Starting a business: Procedures required - Women in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: Starting a business: Procedures required - Women was 4 number in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
4 number
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
144th
of 191 countries
All-time high
6 number
in 2003
All-time low
4 number
in 2015
Years of data
17
2003–2019

Starting a business: Procedures required - Women in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, 2003–2019

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Source: World Bank. Measured in number.

Analysis

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland recorded 4 number for starting a business: procedures required - women in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 17 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 33.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, starting a business: procedures required - women in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland peaked at 6 number in 2003 and was at its lowest, 4 number, in 2015.

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 144th of 191 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

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

Starting a business: Procedures required - Women in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, year by year

Annual values for Starting a business: Procedures required - Women (number) in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, 2003 to 2019.
Year number Change
2003 6 number
2004 6 number +0.0%
2005 6 number +0.0%
2006 6 number +0.0%
2007 6 number +0.0%
2008 6 number +0.0%
2009 6 number +0.0%
2010 6 number +0.0%
2011 6 number +0.0%
2012 6 number +0.0%
2013 6 number +0.0%
2014 6 number +0.0%
2015 4 number -33.3%
2016 4 number +0.0%
2017 4 number +0.0%
2018 4 number +0.0%
2019 4 number +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 6 number 6 number 6 number 7
2010s 5 number 4 number 6 number 10

Countries ranked near United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

  1. 143 China 4.55 number compare
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  5. 144 Burundi 4 number compare
  6. 144 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 4 number compare
  7. 144 Côte d'Ivoire 4 number compare
  8. 144 Kazakhstan 4 number compare
  9. 144 Kyrgyzstan 4 number compare
  10. 144 Latvia 4 number compare
  11. 144 Lithuania 4 number compare
  12. 144 Mauritania 4 number compare
  13. 144 Mauritius 4 number compare
  14. 144 Morocco 4 number compare
  15. 144 Netherlands 4 number compare
  16. 144 Niger 4 number compare
  17. 144 Norway 4 number compare
  18. 144 Samoa 4 number compare
  19. 144 Saudi Arabia 4 number compare
  20. 144 Senegal 4 number compare
  21. 144 Sweden 4 number compare
  22. 144 Tonga 4 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is starting a business: procedures required - women in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
Starting a business: procedures required - women in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland was 4 number in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest starting a business: procedures required - women recorded in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
The highest recorded value was 6 number in 2003.
What is the lowest starting a business: procedures required - women recorded in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
The lowest recorded value was 4 number in 2015.
How does United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank for starting a business: procedures required - women?
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 144th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
Is starting a business: procedures required - women rising or falling in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
Over the last ten years it is down 33.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 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.