Starting a business: Time - Men (days) - Score by country
The score for the time for men benchmarks economies with respect to the regulatory best practice on the indicator. The score ranges from 0 to 100, where 0 represents the worst regulatory performance and 100 the best regulatory performance.
Countries reporting
190
Highest
100
New Zealand
Lowest
0
Laos
Median
88.44
Years covered
17
2003–2019
Data points
3,094
What the numbers show
Starting a business: Time - Men (days) - Score is currently reported for 190 countries. The highest value is 100 in New Zealand; the lowest is 0 in Laos.
The median across all reporting countries is 88.44, and the mean is 82.57.
Over the past decade 147 countries rose and 16 fell. The largest increase was in Bosnia and Herzegovina (up 1,900.0%), and the largest decrease in Laos (down 100.0%).
Starting a business: Time - Men (days) - Score: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New Zealand | 100 | 2019 | unchanged | rising |
| 2 | Georgia | 99.5 | 2019 | up 2.1% | rising |
| 3 | Canada | 99 | 2019 | up 4.2% | flat |
| 3 | Hong Kong | 99 | 2019 | up 4.8% | rising |
| 3 | Singapore | 99 | 2019 | up 1.0% | rising |
| 6 | Australia | 98.49 | 2019 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 7 | Togo | 97.99 | 2019 | up 509.4% | volatile |
| 8 | Jamaica | 97.49 | 2019 | up 5.4% | rising |
| 8 | Uzbekistan | 97.49 | 2019 | up 12.8% | rising |
| 10 | United Arab Emirates | 96.98 | 2019 | up 13.5% | rising |
| 10 | Azerbaijan | 96.98 | 2019 | up 7.2% | rising |
| 10 | Denmark | 96.98 | 2019 | up 3.2% | flat |
| 10 | Estonia | 96.98 | 2019 | up 3.2% | rising |
| 10 | Netherlands | 96.98 | 2019 | up 4.9% | rising |
| 15 | Armenia | 96.48 | 2019 | up 11.6% | rising |
| 15 | Chile | 96.48 | 2019 | up 60.0% | rising |
| 15 | France | 96.48 | 2019 | up 2.7% | rising |
| 15 | Greece | 96.48 | 2019 | up 18.5% | rising |
| 15 | Moldova | 96.48 | 2019 | up 6.7% | rising |
| 15 | Norway | 96.48 | 2019 | up 2.1% | rising |
| 15 | Oman | 96.48 | 2019 | up 10.3% | rising |
| 15 | Rwanda | 96.48 | 2019 | up 3.2% | rising |
| 23 | United States | 96.28 | 2019 | up 0.8% | flat |
| 24 | Albania | 95.98 | 2019 | up 1.6% | rising |
| 24 | United Kingdom | 95.98 | 2019 | up 7.9% | rising |
| 24 | Mauritius | 95.98 | 2019 | up 1.6% | rising |
| 24 | Kosovo | 95.98 | 2019 | up 99.0% | rising |
| 24 | Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) | 95.98 | 2019 | up 99.0% | rising |
| 29 | Burundi | 95.48 | 2019 | up 9.2% | rising |
| 29 | Belgium | 95.48 | 2019 | down 0.5% | rising |
| 29 | Brunei | 95.48 | 2019 | — | volatile |
| 29 | Kazakhstan | 95.48 | 2019 | up 28.4% | rising |
| 33 | Lithuania | 94.97 | 2019 | up 27.7% | rising |
| 33 | Latvia | 94.97 | 2019 | up 11.8% | rising |
| 33 | Puerto Rico | 94.97 | 2019 | up 1.6% | flat |
| 36 | Cote d'Ivoire | 94.47 | 2019 | up 56.7% | rising |
| 36 | Cyprus | 94.47 | 2019 | up 2.2% | flat |
