Starting a business: Time - Men (days) - Score in Nepal
Nepal: Starting a business: Time - Men (days) - Score was 77.89 in 2019. ▲ Rising
Starting a business: Time - Men (days) - Score in Nepal, 2003–2019
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
The most recent figure for starting a business: time - men (days) - score in Nepal is 77.89, measured in 2019.
That represents a change of down 4.9% on the previous year and up 12.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, starting a business: time - men (days) - score in Nepal peaked at 83.42 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 69.35, in 2003.
Nepal ranks 148th of 191 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Starting a business: Time - Men (days) - Score in Nepal, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 69.35 | — |
| 2004 | 69.35 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 69.35 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 69.35 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 69.35 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 69.35 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 69.35 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 69.35 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 71.36 | +2.9% |
| 2012 | 71.36 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 83.42 | +16.9% |
| 2014 | 83.42 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 83.42 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 83.42 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 81.91 | -1.8% |
| 2018 | 81.91 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 77.89 | -4.9% |
Nepal compared with similar countries
- Nepal's 77.89 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 85.43, 91% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Nepal's 77.89 is below the median for South Asia, which is 85.69, 91% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 69.35 | 69.35 | 69.35 | 7 |
| 2010s | 78.74 | 69.35 | 83.42 | 10 |
Countries ranked near Nepal
More private sector data for Nepal
- Merchandise trade 36.7% (2025)
- Food imports 18.0% (2022)
- Manufactures imports 52.5% (2022)
- Merchandise imports 14.40 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 49.4% (2022)
- Manufactures exports 47.5% (2022)
- Merchandise exports 2.31 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 78.03 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0508 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 75.61 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is starting a business: time - men (days) - score in Nepal?
- Starting a business: time - men (days) - score in Nepal was 77.89 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest starting a business: time - men (days) - score recorded in Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 83.42 in 2013.
- What is the lowest starting a business: time - men (days) - score recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 69.35 in 2003.
- How does Nepal rank for starting a business: time - men (days) - score?
- Nepal ranks 148th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is starting a business: time - men (days) - score rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nepal 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.