Starting a business: Time - Men (days) - Score in France
France: Starting a business: Time - Men (days) - Score was 96.48 in 2019. ▲ Rising
Starting a business: Time - Men (days) - Score in France, 2003–2019
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
The most recent figure for starting a business: time - men (days) - score in France is 96.48, measured in 2019.
The figure is down 0.5% on the previous year and up 2.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, starting a business: time - men (days) - score in France peaked at 96.98 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 59.3, in 2003.
France ranks 15th of 188 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 88.73 | 59.3 | 93.97 | 7 |
| 2010s | 95.58 | 93.97 | 96.98 | 10 |
Countries ranked near France
More private sector data for France
- Merchandise trade 43.7% (2025)
- Food imports 10.6% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 72.9% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 786.43 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 13.3% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 78.0% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 683.10 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 426.82 billion current US$ (2025)
- Transport services 17.5% (2025)
- Computer, communications and other services 54.5% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is starting a business: time - men (days) - score in France?
- Starting a business: time - men (days) - score in France was 96.48 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest starting a business: time - men (days) - score recorded in France?
- The highest recorded value was 96.98 in 2016.
- What is the lowest starting a business: time - men (days) - score recorded in France?
- The lowest recorded value was 59.3 in 2003.
- How does France rank for starting a business: time - men (days) - score?
- France ranks 15th out of 188 countries with data for 2019.
- Is starting a business: time - men (days) - score rising or falling in France?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this France 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.