Starting a business: Time - Men (days) - Score in Germany
Germany: Starting a business: Time - Men (days) - Score was 92.46 in 2019. ▲ Rising
Starting a business: Time - Men (days) - Score in Germany, 2003–2019
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
Germany recorded 92.46 for starting a business: time - men (days) - score in 2019. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 11.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, starting a business: time - men (days) - score in Germany peaked at 92.46 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 55.28, in 2003.
That places Germany 54th 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 Germany, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 55.28 | — |
| 2004 | 55.28 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 78.39 | +41.8% |
| 2006 | 78.39 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 82.41 | +5.1% |
| 2008 | 82.91 | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 82.91 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 85.93 | +3.6% |
| 2011 | 85.93 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 85.93 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 85.93 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 85.93 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 89.95 | +4.7% |
| 2016 | 92.46 | +2.8% |
| 2017 | 92.46 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 92.46 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 92.46 | +0.0% |
Germany compared with similar countries
- Germany's 92.46 is above the median for high income countries, which is 92.21, 1.0× the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Germany's 92.46 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 93.47, 99% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 73.65 | 55.28 | 82.91 | 7 |
| 2010s | 88.94 | 85.93 | 92.46 | 10 |
Countries ranked near Germany
- 52 Nigeria 93.24 compare
- 53 Sweden 92.96 compare
- 54 Afghanistan 92.46 compare
- 54 Bahrain 92.46 compare
- 54 Benin 92.46 compare
- 54 Gambia 92.46 compare
- 54 Guinea-Bissau 92.46 compare
- 54 South Korea 92.46 compare
- 54 Madagascar 92.46 compare
- 54 Sierra Leone 92.46 compare
- 54 Slovenia 92.46 compare
- 54 Sri Lanka 92.46 compare
More private sector data for Germany
- Merchandise trade 65.5% (2025)
- Food imports 9.2% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 73.4% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 1.54 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 6.3% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 84.1% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 1.76 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 21,130 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.3493 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 5.24 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is starting a business: time - men (days) - score in Germany?
- Starting a business: time - men (days) - score in Germany was 92.46 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest starting a business: time - men (days) - score recorded in Germany?
- The highest recorded value was 92.46 in 2016.
- What is the lowest starting a business: time - men (days) - score recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 55.28 in 2003.
- How does Germany rank for starting a business: time - men (days) - score?
- Germany ranks 54th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is starting a business: time - men (days) - score rising or falling in Germany?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Germany 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.