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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
187
Highest
100
Georgia
Lowest
0
Venezuela
Median
70.59
Years covered
17
2003–2019
Data points
3,083

What the numbers show

Starting a business: Procedures required - Women (number) - Score is currently reported for 187 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 66.56.

Over the past decade 120 countries rose and 7 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 LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Georgia 100 2019 up 13.3% rising
1 New Zealand 100 2019 unchanged rising
1 Djibouti 70.59 2019 up 71.4% 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 Taiwan 88.24 2019 up 25.0% rising
25 Burundi 82.35 2019 up 40.0% rising
25 Belarus 82.35 2019 up 27.3% volatile
25 Brunei 82.35 2019 — volatile
25 Cote d'Ivoire 82.35 2019 up 75.0% rising
25 Democratic Republic of Congo 82.35 2019 up 366.7% volatile
25 United Kingdom 82.35 2019 up 16.7% rising
25 Kazakhstan 82.35 2019 up 40.0% rising
25 Kyrgyzstan 82.35 2019 up 7.7% rising
25 Lithuania 82.35 2019 up 27.3% rising
25 Latvia 82.35 2019 up 7.7% rising
25 Morocco 82.35 2019 up 27.3% rising
25 Mauritania 82.35 2019 up 55.6% rising
25 Mauritius 82.35 2019 up 16.7% rising
25 Niger 82.35 2019 up 75.0% rising
25 Netherlands 82.35 2019 up 16.7% rising
25 Norway 82.35 2019 up 7.7% rising
25 Russia 82.35 2019 up 40.0% rising
25 Saudi Arabia 82.35 2019 up 366.7% volatile
25 Senegal 82.35 2019 up 7.7% rising
25 Sweden 82.35 2019 down 6.7% flat
25 Tonga 82.35 2019 unchanged flat
25 Samoa 82.35 2019 unchanged rising
47 China 79.12 2019 up 236.2% rising
48 Afghanistan 76.47 2019 up 8.3% flat
48 Albania 76.47 2019 up 8.3% rising
48 Belgium 76.47 2019 unchanged rising
48 Cyprus 76.47 2019 up 8.3% rising
48 Dominica 76.47 2019 unchanged flat
48 Denmark 76.47 2019 unchanged flat
48 France 76.47 2019 unchanged rising
48 Iceland 76.47 2019 unchanged flat
48 Liberia 76.47 2019 up 8.3% rising
48 Saint Lucia 76.47 2019 unchanged rising
48 Luxembourg 76.47 2019 unchanged flat
48 Madagascar 76.47 2019 up 44.4% rising
48 Marshall Islands 76.47 2019 unchanged flat
48 Mali 76.47 2019 up 8.3% rising
48 Malta 76.47 2019 up 62.5% rising
48 Oman 76.47 2019 up 30.0% rising
48 Pakistan 76.47 2019 up 160.0% rising
48 Panama 76.47 2019 up 8.3% rising
48 Poland 76.47 2019 up 18.2% rising
48 Rwanda 76.47 2019 up 8.3% rising
48 Sierra Leone 76.47 2019 up 8.3% rising
48 Thailand 76.47 2019 up 44.4% rising
48 Uruguay 76.47 2019 up 85.7% rising
71 Benin 70.59 2019 up 71.4% rising
71 Switzerland 70.59 2019 unchanged flat
71 Chile 70.59 2019 up 33.3% rising
71 Cameroon 70.59 2019 up 71.4% rising
71 Egypt 70.59 2019 up 50.0% rising
71 Guinea 70.59 2019 up 100.0% rising
71 Gambia 70.59 2019 up 20.0% rising
71 Grenada 70.59 2019 unchanged flat
71 Guatemala 70.59 2019 up 200.0% volatile
71 Hungary 70.59 2019 down 7.7% rising
71 Kuwait 70.59 2019 up 200.0% rising
71 Lesotho 70.59 2019 up 9.1% rising
71 Maldives 70.59 2019 unchanged falling
71 North Macedonia 70.59 2019 up 9.1% rising
71 Myanmar 70.59 2019 up 300.0% volatile
71 Papua New Guinea 70.59 2019 unchanged flat
71 Puerto Rico 70.59 2019 up 9.1% rising
71 Portugal 70.59 2019 unchanged rising
71 Romania 70.59 2019 unchanged flat
71 Sao Tome and Principe 70.59 2019 up 71.4% rising
71 East Timor 70.59 2019 up 71.4% rising
71 Ukraine 70.59 2019 up 71.4% rising
71 United States 70.59 2019 unchanged flat
94 Bulgaria 64.71 2019 unchanged rising
94 Bahrain 64.71 2019 up 10.0% rising
94 Bahamas 64.71 2019 unchanged flat
94 Barbados 64.71 2019 up 10.0% rising
94 Colombia 64.71 2019 up 22.2% rising
94 Dominican Republic 64.71 2019 up 10.0% rising
94 Spain 64.71 2019 up 37.5% rising
94 Micronesia (country) 64.71 2019 unchanged flat
