Starting a business: Procedures required - Women in Philippines

Philippines: Starting a business: Procedures required - Women was 13 number in 2019. β–Ό Falling

Latest (2019)
13 number
Change on year
down 7.1%
World rank
3rd
of 190 countries
All-time high
18 number
in 2009
All-time low
13 number
in 2019
Years of data
17
2003–2019

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

051015202003201120192003: 17 number2004: 17 number2005: 17 number2006: 17 number2007: 17 number2008: 17 number2009: 18 number2010: 18 number2011: 17 number2012: 17 number2013: 17 number2014: 17 number2015: 17 number2016: 17 number2017: 17 number2018: 14 number2019: 13 number

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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 17.14 number 17 number 18 number 7
2010s 16.4 number 13 number 18 number 10

Countries ranked near Philippines

  1. 1 Venezuela 20 number compare
  2. 2 Equatorial Guinea, Republic of 16 number compare
  3. 3 Bosnia and Herzegovina 13 number compare
  4. 3 Eritrea, The State of 13 number compare
  5. 3 Uganda 13 number compare

See the full ranking of 190 places β†’

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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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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.