Starting a business: Procedures required - Women (number) by country
The number of procedures for women records all the procedures required in practice for five female 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 or spouses (if legally required). Both pre- and...
Countries reporting
189
Highest
20 number
Venezuela
Lowest
1 number
New Zealand
Median
7 number
Years covered
17
2003–2019
Data points
3,083
What the numbers show
Starting a business: Procedures required - Women (number) is currently reported for 189 countries. The highest value is 20 number in Venezuela; the lowest is 1 number in New Zealand.
The median across all reporting countries is 7 number, and the mean is 6.72 number.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 20.
Over the past decade 10 countries rose and 123 fell. The largest increase was in Fiji (up 37.5%), and the largest decrease in Brunei (down 81.8%).
Starting a business: Procedures required - Women: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Venezuela | 20 number | 2019 | up 11.1% | rising |
| 1 | Djibouti | 6 number | 2019 | down 45.5% | falling |
| 2 | Equatorial Guinea | 16 number | 2019 | down 11.1% | falling |
| 3 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 13 number | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 3 | Eritrea | 13 number | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 3 | Philippines | 13 number | 2019 | down 27.8% | falling |
| 3 | Uganda | 13 number | 2019 | down 23.5% | falling |
| 7 | Argentina | 12 number | 2019 | down 14.3% | flat |
| 7 | Bolivia | 12 number | 2019 | down 14.3% | falling |
| 7 | Algeria | 12 number | 2019 | down 7.7% | falling |
| 7 | Haiti | 12 number | 2019 | down 7.7% | falling |
| 7 | South Sudan | 12 number | 2019 | down 7.7% | falling |
| 7 | Eswatini | 12 number | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 13 | Indonesia | 11.22 number | 2019 | down 6.5% | falling |
| 14 | Congo | 11 number | 2019 | down 8.3% | falling |
| 14 | Ecuador | 11 number | 2019 | down 15.4% | falling |
| 14 | Ethiopia | 11 number | 2019 | unchanged | rising |
| 14 | Fiji | 11 number | 2019 | up 37.5% | rising |
| 14 | Honduras | 11 number | 2019 | down 8.3% | falling |
| 14 | Iran | 11 number | 2019 | up 10.0% | flat |
| 14 | Palestine | 11 number | 2019 | down 15.4% | falling |
| 21 | Brazil | 10.61 number | 2019 | down 18.4% | falling |
| 22 | Central African Republic | 10 number | 2019 | up 11.1% | falling |
| 22 | Costa Rica | 10 number | 2019 | down 16.7% | falling |
| 22 | India | 10 number | 2019 | down 37.5% | falling |
| 22 | Libya | 10 number | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 22 | Mozambique | 10 number | 2019 | down 9.1% | falling |
| 22 | Namibia | 10 number | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 22 | Sudan | 10 number | 2019 | down 9.1% | falling |
| 22 | Tanzania | 10 number | 2019 | down 16.7% | falling |
| 30 | Antigua and Barbuda | 9 number | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 30 | Bangladesh | 9 number | 2019 | up 12.5% | flat |
| 30 | Belize | 9 number | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 30 | Botswana | 9 number | 2019 | down 10.0% | falling |
| 30 | Comoros | 9 number | 2019 | down 10.0% | falling |
| 30 | Cape Verde | 9 number | 2019 | unchanged | falling |
| 30 | Czechia | 9 number | 2019 | unchanged | falling |
| 30 | Germany | 9 number | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 30 | Guinea-Bissau | 9 number | 2019 | down 47.1% | falling |
| 30 | Iraq | 9 number | 2019 | down 25.0% | falling |
| 30 | Cambodia | 9 number | 2019 | down 18.2% | falling |
| 30 | Laos | 9 number | 2019 | down 18.2% | falling |
| 30 | Malaysia | 9 number | 2019 | down 18.2% | falling |
| 30 | Qatar | 9 number | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 30 | El Salvador | 9 number | 2019 | unchanged | falling |
| 30 | Somalia | 9 number | 2019 | — | flat |
| 30 | Seychelles | 9 number | 2019 | down 10.0% | falling |
| 30 | Zimbabwe | 9 number | 2019 | down 10.0% | falling |
| 48 | Angola | 8 number | 2019 | unchanged | falling |
| 48 | Austria | 8 number | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 48 | Bhutan | 8 number | 2019 | unchanged | falling |
| 48 | Ghana | 8 number | 2019 | up 14.3% | falling |
| 48 | Jordan | 8 number | 2019 | unchanged | falling |
| 48 | Japan | 8 number | 2019 | unchanged | falling |
| 48 | Lebanon | 8 number | 2019 | unchanged | falling |