94 Gabon 64.71 2019 up 37.5% rising
94 Guyana 64.71 2019 up 10.0% rising
94 Croatia 64.71 2019 up 10.0% rising
94 Italy 64.71 2019 up 10.0% rising
94 Kenya 64.71 2019 up 266.7% volatile
94 Kiribati 64.71 2019 unchanged flat
94 Saint Kitts and Nevis 64.71 2019 unchanged flat
94 Sri Lanka 64.71 2019 up 22.2% rising
94 Malawi 64.71 2019 up 37.5% rising
94 Nigeria 64.71 2019 up 10.0% rising
94 Nicaragua 64.71 2019 up 10.0% rising
94 Paraguay 64.71 2019 unchanged rising
94 Solomon Islands 64.71 2019 unchanged flat
94 San Marino 64.71 2019 up 22.2% rising
94 Serbia 64.71 2019 unchanged rising
94 Slovakia 64.71 2019 up 10.0% rising
94 Trinidad and Tobago 64.71 2019 up 22.2% rising
94 Turkey 64.71 2019 up 37.5% rising
94 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 64.71 2019 unchanged rising
94 Vanuatu 64.71 2019 up 10.0% flat
94 Yemen 64.71 2019 unchanged rising
94 Zambia 64.71 2019 unchanged flat
125 Mexico 59.82 2019 up 1.7% rising
126 Angola 58.82 2019 unchanged rising
126 Austria 58.82 2019 unchanged flat
126 Bhutan 58.82 2019 unchanged rising
126 Ghana 58.82 2019 down 9.1% rising
126 Jordan 58.82 2019 unchanged rising
126 Japan 58.82 2019 unchanged rising
126 Lebanon 58.82 2019 unchanged rising
126 Montenegro 58.82 2019 up 100.0% rising
126 Mongolia 58.82 2019 unchanged rising
126 Nepal 58.82 2019 down 9.1% falling
126 Peru 58.82 2019 up 25.0% rising
126 Palau 58.82 2019 unchanged falling
126 Suriname 58.82 2019 up 100.0% rising
126 Syria 58.82 2019 unchanged rising
126 Chad 58.82 2019 up 100.0% rising
126 Vietnam 58.82 2019 up 25.0% rising
142 Antigua and Barbuda 52.94 2019 unchanged flat
142 Bangladesh 52.94 2019 down 10.0% flat
142 Belize 52.94 2019 unchanged flat
142 Botswana 52.94 2019 up 12.5% rising
142 Comoros 52.94 2019 up 12.5% rising
142 Cape Verde 52.94 2019 unchanged rising
142 Czechia 52.94 2019 unchanged rising
142 Germany 52.94 2019 unchanged flat
142 Guinea-Bissau 52.94 2019 up 800.0% volatile
142 Iraq 52.94 2019 up 50.0% rising
142 Cambodia 52.94 2019 up 28.6% rising
142 Laos 52.94 2019 up 28.6% rising
142 Malaysia 52.94 2019 up 28.6% rising
142 Qatar 52.94 2019 unchanged flat
142 El Salvador 52.94 2019 unchanged rising
142 Somalia 52.94 2019 — flat
142 Seychelles 52.94 2019 up 12.5% rising
142 Zimbabwe 52.94 2019 up 12.5% rising
160 Costa Rica 47.06 2019 up 33.3% rising
160 India 47.06 2019 up 300.0% rising
160 Libya 47.06 2019 unchanged flat
160 Mozambique 47.06 2019 up 14.3% rising
160 Namibia 47.06 2019 unchanged flat
160 Sudan 47.06 2019 up 14.3% rising
160 Tanzania 47.06 2019 up 33.3% rising
168 Brazil 43.47 2019 up 47.8% rising
169 Congo 41.18 2019 up 16.7% rising
169 Ecuador 41.18 2019 up 40.0% rising
169 Ethiopia 41.18 2019 unchanged falling
169 Fiji 41.18 2019 down 30.0% falling
169 Honduras 41.18 2019 up 16.7% rising
169 Iran 41.18 2019 down 12.5% rising
169 Palestine 41.18 2019 up 40.0% rising
176 Indonesia 39.88 2019 up 13.0% rising
177 Argentina 35.29 2019 up 50.0% rising
177 Bolivia 35.29 2019 up 50.0% rising
177 Algeria 35.29 2019 up 20.0% rising
177 Haiti 35.29 2019 up 20.0% rising
177 South Sudan 35.29 2019 up 20.0% rising
177 Eswatini 35.29 2019 unchanged flat
183 Bosnia and Herzegovina 29.41 2019 unchanged falling
183 Eritrea 29.41 2019 unchanged flat
183 Philippines 29.41 2019 — volatile
183 Uganda 29.41 2019 up 400.0% volatile
187 Equatorial Guinea 11.76 2019 — volatile
188 Venezuela 0 2019 — volatile

Regions and income groups

Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.

About this data

Indicator
Starting a business: Procedures required - Women (number) - Score
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
190 places, 3,083 data points, 2003–2019
Last refreshed

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.