Starting a business - Score in Iraq
Iraq: Starting a business - Score was 77.25 in 2019. ▲ Rising
Starting a business - Score in Iraq, 2004–2019
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
In 2019, starting a business - score in Iraq stood at 77.25. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 15.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, starting a business - score in Iraq peaked at 77.25 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 57.46, in 2008.
That places Iraq 155th out of 191 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Starting a business - Score in Iraq, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 71.26 | — |
| 2005 | 71.26 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 66.86 | -6.2% |
| 2007 | 64.38 | -3.7% |
| 2008 | 57.46 | -10.7% |
| 2009 | 67.05 | +16.7% |
| 2010 | 62.74 | -6.4% |
| 2011 | 62.02 | -1.2% |
| 2012 | 68.86 | +11.0% |
| 2013 | 73.84 | +7.2% |
| 2014 | 73.95 | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 73.45 | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 71.32 | -2.9% |
| 2017 | 75.87 | +6.4% |
| 2018 | 76.55 | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 77.25 | +0.9% |
Iraq compared with similar countries
- Iraq's 77.25 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 86.74, 89% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Iraq's 77.25 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 87.84, 88% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 66.38 | 57.46 | 71.26 | 6 |
| 2010s | 71.58 | 62.02 | 77.25 | 10 |
Countries ranked near Iraq
More private sector data for Iraq
- Merchandise trade 70.0% (2025)
- Food imports 7.2% (2014)
- Manufactures imports 66.3% (2014)
- Merchandise imports 85.19 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 0.0% (2016)
- Manufactures exports 0.0% (2016)
- Merchandise exports 92.91 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 1,976 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.3653 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate -8 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is starting a business - score in Iraq?
- Starting a business - score in Iraq was 77.25 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest starting a business - score recorded in Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 77.25 in 2019.
- What is the lowest starting a business - score recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was 57.46 in 2008.
- How does Iraq rank for starting a business - score?
- Iraq ranks 155th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is starting a business - score rising or falling in Iraq?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Iraq 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.