Starting a business: Time - Men (days) - Score in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Starting a business: Time - Men (days) - Score was 90.45 in 2019. ▲ Rising
Starting a business: Time - Men (days) - Score in Saudi Arabia, 2003–2019
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
In 2019, starting a business: time - men (days) - score in Saudi Arabia stood at 90.45. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
That represents a change of up 8.4% on the previous year and up 22.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, starting a business: time - men (days) - score in Saudi Arabia peaked at 90.45 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 19.6, in 2003.
Saudi Arabia ranks 75th of 191 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.
Starting a business: Time - Men (days) - Score in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 19.6 | — |
| 2004 | 19.6 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 26.63 | +35.9% |
| 2006 | 51.76 | +94.3% |
| 2007 | 73.87 | +42.7% |
| 2008 | 73.87 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 73.87 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 73.87 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 73.87 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 76.88 | +4.1% |
| 2013 | 76.38 | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 76.38 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 77.89 | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 81.91 | +5.2% |
| 2017 | 83.42 | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 83.42 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 90.45 | +8.4% |
Saudi Arabia compared with similar countries
- Saudi Arabia's 90.45 is below the median for high income countries, which is 92.21, 98% of the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Saudi Arabia's 90.45 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 86.43, 1.0× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Starting a business: Time - Men (days) - Score in Saudi Arabia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | +94.3% | 26.63 | 51.76 |
| 2007 | +42.7% | 51.76 | 73.87 |
| 2005 | +35.9% | 19.6 | 26.63 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 48.46 | 19.6 | 73.87 | 7 |
| 2010s | 79.45 | 73.87 | 90.45 | 10 |
Countries ranked near Saudi Arabia
- 75 Colombia 90.45 compare
- 75 Gabon 90.45 compare
- 75 Kyrgyzstan 90.45 compare
- 75 Niger 90.45 compare
- 75 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 90.45 compare
- 75 Switzerland 90.45 compare
- 75 Taiwan 90.45 compare
More private sector data for Saudi Arabia
- Merchandise trade 44.2% (2025)
- Food imports 13.0% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 70.5% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 254.06 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 1.9% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 15.9% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 310.67 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 8,403 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2433 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 1.69 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is starting a business: time - men (days) - score in Saudi Arabia?
- Starting a business: time - men (days) - score in Saudi Arabia was 90.45 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest starting a business: time - men (days) - score recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 90.45 in 2019.
- What is the lowest starting a business: time - men (days) - score recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.6 in 2003.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for starting a business: time - men (days) - score?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 75th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is starting a business: time - men (days) - score rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Saudi Arabia 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.