Starting a business: Procedures required - Women in Spain
Spain: Starting a business: Procedures required - Women was 7 number in 2019. ▼ Falling
Starting a business: Procedures required - Women in Spain, 2003–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2019, starting a business: procedures required - women in Spain stood at 7 number. That is the lowest value across all 17 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 30.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, starting a business: procedures required - women in Spain peaked at 11 number in 2012 and was at its lowest, 7 number, in 2014.
That places Spain 65th out of 190 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10 number | 10 number | 10 number | 7 |
| 2010s | 8.4 number | 7 number | 11 number | 10 |
Countries ranked near Spain
- 64 Mexico 7.83 number compare
- 65 Nigeria 7 number compare
- 65 Bahamas 7 number compare
- 65 Bahrain 7 number compare
- 65 Barbados 7 number compare
- 65 Bulgaria 7 number compare
- 65 Colombia 7 number compare
- 65 Croatia 7 number compare
- 65 Dominican Republic 7 number compare
- 65 Gabon 7 number compare
- 65 Guyana 7 number compare
- 65 Italy 7 number compare
- 65 Kenya 7 number compare
- 65 Kiribati 7 number compare
- 65 Malawi 7 number compare
- 65 Micronesia (country) 7 number compare
- 65 Nicaragua 7 number compare
- 65 Paraguay 7 number compare
- 65 San Marino 7 number compare
- 65 Serbia 7 number compare
- 65 Slovak Republic 7 number compare
- 65 Solomon Islands 7 number compare
- 65 South Africa 7 number compare
- 65 Sri Lanka 7 number compare
- 65 Saint Kitts and Nevis 7 number compare
- 65 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 7 number compare
- 65 Trinidad and Tobago 7 number compare
- 65 Türkiye 7 number compare
- 65 Vanuatu 7 number compare
- 65 Yemen 7 number compare
- 65 Zambia 7 number compare
More private sector data for Spain
- Merchandise trade 50.3% (2025)
- Food imports 12.5% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 65.3% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 513.32 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 18.6% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 65.2% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 445.11 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 255.51 billion current US$ (2025)
- Transport services 8.7% (2025)
- Computer, communications and other services 54.0% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is starting a business: procedures required - women in Spain?
- Starting a business: procedures required - women in Spain was 7 number in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest starting a business: procedures required - women recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 11 number in 2012.
- What is the lowest starting a business: procedures required - women recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 7 number in 2014.
- How does Spain rank for starting a business: procedures required - women?
- Spain ranks 65th out of 190 countries with data for 2019.
- Is starting a business: procedures required - women rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is down 30.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Spain 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.