| 36 | Mauritania | 94.47 | 2019 | up 16.0% | rising |
| 36 | Panama | 94.47 | 2019 | up 6.8% | rising |
| 36 | Senegal | 94.47 | 2019 | up 3.3% | rising |
| 36 | Thailand | 94.47 | 2019 | up 42.4% | rising |
| 42 | Portugal | 93.97 | 2019 | up 0.5% | rising |
| 42 | Ukraine | 93.97 | 2019 | up 29.9% | rising |
| 42 | Uruguay | 93.97 | 2019 | up 159.7% | rising |
| 45 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 93.47 | 2019 | — | volatile |
| 45 | Hungary | 93.47 | 2019 | down 2.1% | rising |
| 45 | Myanmar | 93.47 | 2019 | up 304.3% | rising |
| 45 | Serbia | 93.47 | 2019 | up 6.9% | rising |
| 45 | Sao Tome and Principe | 93.47 | 2019 | — | volatile |
| 45 | Tajikistan | 93.47 | 2019 | up 60.3% | rising |
| 45 | Turkey | 93.47 | 2019 | up 3.9% | rising |
| 52 | Nigeria | 93.24 | 2019 | up 23.7% | rising |
| 53 | Sweden | 92.96 | 2019 | up 10.1% | rising |
| 54 | Afghanistan | 92.46 | 2019 | up 1.1% | flat |
| 54 | Benin | 92.46 | 2019 | up 39.4% | rising |
| 54 | Bahrain | 92.46 | 2019 | up 1.1% | flat |
| 54 | Germany | 92.46 | 2019 | up 11.5% | rising |
| 54 | Gambia | 92.46 | 2019 | up 26.0% | rising |
| 54 | Guinea-Bissau | 92.46 | 2019 | — | volatile |
| 54 | South Korea | 92.46 | 2019 | up 7.0% | rising |
| 54 | Sri Lanka | 92.46 | 2019 | up 64.3% | rising |
| 54 | Madagascar | 92.46 | 2019 | up 4.5% | rising |
| 54 | Sierra Leone | 92.46 | 2019 | up 4.5% | rising |
| 54 | Slovenia | 92.46 | 2019 | down 2.1% | rising |
| 65 | Mexico | 92.05 | 2019 | up 1.2% | rising |
| 66 | Belarus | 91.96 | 2019 | up 5.2% | rising |
| 66 | Qatar | 91.96 | 2019 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 66 | Zambia | 91.96 | 2019 | up 13.0% | rising |
| 69 | China | 91.91 | 2019 | up 47.5% | rising |
| 70 | Cape Verde | 91.46 | 2019 | up 19.7% | rising |
| 70 | Morocco | 91.46 | 2019 | up 3.4% | rising |
| 70 | Solomon Islands | 91.46 | 2019 | up 102.2% | rising |
| 70 | Tunisia | 91.46 | 2019 | up 4.6% | flat |
| 70 | Samoa | 91.46 | 2019 | unchanged | rising |
| 75 | Switzerland | 90.45 | 2019 | up 9.8% | rising |
| 75 | Colombia | 90.45 | 2019 | up 11.1% | rising |
| 75 | Gabon | 90.45 | 2019 | up 95.7% | rising |
| 75 | Kyrgyzstan | 90.45 | 2019 | up 5.9% | rising |
| 75 | Niger | 90.45 | 2019 | up 9.8% | rising |
| 75 | Saudi Arabia | 90.45 | 2019 | up 22.4% | rising |
| 75 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 90.45 | 2019 | up 1.1% | flat |
| 75 | Taiwan | 90.45 | 2019 | up 15.4% | rising |
| 83 | Russia | 90.35 | 2019 | up 26.6% | rising |
| 84 | Trinidad and Tobago | 89.95 | 2019 | up 51.7% | rising |
| 85 | Ireland | 89.45 | 2019 | up 9.9% | rising |
| 85 | Israel | 89.45 | 2019 | up 8.5% | rising |
| 85 | Italy | 89.45 | 2019 | up 1.7% | rising |
| 85 | Saint Lucia | 89.45 | 2019 | up 3.5% | rising |
| 85 | Mali | 89.45 | 2019 | down 3.3% | rising |
| 90 | Japan | 89.3 | 2019 | up 15.4% | rising |
