Time required to start business in Iran
Iran: Time required to start business was 72.5 in 2019. ▼ Falling
Latest (2019)
72.5
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
7th
of 188 countries
All-time high
81.5
in 2003
All-time low
62.5
in 2009
Years of data
17
2003–2019
Time required to start business in Iran, 2003–2019
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Iran recorded 72.5 for time required to start business in 2019.
That represents a change of up 16.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, time required to start business in Iran peaked at 81.5 in 2003 and was at its lowest, 62.5, in 2009.
That places Iran 7th out of 188 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.
Time required to start business in Iran, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 81.5 | — |
| 2004 | 81.5 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 80.5 | -1.2% |
| 2006 | 80.5 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 80.5 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 80.5 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 62.5 | -22.4% |
| 2010 | 64.5 | +3.2% |
| 2011 | 64.5 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 73.5 | +14.0% |
| 2013 | 73.5 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 72.5 | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 72.5 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 72.5 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 72.5 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 72.5 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 72.5 | +0.0% |
Iran compared with similar countries
- Iran's 72.5 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 12, 6.0× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Iran's 72.5 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 14, 5.2× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 78.21 | 62.5 | 81.5 | 7 |
| 2010s | 71.1 | 64.5 | 73.5 | 10 |
Countries ranked near Iran
More reference data data for Iran
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 26.62 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Direct emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 5.96 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Burning - Crop residues 281.19 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Direct emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 78.8 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Agricultural Soils 27,934 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Direct emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 8.15 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Direct emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 78.8 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Manure Management 95.57 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Burning - Crop residues 0.2091 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 11.62 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is time required to start business in Iran?
- Time required to start business in Iran was 72.5 in 2019, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest time required to start business recorded in Iran?
- The highest recorded value was 81.5 in 2003.
- What is the lowest time required to start business recorded in Iran?
- The lowest recorded value was 62.5 in 2009.
- How does Iran rank for time required to start business?
- Iran ranks 7th out of 188 countries with data for 2019.
- Is time required to start business rising or falling in Iran?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Iran data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Time required to start business. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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