Starting a business - Score in East Timor
East Timor: Starting a business - Score was 89.41 in 2019. ▲ Rising
Starting a business - Score in East Timor, 2004–2019
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
The most recent figure for starting a business - score in East Timor is 89.41, measured in 2019.
That represents a change of up 113.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, starting a business - score in East Timor peaked at 89.41 in 2018 and was at its lowest, 15.94, in 2004.
That places East Timor 69th out of 191 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Starting a business - Score in East Timor, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 15.94 | — |
| 2005 | 19.62 | +23.1% |
| 2006 | 24.3 | +23.9% |
| 2007 | 33.66 | +38.5% |
| 2008 | 38.74 | +15.1% |
| 2009 | 41.87 | +8.1% |
| 2010 | 45.58 | +8.9% |
| 2011 | 52.13 | +14.4% |
| 2012 | 57.94 | +11.1% |
| 2013 | 58.05 | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 81.01 | +39.5% |
| 2015 | 80.9 | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 74.41 | -8.0% |
| 2017 | 72.65 | -2.4% |
| 2018 | 89.41 | +23.1% |
| 2019 | 89.41 | -0.0% |
East Timor compared with similar countries
- East Timor's 89.41 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 82.73, 1.1× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- East Timor's 89.41 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 86.39, 1.0× the median. (28 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 29.02 | 15.94 | 41.87 | 6 |
| 2010s | 70.15 | 45.58 | 89.41 | 10 |
Countries ranked near East Timor
More private sector data for East Timor
- Merchandise trade 56.9% (2025)
- Food imports 28.1% (2023)
- Manufactures imports 49.6% (2023)
- Merchandise imports 979.00 million current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 10.5% (2023)
- Manufactures exports 21.9% (2023)
- Merchandise exports 103.00 million current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 72.61 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0541 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 19.77 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is starting a business - score in East Timor?
- Starting a business - score in East Timor was 89.41 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest starting a business - score recorded in East Timor?
- The highest recorded value was 89.41 in 2018.
- What is the lowest starting a business - score recorded in East Timor?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.94 in 2004.
- How does East Timor rank for starting a business - score?
- East Timor ranks 69th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is starting a business - score rising or falling in East Timor?
- Over the last ten years it is up 113.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this East Timor data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Starting a business - Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The score for starting a business is the simple average of the scores for each of the component indicators: the procedures, time and cost for an entrepreneur to start and formally operate a business, as well as the paid-in minimum capital requirement.