Starting a business: Procedures required - Women in Iran

Iran: Starting a business: Procedures required - Women was 11 number in 2019. ▬ Flat

Latest (2019)
11 number
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
14th
of 190 countries
All-time high
12 number
in 2003
All-time low
10 number
in 2009
Years of data
17
2003–2019

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

02.557.51012.52003201120192003: 12 number2004: 12 number2005: 11 number2006: 11 number2007: 11 number2008: 11 number2009: 10 number2010: 10 number2011: 10 number2012: 11 number2013: 11 number2014: 11 number2015: 11 number2016: 11 number2017: 11 number2018: 11 number2019: 11 number

Source: World Bank. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2019, starting a business: procedures required - women in Iran stood at 11 number.

The figure is up 10.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, starting a business: procedures required - women in Iran peaked at 12 number in 2003 and was at its lowest, 10 number, in 2009.

That places Iran 14th out of 190 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top 10%.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 11.14 number 10 number 12 number 7
2010s 10.8 number 10 number 11 number 10

Countries ranked near Iran

  1. 13 Indonesia 11.22 number compare
  2. 14 Congo 11 number compare
  3. 14 Ecuador 11 number compare
  4. 14 Ethiopia 11 number compare
  5. 14 Fiji 11 number compare
  6. 14 Honduras 11 number compare
  7. 14 Palestine, State of 11 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is starting a business: procedures required - women in Iran?
Starting a business: procedures required - women in Iran was 11 number in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest starting a business: procedures required - women recorded in Iran?
The highest recorded value was 12 number in 2003.
What is the lowest starting a business: procedures required - women recorded in Iran?
The lowest recorded value was 10 number in 2009.
How does Iran rank for starting a business: procedures required - women?
Iran ranks 14th out of 190 countries with data for 2019.
Is starting a business: procedures required - women rising or falling in Iran?
Over the last ten years it is up 10.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Iran 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.