Time required to start business in Iraq
Iraq: Time required to start business was 26.5 in 2019. ▼ Falling
Latest (2019)
26.5
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
37th
of 188 countries
All-time high
34.5
in 2015
All-time low
26.5
in 2017
Years of data
16
2004–2019
Time required to start business in Iraq, 2004–2019
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Iraq recorded 26.5 for time required to start business in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 16 years on record.
That represents a change of down 13.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, time required to start business in Iraq peaked at 34.5 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 26.5, in 2017.
That places Iraq 37th out of 188 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.
Time required to start business in Iraq, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 30.5 | — |
| 2005 | 30.5 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 29.5 | -3.3% |
| 2007 | 30.5 | +3.4% |
| 2008 | 30.5 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 30.5 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 30.5 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 30.5 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 27.5 | -9.8% |
| 2013 | 27.5 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 27.5 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 34.5 | +25.5% |
| 2016 | 34.5 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 26.5 | -23.2% |
| 2018 | 26.5 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 26.5 | +0.0% |
Iraq compared with similar countries
- Iraq's 26.5 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 12, 2.2× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Iraq's 26.5 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 14, 1.9× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 30.33 | 29.5 | 30.5 | 6 |
| 2010s | 29.2 | 26.5 | 34.5 | 10 |
Countries ranked near Iraq
More reference data data for Iraq
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2116 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 3.19 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 7.23 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.3911 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 7.23 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.7096 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.235 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 13.21 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 30.36 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 2.13 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is time required to start business in Iraq?
- Time required to start business in Iraq was 26.5 in 2019, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest time required to start business recorded in Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 34.5 in 2015.
- What is the lowest time required to start business recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.5 in 2017.
- How does Iraq rank for time required to start business?
- Iraq ranks 37th out of 188 countries with data for 2019.
- Is time required to start business rising or falling in Iraq?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Iraq 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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