Starting a business: Time - Men (days) - Score in Kuwait
Kuwait: Starting a business: Time - Men (days) - Score was 81.41 in 2019. ▬ Flat
Starting a business: Time - Men (days) - Score in Kuwait, 2003–2019
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
The most recent figure for starting a business: time - men (days) - score in Kuwait is 81.41, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
That represents a change of up 24.6% on the previous year and up 24.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, starting a business: time - men (days) - score in Kuwait peaked at 81.41 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 39.2, in 2016.
That places Kuwait 138th out of 191 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
Starting a business: Time - Men (days) - Score in Kuwait, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 65.33 | — |
| 2004 | 65.33 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 65.33 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 65.33 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 65.33 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 65.33 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 65.33 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 65.33 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 68.34 | +4.6% |
| 2012 | 68.34 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 68.34 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 69.35 | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 69.35 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 39.2 | -43.5% |
| 2017 | 62.31 | +59.0% |
| 2018 | 65.33 | +4.8% |
| 2019 | 81.41 | +24.6% |
Kuwait compared with similar countries
- Kuwait's 81.41 is below the median for high income countries, which is 92.21, 88% of the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Kuwait's 81.41 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 86.43, 94% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 65.33 | 65.33 | 65.33 | 7 |
| 2010s | 65.73 | 39.2 | 81.41 | 10 |
Countries ranked near Kuwait
- 137 Saint Kitts and Nevis 81.91 compare
- 138 Antigua and Barbuda 81.41 compare
- 140 Bangladesh 80.9 compare
- 140 Croatia 80.9 compare
More private sector data for Kuwait
- Merchandise trade 72.3% (2025)
- Food imports 17.5% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 73.2% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 41.61 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 0.6% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 8.1% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 72.07 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 14,814 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.4585 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate -4.09 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is starting a business: time - men (days) - score in Kuwait?
- Starting a business: time - men (days) - score in Kuwait was 81.41 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest starting a business: time - men (days) - score recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 81.41 in 2019.
- What is the lowest starting a business: time - men (days) - score recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 39.2 in 2016.
- How does Kuwait rank for starting a business: time - men (days) - score?
- Kuwait ranks 138th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is starting a business: time - men (days) - score rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Kuwait 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.