Starting a business: Time - Men (days) - Score in Spain
Spain: Starting a business: Time - Men (days) - Score was 87.94 in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Starting a business: Time - Men (days) - Score in Spain, 2003–2019
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
Spain recorded 87.94 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 124.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, starting a business: time - men (days) - score in Spain peaked at 87.94 in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0, in 2003.
That places Spain 103rd out of 191 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Starting a business: Time - Men (days) - Score in Spain, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 0 | — |
| 2004 | 0 | — |
| 2005 | 30.15 | — |
| 2006 | 40.2 | +33.3% |
| 2007 | 40.2 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 39.2 | -2.5% |
| 2009 | 39.2 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 48.24 | +23.1% |
| 2011 | 71.36 | +47.9% |
| 2012 | 70.35 | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 76.38 | +8.6% |
| 2014 | 86.43 | +13.2% |
| 2015 | 86.43 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 87.44 | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 87.44 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 87.94 | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 87.94 | +0.0% |
Spain compared with similar countries
- Spain's 87.94 is below the median for high income countries, which is 92.21, 95% of the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Spain's 87.94 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 93.47, 94% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Starting a business: Time - Men (days) - Score in Spain 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | +47.9% | 48.24 | 71.36 |
| 2006 | +33.3% | 30.15 | 40.2 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 26.99 | 0 | 40.2 | 7 |
| 2010s | 78.99 | 48.24 | 87.94 | 10 |
Countries ranked near Spain
- 104 Indonesia 87.8 compare
- 105 Burkina Faso 87.44 compare
- 105 Cameroon 87.44 compare
- 105 Finland 87.44 compare
- 105 Ghana 87.44 compare
- 105 South Sudan 87.44 compare
- 105 East Timor 87.44 compare
More private sector data for Spain
- Merchandise trade 50.3% (2025)
- Food imports 12.5% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 65.3% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 513.32 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 18.6% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 65.2% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 445.11 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 9,018 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2335 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 3.87 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is starting a business: time - men (days) - score in Spain?
- Starting a business: time - men (days) - score in Spain was 87.94 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest starting a business: time - men (days) - score recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 87.94 in 2018.
- What is the lowest starting a business: time - men (days) - score recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 2003.
- How does Spain rank for starting a business: time - men (days) - score?
- Spain ranks 103rd out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is starting a business: time - men (days) - score rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is up 124.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Spain 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.