Starting a business: Procedures required - Women in Congo, Democratic Republic of the
Congo, Democratic Republic of the: Starting a business: Procedures required - Women was 4 number in 2019. ▼ Falling
Starting a business: Procedures required - Women in Congo, Democratic Republic of the, 2003–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2019, starting a business: procedures required - women in Congo, Democratic Republic of the stood at 4 number. That is the lowest value across all 17 years on record.
The figure is down 73.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, starting a business: procedures required - women in Congo, Democratic Republic of the peaked at 15 number in 2003 and was at its lowest, 4 number, in 2017.
Congo, Democratic Republic of the ranks 144th of 190 countries on this measure, in the bottom 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 | 15 number | 15 number | 15 number | 7 |
| 2010s | 7.9 number | 4 number | 12 number | 10 |
Countries ranked near Congo, Democratic Republic of the
- 143 China, People's Republic of 4.55 number compare
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- 144 Burundi 4 number compare
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- 144 Kazakhstan, Republic of 4 number compare
- 144 Kyrgyz Republic 4 number compare
- 144 Latvia 4 number compare
- 144 Lithuania 4 number compare
- 144 Mauritania, Islamic Republic of 4 number compare
- 144 Mauritius 4 number compare
- 144 Morocco 4 number compare
- 144 Netherlands 4 number compare
- 144 Niger 4 number compare
- 144 Norway 4 number compare
- 144 Samoa 4 number compare
- 144 Saudi Arabia 4 number compare
- 144 Senegal 4 number compare
- 144 Sweden 4 number compare
- 144 Tonga 4 number compare
- 144 United Kingdom 4 number compare
More private sector data for Congo, Democratic Republic of the
- Merchandise trade 66.1% (2025)
- Food imports 4.8% (2023)
- Manufactures imports 50.2% (2023)
- Merchandise imports 28.10 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 0.6% (2023)
- Manufactures exports 17.9% (2023)
- Merchandise exports 32.10 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 284.49 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.3526 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 7.36 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is starting a business: procedures required - women in Congo, Democratic Republic of the?
- Starting a business: procedures required - women in Congo, Democratic Republic of the was 4 number in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest starting a business: procedures required - women recorded in Congo, Democratic Republic of the?
- The highest recorded value was 15 number in 2003.
- What is the lowest starting a business: procedures required - women recorded in Congo, Democratic Republic of the?
- The lowest recorded value was 4 number in 2017.
- How does Congo, Democratic Republic of the rank for starting a business: procedures required - women?
- Congo, Democratic Republic of the ranks 144th out of 190 countries with data for 2019.
- Is starting a business: procedures required - women rising or falling in Congo, Democratic Republic of the?
- Over the last ten years it is down 73.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Congo, Democratic Republic of the data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Starting a business: Procedures required - Women (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.