Starting a business: Time - Men (days) in Australia
Australia: Starting a business: Time - Men was 2 days in 2019. ▼ Falling
Starting a business: Time - Men in Australia, 2003–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in days.
Analysis
In 2019, starting a business: time - men in Australia stood at 2 days. That is the lowest value across all 17 years on record.
That represents a change of down 20.0% on the previous year and down 20.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, starting a business: time - men in Australia peaked at 3 days in 2003 and was at its lowest, 2 days, in 2019.
That places Australia 186th out of 191 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.
Starting a business: Time - Men in Australia, year by year
| Year | days | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 3 days | — |
| 2004 | 3 days | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 3 days | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 3 days | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 3 days | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 2.5 days | -16.7% |
| 2009 | 2.5 days | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 2.5 days | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 2.5 days | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 2.5 days | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 2.5 days | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 2.5 days | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 2.5 days | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 2.5 days | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 2.5 days | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 2.5 days | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 2 days | -20.0% |
Australia compared with similar countries
- Australia's 2 days is below the median for high income countries, which is 8.25 days, 24% of the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Australia's 2 days is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 12.82 days, 16% of the median. (28 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.86 days | 2.5 days | 3 days | 7 |
| 2010s | 2.45 days | 2 days | 2.5 days | 10 |
Countries ranked near Australia
More private sector data for Australia
- Merchandise trade 36.0% (2025)
- Food imports 6.5% (2025)
- Manufactures imports 74.3% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 310.63 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 13.7% (2025)
- Manufactures exports 9.8% (2025)
- Merchandise exports 337.58 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 12,225 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1877 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate -0.9521 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is starting a business: time - men in Australia?
- Starting a business: time - men in Australia was 2 days in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest starting a business: time - men recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 3 days in 2003.
- What is the lowest starting a business: time - men recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2 days in 2019.
- How does Australia rank for starting a business: time - men?
- Australia ranks 186th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is starting a business: time - men rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Australia 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.