Starting a business - Score in Syria
Syria: Starting a business - Score was 80.14 in 2019. ▲ Rising
Starting a business - Score in Syria, 2003–2019
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
The most recent figure for starting a business - score in Syria is 80.14, measured in 2019.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.1% on the previous year and up 37.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, starting a business - score in Syria peaked at 80.99 in 2018 and was at its lowest, 38.85, in 2007.
That places Syria 144th out of 191 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Starting a business - Score in Syria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 42.98 | — |
| 2004 | 43 | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 42.98 | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 44.64 | +3.9% |
| 2007 | 38.85 | -13.0% |
| 2008 | 57.68 | +48.5% |
| 2009 | 58.2 | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 60.22 | +3.5% |
| 2011 | 65.08 | +8.1% |
| 2012 | 66.06 | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 71.76 | +8.6% |
| 2014 | 68.37 | -4.7% |
| 2015 | 78.91 | +15.4% |
| 2016 | 78.93 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 80.43 | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 80.99 | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 80.14 | -1.1% |
Syria compared with similar countries
- Syria's 80.14 is above the median for low income countries, which is 79.03, 1.0× the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Syria's 80.14 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 87.84, 91% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Starting a business - Score in Syria changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | +48.5% | 38.85 | 57.68 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 46.9 | 38.85 | 58.2 | 7 |
| 2010s | 73.09 | 60.22 | 80.99 | 10 |
Countries ranked near Syria
More private sector data for Syria
- Merchandise trade 79.2% (2025)
- Food imports 21.0% (2010)
- Manufactures imports 54.1% (2010)
- Merchandise imports 7.91 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 21.0% (2010)
- Manufactures exports 24.7% (2010)
- Merchandise exports 3.38 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 132.12 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0816 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 1.8 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is starting a business - score in Syria?
- Starting a business - score in Syria was 80.14 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest starting a business - score recorded in Syria?
- The highest recorded value was 80.99 in 2018.
- What is the lowest starting a business - score recorded in Syria?
- The lowest recorded value was 38.85 in 2007.
- How does Syria rank for starting a business - score?
- Syria ranks 144th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is starting a business - score rising or falling in Syria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 37.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Syria 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.