| 91 | Argentina | 88.94 | 2019 | up 18.0% | rising |
| 91 | Bahamas | 88.94 | 2019 | up 27.3% | rising |
| 91 | Iceland | 88.94 | 2019 | down 6.8% | falling |
| 91 | San Marino | 88.94 | 2019 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 95 | Bhutan | 88.44 | 2019 | up 63.0% | rising |
| 95 | Dominica | 88.44 | 2019 | up 1.1% | flat |
| 95 | Egypt | 88.44 | 2019 | unchanged | rising |
| 95 | Grenada | 88.44 | 2019 | up 8.6% | rising |
| 95 | Jordan | 88.44 | 2019 | unchanged | rising |
| 95 | Maldives | 88.44 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 95 | Montenegro | 88.44 | 2019 | up 2.3% | rising |
| 95 | Mongolia | 88.44 | 2019 | up 6.0% | rising |
| 103 | Spain | 87.94 | 2019 | up 124.4% | volatile |
| 104 | Indonesia | 87.8 | 2019 | up 136.1% | volatile |
| 105 | Burkina Faso | 87.44 | 2019 | up 1.2% | rising |
| 105 | Cameroon | 87.44 | 2019 | up 33.8% | rising |
| 105 | Finland | 87.44 | 2019 | up 4.8% | rising |
| 105 | Ghana | 87.44 | 2019 | down 2.2% | rising |
| 105 | South Sudan | 87.44 | 2019 | up 1.2% | flat |
| 105 | East Timor | 87.44 | 2019 | — | volatile |
| 111 | Djibouti | 86.43 | 2019 | up 36.5% | rising |
| 111 | Nicaragua | 86.43 | 2019 | up 41.0% | rising |
| 113 | Guinea | 85.43 | 2019 | up 41.7% | rising |
| 113 | Guatemala | 85.43 | 2019 | up 32.8% | rising |
| 113 | Lebanon | 85.43 | 2019 | unchanged | rising |
| 113 | Lesotho | 85.43 | 2019 | up 39.3% | volatile |
| 113 | North Macedonia | 85.43 | 2019 | up 2.4% | rising |
| 113 | Syria | 85.43 | 2019 | unchanged | rising |
| 119 | Barbados | 84.42 | 2019 | up 2.4% | flat |
| 119 | Comoros | 84.42 | 2019 | up 7.7% | rising |
| 119 | Micronesia (country) | 84.42 | 2019 | unchanged | rising |
| 119 | Tonga | 84.42 | 2019 | up 12.0% | rising |
| 119 | Vietnam | 84.42 | 2019 | up 33.3% | rising |
| 124 | Dominican Republic | 83.92 | 2019 | down 0.6% | rising |
| 124 | Luxembourg | 83.92 | 2019 | up 7.1% | rising |
| 124 | Pakistan | 83.92 | 2019 | up 5.7% | rising |
| 124 | El Salvador | 83.92 | 2019 | unchanged | rising |
| 128 | Brazil | 83.8 | 2019 | — | volatile |
| 129 | Marshall Islands | 83.42 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 129 | Mozambique | 83.42 | 2019 | up 25.8% | volatile |
| 129 | Malaysia | 83.42 | 2019 | up 1.2% | rising |
| 132 | India | 82.94 | 2019 | up 25.0% | rising |
| 133 | Algeria | 82.41 | 2019 | up 5.1% | rising |
| 133 | Guyana | 82.41 | 2019 | up 12.3% | rising |
| 133 | Liberia | 82.41 | 2019 | up 3.8% | rising |
| 133 | Vanuatu | 82.41 | 2019 | up 54.7% | rising |
| 137 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 81.91 | 2019 | up 0.6% | flat |
| 138 | Antigua and Barbuda | 81.41 | 2019 | up 3.8% | flat |
| 138 | Kuwait | 81.41 | 2019 | up 24.6% | flat |
| 140 | Bangladesh | 80.9 | 2019 | up 62.6% | rising |
| 140 | Croatia | 80.9 | 2019 | up 3.9% | rising |
| 142 | Romania | 80.4 | 2019 | down 13.0% | flat |