| 48 | Montenegro | 8 number | 2019 | down 38.5% | falling |
| 48 | Mongolia | 8 number | 2019 | unchanged | falling |
| 48 | Nepal | 8 number | 2019 | up 14.3% | rising |
| 48 | Peru | 8 number | 2019 | down 20.0% | falling |
| 48 | Palau | 8 number | 2019 | unchanged | rising |
| 48 | Suriname | 8 number | 2019 | down 38.5% | falling |
| 48 | Syria | 8 number | 2019 | unchanged | falling |
| 48 | Chad | 8 number | 2019 | down 38.5% | falling |
| 48 | Vietnam | 8 number | 2019 | down 20.0% | falling |
| 64 | Mexico | 7.83 number | 2019 | down 2.1% | falling |
| 65 | Bulgaria | 7 number | 2019 | unchanged | falling |
| 65 | Bahrain | 7 number | 2019 | down 12.5% | falling |
| 65 | Bahamas | 7 number | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 65 | Barbados | 7 number | 2019 | down 12.5% | falling |
| 65 | Colombia | 7 number | 2019 | down 22.2% | falling |
| 65 | Dominican Republic | 7 number | 2019 | down 12.5% | falling |
| 65 | Spain | 7 number | 2019 | down 30.0% | falling |
| 65 | Micronesia (country) | 7 number | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 65 | Gabon | 7 number | 2019 | down 30.0% | falling |
| 65 | Guyana | 7 number | 2019 | down 12.5% | falling |
| 65 | Croatia | 7 number | 2019 | down 12.5% | falling |
| 65 | Italy | 7 number | 2019 | down 12.5% | falling |
| 65 | Kenya | 7 number | 2019 | down 53.3% | falling |
| 65 | Kiribati | 7 number | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 65 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 7 number | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 65 | Sri Lanka | 7 number | 2019 | down 22.2% | falling |
| 65 | Malawi | 7 number | 2019 | down 30.0% | falling |
| 65 | Nigeria | 7 number | 2019 | down 12.5% | falling |
| 65 | Nicaragua | 7 number | 2019 | down 12.5% | falling |
| 65 | Paraguay | 7 number | 2019 | unchanged | falling |
| 65 | Solomon Islands | 7 number | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 65 | San Marino | 7 number | 2019 | down 22.2% | falling |
| 65 | Serbia | 7 number | 2019 | unchanged | falling |
| 65 | Slovakia | 7 number | 2019 | down 12.5% | falling |
| 65 | Trinidad and Tobago | 7 number | 2019 | down 22.2% | falling |
| 65 | Turkey | 7 number | 2019 | down 30.0% | falling |
| 65 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 7 number | 2019 | unchanged | falling |
| 65 | Vanuatu | 7 number | 2019 | down 12.5% | falling |
| 65 | Yemen | 7 number | 2019 | unchanged | falling |
| 65 | South Africa | 7 number | 2019 | up 16.7% | falling |
| 65 | Zambia | 7 number | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 96 | Benin | 6 number | 2019 | down 45.5% | falling |
| 96 | Switzerland | 6 number | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 96 | Chile | 6 number | 2019 | down 33.3% | falling |
| 96 | Cameroon | 6 number | 2019 | down 45.5% | falling |
| 96 | Egypt | 6 number | 2019 | down 40.0% | falling |
| 96 | Guinea | 6 number | 2019 | down 50.0% | falling |
| 96 | Gambia | 6 number | 2019 | down 25.0% | falling |
| 96 | Grenada | 6 number | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 96 | Guatemala | 6 number | 2019 | down 57.1% | falling |
| 96 | Hungary | 6 number | 2019 | up 20.0% | falling |
| 96 | Kuwait | 6 number | 2019 | down 57.1% | falling |
| 96 | Lesotho | 6 number | 2019 | down 14.3% | falling |
| 96 | Maldives | 6 number | 2019 | unchanged | rising |
| 96 | North Macedonia | 6 number | 2019 | down 14.3% | falling |
| 96 | Myanmar | 6 number | 2019 | down 60.0% | falling |
| 96 | Papua New Guinea | 6 number | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 96 | Puerto Rico | 6 number | 2019 | down 14.3% | falling |
| 96 | Portugal | 6 number | 2019 | unchanged | falling |
| 96 | Romania | 6 number | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 96 | Sao Tome and Principe | 6 number | 2019 | down 45.5% | falling |
| 96 | East Timor | 6 number | 2019 | down 45.5% | falling |
| 96 | Ukraine | 6 number | 2019 | down 45.5% | falling |
| 96 | United States | 6 number | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 119 | Afghanistan | 5 number | 2019 | down 16.7% | falling |
| 119 | Albania | 5 number | 2019 | down 16.7% | falling |
| 119 | Belgium | 5 number | 2019 | unchanged | falling |
| 119 | Cyprus | 5 number | 2019 | down 16.7% | falling |
| 119 | Dominica | 5 number | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 119 | Denmark | 5 number | 2019 | unchanged | falling |
