Starting a business: Time - Men (days) in Albania
Albania: Starting a business: Time - Men was 4.5 days in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Starting a business: Time - Men in Albania, 2003–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in days.
Analysis
The most recent figure for starting a business: time - men in Albania is 4.5 days, measured in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 17 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 25.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, starting a business: time - men in Albania peaked at 41 days in 2003 and was at its lowest, 4.5 days, in 2018.
Albania ranks 164th of 191 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Starting a business: Time - Men in Albania, year by year
| Year | days | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 41 days | — |
| 2004 | 40 days | -2.4% |
| 2005 | 41 days | +2.5% |
| 2006 | 39 days | -4.9% |
| 2007 | 37 days | -5.1% |
| 2008 | 10 days | -73.0% |
| 2009 | 6 days | -40.0% |
| 2010 | 6 days | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 6 days | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 5 days | -16.7% |
| 2013 | 5 days | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 5 days | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 5 days | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 5 days | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 5 days | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 4.5 days | -10.0% |
| 2019 | 4.5 days | +0.0% |
Albania compared with similar countries
- Albania's 4.5 days is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 12 days, 38% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Albania's 4.5 days is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 7 days, 64% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Starting a business: Time - Men in Albania 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | -73.0% | 37 days | 10 days |
| 2009 | -40.0% | 10 days | 6 days |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 30.57 days | 6 days | 41 days | 7 |
| 2010s | 5.1 days | 4.5 days | 6 days | 10 |
Countries ranked near Albania
- 164 Kosovo 4.5 days compare
- 164 Mauritius 4.5 days compare
- 164 United Kingdom 4.5 days compare
- 164 Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) 4.5 days compare
More private sector data for Albania
- Merchandise trade 47.9% (2025)
- Food imports 16.6% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 63.2% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 10.28 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 13.4% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 54.1% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 4.35 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 1,850 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1423 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 8.68 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is starting a business: time - men in Albania?
- Starting a business: time - men in Albania was 4.5 days in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest starting a business: time - men recorded in Albania?
- The highest recorded value was 41 days in 2003.
- What is the lowest starting a business: time - men recorded in Albania?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.5 days in 2018.
- How does Albania rank for starting a business: time - men?
- Albania ranks 164th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is starting a business: time - men rising or falling in Albania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Albania data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Starting a business: Time - Men (days). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The time for men captures the median duration that business incorporation experts indicate is necessary for five male married entrepreneurs to complete all procedures required to start and operate a business with minimum follow-up and no extra payments. It is calulared in calendar days. The time estimates of all procedures are added to calculate the total time required to start and operate a business, taking into account simultaneity of processes. It is assumed that the minimum time required for each procedure is one day, except for procedures that can be fully completed online, for which the time required is recorded as half a day.