Starting a business: Time - Men 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 163rd of 188 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
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
- 163 Mauritius 4.5 days compare
- 163 United Kingdom 4.5 days compare
- 166 United States 4.2 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)
- Commercial service exports 9.60 billion current US$ (2025)
- Transport services 10.5% (2025)
- Computer, communications and other services 9.5% (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 163rd out of 188 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.