| 119 | France | 5 number | 2019 | unchanged | falling |
| 119 | Iceland | 5 number | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 119 | Liberia | 5 number | 2019 | down 16.7% | falling |
| 119 | Saint Lucia | 5 number | 2019 | unchanged | falling |
| 119 | Luxembourg | 5 number | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 119 | Madagascar | 5 number | 2019 | down 44.4% | falling |
| 119 | Marshall Islands | 5 number | 2019 | unchanged | falling |
| 119 | Mali | 5 number | 2019 | down 16.7% | falling |
| 119 | Malta | 5 number | 2019 | down 50.0% | falling |
| 119 | Oman | 5 number | 2019 | down 37.5% | falling |
| 119 | Pakistan | 5 number | 2019 | down 61.5% | falling |
| 119 | Panama | 5 number | 2019 | down 16.7% | falling |
| 119 | Poland | 5 number | 2019 | down 28.6% | falling |
| 119 | Rwanda | 5 number | 2019 | down 16.7% | falling |
| 119 | Sierra Leone | 5 number | 2019 | down 16.7% | falling |
| 119 | Thailand | 5 number | 2019 | down 44.4% | falling |
| 119 | Uruguay | 5 number | 2019 | down 54.5% | falling |
| 142 | China | 4.55 number | 2019 | down 67.5% | falling |
| 143 | Burundi | 4 number | 2019 | down 50.0% | falling |
| 143 | Belarus | 4 number | 2019 | down 42.9% | volatile |
| 143 | Brunei | 4 number | 2019 | down 81.8% | falling |
| 143 | Cote d'Ivoire | 4 number | 2019 | down 60.0% | falling |
| 143 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 4 number | 2019 | down 73.3% | falling |
| 143 | United Kingdom | 4 number | 2019 | down 33.3% | falling |
| 143 | Kazakhstan | 4 number | 2019 | down 50.0% | falling |
| 143 | Kyrgyzstan | 4 number | 2019 | down 20.0% | falling |
| 143 | Lithuania | 4 number | 2019 | down 42.9% | falling |
| 143 | Latvia | 4 number | 2019 | down 20.0% | falling |
| 143 | Morocco | 4 number | 2019 | down 42.9% | falling |
| 143 | Mauritania | 4 number | 2019 | down 55.6% | falling |
| 143 | Mauritius | 4 number | 2019 | down 33.3% | falling |
| 143 | Niger | 4 number | 2019 | down 60.0% | falling |
| 143 | Netherlands | 4 number | 2019 | down 33.3% | falling |
| 143 | Norway | 4 number | 2019 | down 20.0% | falling |
| 143 | Russia | 4 number | 2019 | down 50.0% | falling |
| 143 | Saudi Arabia | 4 number | 2019 | down 73.3% | falling |
| 143 | Senegal | 4 number | 2019 | down 20.0% | falling |
| 143 | Sweden | 4 number | 2019 | up 33.3% | rising |
| 143 | Tonga | 4 number | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 143 | Samoa | 4 number | 2019 | unchanged | falling |
| 165 | United Arab Emirates | 3 number | 2019 | down 66.7% | falling |
| 165 | Armenia | 3 number | 2019 | down 50.0% | falling |
| 165 | Australia | 3 number | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 165 | Azerbaijan | 3 number | 2019 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 165 | Burkina Faso | 3 number | 2019 | down 25.0% | volatile |
| 165 | Estonia | 3 number | 2019 | down 40.0% | falling |
| 165 | Finland | 3 number | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 165 | Greece | 3 number | 2019 | down 80.0% | falling |
| 165 | Ireland | 3 number | 2019 | down 25.0% | falling |
| 165 | Israel | 3 number | 2019 | down 40.0% | falling |
| 165 | South Korea | 3 number | 2019 | down 62.5% | falling |
| 165 | Moldova | 3 number | 2019 | down 66.7% | falling |
| 165 | Slovenia | 3 number | 2019 | unchanged | volatile |
| 165 | Togo | 3 number | 2019 | down 57.1% | falling |
| 165 | Tajikistan | 3 number | 2019 | down 75.0% | volatile |
| 165 | Tunisia | 3 number | 2019 | down 72.7% | falling |
| 165 | Uzbekistan | 3 number | 2019 | down 66.7% | falling |
| 165 | Taiwan | 3 number | 2019 | down 50.0% | falling |
| 183 | Canada | 2 number | 2019 | unchanged | falling |
| 183 | Hong Kong | 2 number | 2019 | down 33.3% | falling |
| 183 | Jamaica | 2 number | 2019 | down 66.7% | falling |
| 183 | Singapore | 2 number | 2019 | down 33.3% | falling |
| 187 | Georgia | 1 number | 2019 | down 66.7% | volatile |
| 187 | New Zealand | 1 number | 2019 | unchanged | falling |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
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About this data
The number of procedures for women records all the procedures required in practice for five female 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 or spouses (if legally required). Both pre- and post-incorporation procedures that are officially required or commonly done in practice are recorded.