Starting a business: Time - Men (days) - Score in Iraq
Iraq: Starting a business: Time - Men (days) - Score was 74.37 in 2019. ▬ Flat
Starting a business: Time - Men (days) - Score in Iraq, 2004–2019
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
The most recent figure for starting a business: time - men (days) - score in Iraq is 74.37, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, starting a business: time - men (days) - score in Iraq peaked at 74.37 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 66.33, in 2015.
Iraq ranks 154th of 191 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Starting a business: Time - Men (days) - Score in Iraq, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 70.35 | — |
| 2005 | 70.35 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 71.36 | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 70.35 | -1.4% |
| 2008 | 70.35 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 70.35 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 70.35 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 70.35 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 73.37 | +4.3% |
| 2013 | 73.37 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 73.37 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 66.33 | -9.6% |
| 2016 | 66.33 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 74.37 | +12.1% |
| 2018 | 74.37 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 74.37 | +0.0% |
Iraq compared with similar countries
- Iraq's 74.37 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 88.44, 84% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Iraq's 74.37 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 86.43, 86% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 70.52 | 70.35 | 71.36 | 6 |
| 2010s | 71.66 | 66.33 | 74.37 | 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: time - men (days) - score in Iraq?
- Starting a business: time - men (days) - score in Iraq was 74.37 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest starting a business: time - men (days) - score recorded in Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 74.37 in 2017.
- What is the lowest starting a business: time - men (days) - score recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was 66.33 in 2015.
- How does Iraq rank for starting a business: time - men (days) - score?
- Iraq ranks 154th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is starting a business: time - men (days) - score rising or falling in Iraq?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Iraq data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Starting a business: Time - Men (days) - Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The score for the time for men benchmarks economies with respect to the regulatory best practice on the indicator. The score ranges from 0 to 100, where 0 represents the worst regulatory performance and 100 the best regulatory performance.