 | Sri Lanka | 64.71 | 2019 | up 22.2% | rising |
| 97 | Malawi | 64.71 | 2019 | up 37.5% | rising |
| 97 | Nigeria | 64.71 | 2019 | up 10.0% | rising |
| 97 | Nicaragua | 64.71 | 2019 | up 10.0% | rising |
| 97 | Paraguay | 64.71 | 2019 | unchanged | rising |
| 97 | Solomon Islands | 64.71 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 97 | San Marino | 64.71 | 2019 | up 22.2% | rising |
| 97 | Serbia | 64.71 | 2019 | unchanged | rising |
| 97 | Slovakia | 64.71 | 2019 | up 10.0% | rising |
| 97 | Trinidad and Tobago | 64.71 | 2019 | up 22.2% | rising |
| 97 | Turkey | 64.71 | 2019 | up 37.5% | rising |
| 97 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 64.71 | 2019 | unchanged | rising |
| 97 | Vanuatu | 64.71 | 2019 | up 10.0% | flat |
| 97 | Yemen | 64.71 | 2019 | unchanged | rising |
| 97 | South Africa | 64.71 | 2019 | down 8.3% | rising |
| 97 | Zambia | 64.71 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 128 | Mexico | 59.82 | 2019 | up 1.7% | rising |
| 129 | Angola | 58.82 | 2019 | unchanged | rising |
| 129 | Austria | 58.82 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 129 | Bhutan | 58.82 | 2019 | unchanged | rising |
| 129 | Ghana | 58.82 | 2019 | down 9.1% | rising |
| 129 | Jordan | 58.82 | 2019 | unchanged | rising |
| 129 | Japan | 58.82 | 2019 | unchanged | rising |
| 129 | Lebanon | 58.82 | 2019 | unchanged | rising |
| 129 | Montenegro | 58.82 | 2019 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 129 | Mongolia | 58.82 | 2019 | unchanged | rising |
| 129 | Nepal | 58.82 | 2019 | down 9.1% | falling |
| 129 | Peru | 58.82 | 2019 | up 25.0% | rising |
| 129 | Palau | 58.82 | 2019 | unchanged | falling |
| 129 | Suriname | 58.82 | 2019 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 129 | Syria | 58.82 | 2019 | unchanged | rising |
| 129 | Chad | 58.82 | 2019 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 129 | Vietnam | 58.82 | 2019 | up 25.0% | rising |
| 145 | Antigua and Barbuda | 52.94 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 145 | Bangladesh | 52.94 | 2019 | down 10.0% | flat |
| 145 | Belize | 52.94 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 145 | Botswana | 52.94 | 2019 | up 12.5% | rising |
| 145 | Comoros | 52.94 | 2019 | up 12.5% | rising |
| 145 | Cape Verde | 52.94 | 2019 | unchanged | rising |
| 145 | Czechia | 52.94 | 2019 | unchanged | rising |
| 145 | Germany | 52.94 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 145 | Guinea-Bissau | 52.94 | 2019 | up 800.0% | volatile |
| 145 | Iraq | 52.94 | 2019 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 145 | Cambodia | 52.94 | 2019 | up 28.6% | rising |
| 145 | Laos | 52.94 | 2019 | up 28.6% | rising |
| 145 | Malaysia | 52.94 | 2019 | up 28.6% | rising |
| 145 | Qatar | 52.94 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 145 | El Salvador | 52.94 | 2019 | unchanged | rising |
| 145 | Somalia | 52.94 | 2019 | — | flat |
| 145 | Seychelles | 52.94 | 2019 | up 12.5% | rising |
| 145 | Zimbabwe | 52.94 | 2019 | up 12.5% | rising |
| 163 | Central African Republic | 47.06 | 2019 | down 11.1% | rising |
| 163 | Costa Rica | 47.06 | 2019 | up 33.3% | rising |
| 163 | India | 47.06 | 2019 | up 300.0% | rising |
| 163 | Libya | 47.06 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 163 | Mozambique | 47.06 | 2019 | up 14.3% | rising |
| 163 | Namibia | 47.06 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 163 | Sudan | 47.06 | 2019 | up 14.3% | rising |
| 163 | Tanzania | 47.06 | 2019 | up 33.3% | rising |
| 171 | Brazil | 43.47 | 2019 | up 47.8% | rising |
| 172 | Congo | 41.18 | 2019 | up 16.7% | rising |
| 172 | Ecuador | 41.18 | 2019 | up 40.0% | rising |
| 172 | Ethiopia | 41.18 | 2019 | unchanged | falling |
| 172 | Fiji | 41.18 | 2019 | down 30.0% | falling |
| 172 | Honduras | 41.18 | 2019 | up 16.7% | rising |
| 172 | Iran | 41.18 | 2019 | down 12.5% | rising |
| 172 | Palestine | 41.18 | 2019 | up 40.0% | rising |
| 179 | Indonesia | 39.88 | 2019 | up 13.0% | rising |
| 180 | Argentina | 35.29 | 2019 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 180 | Bolivia | 35.29 | 2019 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 180 | Algeria | 35.29 | 2019 | up 20.0% | rising |
| 180 | Haiti | 35.29 | 2019 | up 20.0% | rising |
| 180 | South Sudan | 35.29 | 2019 | up 20.0% | rising |
| 180 | Eswatini | 35.29 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 186 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 29.41 | 2019 | unchanged | falling |
| 186 | Eritrea | 29.41 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 186 | Philippines | 29.41 | 2019 | — | volatile |
| 186 | Uganda | 29.41 | 2019 | up 400.0% | volatile |
| 190 | Equatorial Guinea | 11.76 | 2019 | — | volatile |
| 191 | Venezuela | 0 | 2019 | — | volatile |
About this data
The score for the number of procedures for women benchmarks economies with respect to the regulatory best practice on the indicator. The score ranges from 0 to 100, where 0 represents the worst regulatory performance and 100 the best regulatory performance.