Starting a business: Time - Men in Argentina
Argentina: Starting a business: Time - Men was 11.5 days in 2019. ▼ Falling
Starting a business: Time - Men in Argentina, 2003–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in days.
Analysis
In 2019, starting a business: time - men in Argentina stood at 11.5 days.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.5% on the previous year and down 54.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, starting a business: time - men in Argentina peaked at 65.5 days in 2003 and was at its lowest, 11 days, in 2018.
Argentina ranks 97th of 188 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 34.07 days | 25 days | 65.5 days | 7 |
| 2010s | 21.85 days | 11 days | 24.5 days | 10 |
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More private sector data for Argentina
- Merchandise trade 23.8% (2025)
- Food imports 9.1% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 79.6% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 75.79 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 49.0% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 13.3% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 87.11 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 17.79 billion current US$ (2025)
- Transport services 20.5% (2025)
- Computer, communications and other services 34.5% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is starting a business: time - men in Argentina?
- Starting a business: time - men in Argentina was 11.5 days in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest starting a business: time - men recorded in Argentina?
- The highest recorded value was 65.5 days in 2003.
- What is the lowest starting a business: time - men recorded in Argentina?
- The lowest recorded value was 11 days in 2018.
- How does Argentina rank for starting a business: time - men?
- Argentina ranks 97th out of 188 countries with data for 2019.
- Is starting a business: time - men rising or falling in Argentina?
- Over the last ten years it is down 54.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Argentina 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.