Starting a business: Time - Men (days) in Iraq
Iraq: Starting a business: Time - Men was 26 days in 2019. ▼ Falling
Starting a business: Time - Men in Iraq, 2004–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in days.
Analysis
The most recent figure for starting a business: time - men in Iraq is 26 days, measured in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 16 years on record.
That represents a change of down 13.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, starting a business: time - men in Iraq peaked at 34 days in 2015 and was at its lowest, 26 days, in 2017.
Iraq ranks 37th of 191 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.
Starting a business: Time - Men in Iraq, year by year
| Year | days | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 30 days | — |
| 2005 | 30 days | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 29 days | -3.3% |
| 2007 | 30 days | +3.4% |
| 2008 | 30 days | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 30 days | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 30 days | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 30 days | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 27 days | -10.0% |
| 2013 | 27 days | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 27 days | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 34 days | +25.9% |
| 2016 | 34 days | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 26 days | -23.5% |
| 2018 | 26 days | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 26 days | +0.0% |
Iraq compared with similar countries
- Iraq's 26 days is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 12 days, 2.2× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Iraq's 26 days is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 14 days, 1.9× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 29.83 days | 29 days | 30 days | 6 |
| 2010s | 28.7 days | 26 days | 34 days | 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 in Iraq?
- Starting a business: time - men in Iraq was 26 days in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest starting a business: time - men recorded in Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 34 days in 2015.
- What is the lowest starting a business: time - men recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was 26 days in 2017.
- How does Iraq rank for starting a business: time - men?
- Iraq ranks 37th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is starting a business: time - men rising or falling in Iraq?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Iraq data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Starting a business: Time - Men (days). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The time for men captures the median duration that business incorporation experts indicate is necessary for five male married entrepreneurs to complete all procedures required to start and operate a business with minimum follow-up and no extra payments. It is calulared in calendar days. The time estimates of all procedures are added to calculate the total time required to start and operate a business, taking into account simultaneity of processes. It is assumed that the minimum time required for each procedure is one day, except for procedures that can be fully completed online, for which the time required is recorded as half a day.