Starting a business: Time - Men (days) - Score in China
China: Starting a business: Time - Men (days) - Score was 91.91 in 2019. ▲ Rising
Starting a business: Time - Men (days) - Score in China, 2003–2019
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
The most recent figure for starting a business: time - men (days) - score in China is 91.91, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 47.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, starting a business: time - men (days) - score in China peaked at 91.91 in 2018 and was at its lowest, 52.26, in 2003.
That places China 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 17 years of available data.
Starting a business: Time - Men (days) - Score in China, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 52.26 | — |
| 2004 | 52.26 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 52.26 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 65.33 | +25.0% |
| 2007 | 65.33 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 59.3 | -9.2% |
| 2009 | 62.31 | +5.1% |
| 2010 | 62.31 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 62.31 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 67.34 | +8.1% |
| 2013 | 65.98 | -2.0% |
| 2014 | 69 | +4.6% |
| 2015 | 69 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 71.46 | +3.6% |
| 2017 | 75.48 | +5.6% |
| 2018 | 91.91 | +21.8% |
| 2019 | 91.91 | +0.0% |
China compared with similar countries
- China's 91.91 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 88.44, 1.0× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- China's 91.91 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 87.62, 1.0× the median. (28 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 58.44 | 52.26 | 65.33 | 7 |
| 2010s | 72.67 | 62.31 | 91.91 | 10 |
Countries ranked near China
More private sector data for China
- Merchandise trade 32.6% (2025)
- Food imports 8.1% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 49.3% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 2.58 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 2.4% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 91.2% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 3.77 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 2,682 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1934 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 5.48 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is starting a business: time - men (days) - score in China?
- Starting a business: time - men (days) - score in China was 91.91 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest starting a business: time - men (days) - score recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 91.91 in 2018.
- What is the lowest starting a business: time - men (days) - score recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 52.26 in 2003.
- How does China rank for starting a business: time - men (days) - score?
- China ranks 69th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is starting a business: time - men (days) - score rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 47.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this China data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Starting a business: Time - Men (days) - Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.