Starting a business: Time - Women in Iran, Islamic Republic of

Iran, Islamic Republic of: Starting a business: Time - Women was 73 days in 2019. β–Ό Falling

Latest (2019)
73 days
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
7th
of 190 countries
All-time high
82 days
in 2003
All-time low
63 days
in 2009
Years of data
17
2003–2019

Starting a business: Time - Women in Iran, Islamic Republic of, 2003–2019

0204060802003201120192003: 82 days2004: 82 days2005: 81 days2006: 81 days2007: 81 days2008: 81 days2009: 63 days2010: 65 days2011: 65 days2012: 74 days2013: 74 days2014: 73 days2015: 73 days2016: 73 days2017: 73 days2018: 73 days2019: 73 days

Source: World Bank. Measured in days.

Analysis

Iran, Islamic Republic of recorded 73 days for starting a business: time - women in 2019.

The figure is up 15.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, starting a business: time - women in Iran, Islamic Republic of peaked at 82 days in 2003 and was at its lowest, 63 days, in 2009.

Iran, Islamic Republic of ranks 7th of 190 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 78.71 days 63 days 82 days 7
2010s 71.6 days 65 days 74 days 10

Countries ranked near Iran, Islamic Republic of

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  4. 8 Somalia 70 days compare
  5. 9 Suriname 66 days compare
  6. 10 Chad 58 days compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is starting a business: time - women in Iran, Islamic Republic of?
Starting a business: time - women in Iran, Islamic Republic of was 73 days in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest starting a business: time - women recorded in Iran, Islamic Republic of?
The highest recorded value was 82 days in 2003.
What is the lowest starting a business: time - women recorded in Iran, Islamic Republic of?
The lowest recorded value was 63 days in 2009.
How does Iran, Islamic Republic of rank for starting a business: time - women?
Iran, Islamic Republic of ranks 7th out of 190 countries with data for 2019.
Is starting a business: time - women rising or falling in Iran, Islamic Republic of?
Over the last ten years it is up 15.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Iran, Islamic Republic of data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Starting a business: Time - Women (days). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Starting a business: Time - Women (days)
Unit
days
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
190 places, 3,083 data points, 2003–2019
Last refreshed

The time for women captures the median duration that business incorporation experts indicate is necessary for five female 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.