Starting a business: Procedures required - Women in Germany

Germany: Starting a business: Procedures required - Women was 9 number in 2019. ▬ Flat

Latest (2019)
9 number
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
30th
of 190 countries
All-time high
9 number
in 2003
All-time low
9 number
in 2003
Years of data
17
2003–2019

Starting a business: Procedures required - Women in Germany, 2003–2019

02468102003201120192003: 9 number2004: 9 number2005: 9 number2006: 9 number2007: 9 number2008: 9 number2009: 9 number2010: 9 number2011: 9 number2012: 9 number2013: 9 number2014: 9 number2015: 9 number2016: 9 number2017: 9 number2018: 9 number2019: 9 number

Source: World Bank. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2019, starting a business: procedures required - women in Germany stood at 9 number. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.

The figure is unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, starting a business: procedures required - women in Germany peaked at 9 number in 2003 and was at its lowest, 9 number, in 2003.

Germany ranks 30th of 190 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 9 number 9 number 9 number 7
2010s 9 number 9 number 9 number 10

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  8. 30 Czechia 9 number compare
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  12. 30 Lao People’s Democratic Republic 9 number compare
  13. 30 Malaysia 9 number compare
  14. 30 Qatar 9 number compare
  15. 30 Seychelles 9 number compare
  16. 30 Somalia 9 number compare
  17. 30 Zimbabwe 9 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is starting a business: procedures required - women in Germany?
Starting a business: procedures required - women in Germany was 9 number in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest starting a business: procedures required - women recorded in Germany?
The highest recorded value was 9 number in 2003.
What is the lowest starting a business: procedures required - women recorded in Germany?
The lowest recorded value was 9 number in 2003.
How does Germany rank for starting a business: procedures required - women?
Germany ranks 30th out of 190 countries with data for 2019.
Is starting a business: procedures required - women rising or falling in Germany?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Germany 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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Indicator
Starting a business: Procedures required - Women (number)
Unit
number
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
190 places, 3,083 data points, 2003–2019
Last refreshed

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.