Starting a business: Procedures required - Women (number) in Iran
Iran: Starting a business: Procedures required - Women was 11 number in 2019. ▬ Flat
Starting a business: Procedures required - Women in Iran, 2003–2019
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 191 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top 10%.
Starting a business: Procedures required - Women in Iran, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 12 number | — |
| 2004 | 12 number | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 11 number | -8.3% |
| 2006 | 11 number | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 11 number | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 11 number | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 10 number | -9.1% |
| 2010 | 10 number | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 10 number | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 11 number | +10.0% |
| 2013 | 11 number | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 11 number | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 11 number | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 11 number | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 11 number | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 11 number | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 11 number | +0.0% |
Iran compared with similar countries
- Iran's 11 number is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 7 number, 1.6× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Iran's 11 number is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 6 number, 1.8× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11.14 number | 10 number | 12 number | 7 |
| 2010s | 10.8 number | 10 number | 11 number | 10 |
Countries ranked near Iran
More private sector data for Iran
- Merchandise trade 49.3% (2025)
- Food imports 29.5% (2022)
- Manufactures imports 58.1% (2022)
- Merchandise imports 65.63 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 5.9% (2022)
- Manufactures exports 31.3% (2022)
- Merchandise exports 113.22 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 1,225 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.3122 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 0.5069 % change on previous year (2025)
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 191 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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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.