Starting a business: Procedures required - Women in Malaysia

Malaysia: Starting a business: Procedures required - Women was 9 number in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
9 number
Change on year
down 10.0%
World rank
30th
of 190 countries
All-time high
11 number
in 2003
All-time low
7 number
in 2011
Years of data
17
2003–2019

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

02.557.5102003201120192003: 11 number2004: 11 number2005: 11 number2006: 11 number2007: 11 number2008: 11 number2009: 11 number2010: 10 number2011: 7 number2012: 7 number2013: 7 number2014: 7 number2015: 7 number2016: 10 number2017: 10 number2018: 10 number2019: 9 number

Source: World Bank. Measured in number.

Analysis

The most recent figure for starting a business: procedures required - women in Malaysia is 9 number, measured in 2019.

That represents a change of down 10.0% on the previous year and down 18.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, starting a business: procedures required - women in Malaysia peaked at 11 number in 2003 and was at its lowest, 7 number, in 2011.

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

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 11 number 11 number 11 number 7
2010s 8.4 number 7 number 10 number 10

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  12. 30 Iraq 9 number compare
  13. 30 Lao People's Democratic Republic 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

See the full ranking of 190 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is starting a business: procedures required - women in Malaysia?
Starting a business: procedures required - women in Malaysia was 9 number in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest starting a business: procedures required - women recorded in Malaysia?
The highest recorded value was 11 number in 2003.
What is the lowest starting a business: procedures required - women recorded in Malaysia?
The lowest recorded value was 7 number in 2011.
How does Malaysia rank for starting a business: procedures required - women?
Malaysia ranks 30th out of 190 countries with data for 2019.
Is starting a business: procedures required - women rising or falling in Malaysia?
Over the last ten years it is down 18.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Malaysia 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.