Starting a business: Procedures required - Women in Philippines
Philippines: Starting a business: Procedures required - Women was 13 number in 2019. βΌ Falling
Starting a business: Procedures required - Women in Philippines, 2003β2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2019, starting a business: procedures required - women in Philippines stood at 13 number. That is the lowest value across all 17 years on record.
The figure is down 7.1% on the previous year and down 27.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, starting a business: procedures required - women in Philippines peaked at 18 number in 2009 and was at its lowest, 13 number, in 2019.
That places Philippines 3rd out of 190 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 17.14 number | 17 number | 18 number | 7 |
| 2010s | 16.4 number | 13 number | 18 number | 10 |
Countries ranked near Philippines
- 1 Venezuela 20 number compare
- 2 Equatorial Guinea, Republic of 16 number compare
- 3 Bosnia and Herzegovina 13 number compare
- 3 Eritrea, The State of 13 number compare
- 3 Uganda 13 number compare
More private sector data for Philippines
- Merchandise trade 46.2% (2025)
- Food imports 15.0% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 65.2% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 141.20 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 10.4% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 77.2% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 83.72 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 51.45 billion current US$ (2025)
- Transport services 19.5% (2025)
- Computer, communications and other services 29.8% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is starting a business: procedures required - women in Philippines?
- Starting a business: procedures required - women in Philippines was 13 number in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest starting a business: procedures required - women recorded in Philippines?
- The highest recorded value was 18 number in 2009.
- What is the lowest starting a business: procedures required - women recorded in Philippines?
- The lowest recorded value was 13 number in 2019.
- How does Philippines rank for starting a business: procedures required - women?
- Philippines ranks 3rd out of 190 countries with data for 2019.
- Is starting a business: procedures required - women rising or falling in Philippines?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Philippines 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.