Starting a business: Procedures required - Women in Puerto Rico

Puerto Rico: Starting a business: Procedures required - Women was 6 number in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
6 number
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
96th
of 191 countries
All-time high
7 number
in 2003
All-time low
6 number
in 2011
Years of data
17
2003–2019

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

024682003201120192003: 7 number2004: 7 number2005: 7 number2006: 7 number2007: 7 number2008: 7 number2009: 7 number2010: 7 number2011: 6 number2012: 6 number2013: 6 number2014: 6 number2015: 6 number2016: 6 number2017: 6 number2018: 6 number2019: 6 number

Source: World Bank. Measured in number.

Analysis

The most recent figure for starting a business: procedures required - women in Puerto Rico is 6 number, measured in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 17 years on record.

That represents a change of down 14.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, starting a business: procedures required - women in Puerto Rico peaked at 7 number in 2003 and was at its lowest, 6 number, in 2011.

That places Puerto Rico 96th out of 191 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

Starting a business: Procedures required - Women in Puerto Rico, year by year

Annual values for Starting a business: Procedures required - Women (number) in Puerto Rico, 2003 to 2019.
Year number Change
2003 7 number
2004 7 number +0.0%
2005 7 number +0.0%
2006 7 number +0.0%
2007 7 number +0.0%
2008 7 number +0.0%
2009 7 number +0.0%
2010 7 number +0.0%
2011 6 number -14.3%
2012 6 number +0.0%
2013 6 number +0.0%
2014 6 number +0.0%
2015 6 number +0.0%
2016 6 number +0.0%
2017 6 number +0.0%
2018 6 number +0.0%
2019 6 number +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 7 number 7 number 7 number 7
2010s 6.1 number 6 number 7 number 10

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  19. 96 Romania 6 number compare
  20. 96 Sao Tome and Principe 6 number compare
  21. 96 Switzerland 6 number compare
  22. 96 East Timor 6 number compare
  23. 96 Ukraine 6 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is starting a business: procedures required - women in Puerto Rico?
Starting a business: procedures required - women in Puerto Rico was 6 number in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest starting a business: procedures required - women recorded in Puerto Rico?
The highest recorded value was 7 number in 2003.
What is the lowest starting a business: procedures required - women recorded in Puerto Rico?
The lowest recorded value was 6 number in 2011.
How does Puerto Rico rank for starting a business: procedures required - women?
Puerto Rico ranks 96th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
Is starting a business: procedures required - women rising or falling in Puerto Rico?
Over the last ten years it is down 14.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Puerto Rico 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
191 places, 3,094 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.