| 143 | Malta | 79.9 | 2019 | up 29.3% | rising |
| 144 | Austria | 79.4 | 2019 | up 5.3% | rising |
| 145 | Slovakia | 78.89 | 2019 | up 9.8% | rising |
| 145 | Eswatini | 78.89 | 2019 | up 96.2% | rising |
| 147 | Central African Republic | 78.39 | 2019 | up 2.6% | flat |
| 148 | Nepal | 77.89 | 2019 | up 12.3% | rising |
| 149 | Bulgaria | 77.39 | 2019 | up 2.7% | rising |
| 149 | Costa Rica | 77.39 | 2019 | up 190.6% | volatile |
| 149 | Kenya | 77.39 | 2019 | up 14.9% | rising |
| 152 | Uganda | 76.38 | 2019 | up 4.1% | rising |
| 153 | Czechia | 75.88 | 2019 | up 11.0% | rising |
| 154 | Iraq | 74.37 | 2019 | up 5.7% | flat |
| 154 | Peru | 74.37 | 2019 | up 25.4% | volatile |
| 156 | Zimbabwe | 73.37 | 2019 | up 1,116.7% | volatile |
| 157 | Palau | 72.36 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 158 | Tanzania | 70.85 | 2019 | up 2.2% | rising |
| 159 | Kiribati | 69.35 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 160 | Ethiopia | 68.34 | 2019 | down 15.0% | falling |
| 160 | Seychelles | 68.34 | 2019 | up 1.5% | flat |
| 162 | Equatorial Guinea | 67.34 | 2019 | — | volatile |
| 162 | Philippines | 67.34 | 2019 | up 1.5% | rising |
| 164 | Sudan | 66.33 | 2019 | up 3.1% | rising |
| 165 | Libya | 65.33 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 165 | Paraguay | 65.33 | 2019 | unchanged | rising |
| 167 | Angola | 64.32 | 2019 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 168 | Malawi | 63.32 | 2019 | down 1.6% | flat |
| 168 | Poland | 63.32 | 2019 | up 3.3% | rising |
| 170 | Bolivia | 60.8 | 2019 | up 18.6% | rising |
| 171 | Fiji | 60.3 | 2019 | up 7.1% | falling |
| 171 | Yemen | 60.3 | 2019 | down 31.8% | rising |
| 171 | South Africa | 60.3 | 2019 | up 9.1% | rising |
| 174 | Papua New Guinea | 59.3 | 2019 | up 22.9% | rising |
| 175 | Honduras | 58.29 | 2019 | down 32.6% | rising |
| 176 | Palestine | 57.29 | 2019 | up 54.1% | rising |
| 177 | Belize | 52.26 | 2019 | down 8.8% | flat |
| 177 | Botswana | 52.26 | 2019 | up 26.8% | volatile |
| 179 | Ecuador | 51.76 | 2019 | up 43.1% | rising |
| 180 | Congo | 51.26 | 2019 | — | volatile |
| 181 | Namibia | 46.23 | 2019 | up 35.3% | rising |
| 182 | Chad | 42.21 | 2019 | up 10.5% | rising |
| 183 | Suriname | 34.17 | 2019 | — | volatile |
| 184 | Somalia | 30.15 | 2019 | — | flat |
| 185 | Iran | 28.14 | 2019 | down 26.3% | rising |
| 186 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 20.1 | 2019 | up 1,900.0% | volatile |
| 187 | Eritrea | 16.08 | 2019 | unchanged | falling |
| 188 | Haiti | 3.02 | 2019 | — | volatile |
| 189 | Cambodia | 1.01 | 2019 | — | volatile |
| 190 | Laos | 0 | 2019 | down 100.0% | volatile |
About this data
The score for the time for men benchmarks economies with respect to the regulatory best practice on the indicator. The score ranges from 0 to 100, where 0 represents the worst regulatory performance and 100 the best regulatory performance.