Starting a business: Time - Men (days) - Score in Japan
Japan: Starting a business: Time - Men (days) - Score was 89.3 in 2019. ▲ Rising
Starting a business: Time - Men (days) - Score in Japan, 2003–2019
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
Japan recorded 89.3 for starting a business: time - men (days) - score in 2019. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
That represents a change of up 15.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, starting a business: time - men (days) - score in Japan peaked at 89.3 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 69.35, in 2003.
Japan ranks 88th of 188 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 73.94 | 69.35 | 77.39 | 7 |
| 2010s | 87.88 | 77.39 | 89.3 | 10 |
Countries ranked near Japan
More private sector data for Japan
- Merchandise trade 33.7% (2025)
- Food imports 9.8% (2025)
- Manufactures imports 59.9% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 755.55 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 1.3% (2025)
- Manufactures exports 80.6% (2025)
- Merchandise exports 738.34 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 242.56 billion current US$ (2025)
- Transport services 13.6% (2025)
- Computer, communications and other services 66.2% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is starting a business: time - men (days) - score in Japan?
- Starting a business: time - men (days) - score in Japan was 89.3 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest starting a business: time - men (days) - score recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 89.3 in 2014.
- What is the lowest starting a business: time - men (days) - score recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 69.35 in 2003.
- How does Japan rank for starting a business: time - men (days) - score?
- Japan ranks 88th out of 188 countries with data for 2019.
- Is starting a business: time - men (days) - score rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Japan 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.