Starting a business - Score in Iran
Iran: Starting a business - Score was 67.8 in 2019. ▲ Rising
Starting a business - Score in Iran, 2003–2019
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
In 2019, starting a business - score in Iran stood at 67.8.
The figure is down 5.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, starting a business - score in Iran peaked at 71.43 in 2009 and was at its lowest, 63.3, in 2004.
Iran ranks 179th of 191 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Starting a business - Score in Iran, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 63.39 | — |
| 2004 | 63.3 | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 65.15 | +2.9% |
| 2006 | 65.25 | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 65.27 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 65.36 | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 71.43 | +9.3% |
| 2010 | 70.9 | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 70.93 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 67.26 | -5.2% |
| 2013 | 67.27 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 67.53 | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 67.59 | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 67.79 | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 67.77 | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 67.79 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 67.8 | +0.0% |
Iran compared with similar countries
- Iran's 67.8 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 86.74, 78% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Iran's 67.8 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 87.84, 77% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 65.59 | 63.3 | 71.43 | 7 |
| 2010s | 68.26 | 67.26 | 70.93 | 10 |
Countries ranked near Iran
More private sector data for Iran
- Merchandise trade 49.3% (2025)
- Food imports 29.5% (2022)
- Manufactures imports 58.1% (2022)
- Merchandise imports 65.63 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 5.9% (2022)
- Manufactures exports 31.3% (2022)
- Merchandise exports 113.22 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 1,225 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.3122 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 0.5069 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is starting a business - score in Iran?
- Starting a business - score in Iran was 67.8 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest starting a business - score recorded in Iran?
- The highest recorded value was 71.43 in 2009.
- What is the lowest starting a business - score recorded in Iran?
- The lowest recorded value was 63.3 in 2004.
- How does Iran rank for starting a business - score?
- Iran ranks 179th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is starting a business - score rising or falling in Iran?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Iran data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Starting a business - Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The score for starting a business is the simple average of the scores for each of the component indicators: the procedures, time and cost for an entrepreneur to start and formally operate a business, as well as the paid-in minimum capital requirement.