Starting a business: Time - Men (days) in Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan: Starting a business: Time - Men was 3.5 days in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Starting a business: Time - Men in Azerbaijan, 2003–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in days.
Analysis
The most recent figure for starting a business: time - men in Azerbaijan is 3.5 days, measured in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 17 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 65.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, starting a business: time - men in Azerbaijan peaked at 121 days in 2004 and was at its lowest, 3.5 days, in 2015.
That places Azerbaijan 178th out of 191 countries with data for 2019, putting it 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 Azerbaijan, year by year
| Year | days | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 105 days | — |
| 2004 | 121 days | +15.2% |
| 2005 | 113 days | -6.6% |
| 2006 | 51 days | -54.9% |
| 2007 | 36 days | -29.4% |
| 2008 | 10 days | -72.2% |
| 2009 | 10 days | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 8 days | -20.0% |
| 2011 | 8 days | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 8 days | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 7 days | -12.5% |
| 2014 | 5.5 days | -21.4% |
| 2015 | 3.5 days | -36.4% |
| 2016 | 3.5 days | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 3.5 days | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 3.5 days | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 3.5 days | +0.0% |
Azerbaijan compared with similar countries
- Azerbaijan's 3.5 days is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 12 days, 29% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Azerbaijan's 3.5 days is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 7 days, 50% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Starting a business: Time - Men in Azerbaijan 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 | -72.2% | 36 days | 10 days |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 63.71 days | 10 days | 121 days | 7 |
| 2010s | 5.4 days | 3.5 days | 8 days | 10 |
Countries ranked near Azerbaijan
- 178 Denmark 3.5 days compare
- 178 Estonia 3.5 days compare
- 178 Netherlands 3.5 days compare
- 178 United Arab Emirates 3.5 days compare
More private sector data for Azerbaijan
- Merchandise trade 65.1% (2025)
- Food imports 12.4% (2025)
- Manufactures imports 53.0% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 24.38 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 5.2% (2025)
- Manufactures exports 5.3% (2025)
- Merchandise exports 25.04 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 2,444 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.3298 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate -5.69 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is starting a business: time - men in Azerbaijan?
- Starting a business: time - men in Azerbaijan was 3.5 days in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest starting a business: time - men recorded in Azerbaijan?
- The highest recorded value was 121 days in 2004.
- What is the lowest starting a business: time - men recorded in Azerbaijan?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.5 days in 2015.
- How does Azerbaijan rank for starting a business: time - men?
- Azerbaijan ranks 178th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is starting a business: time - men rising or falling in Azerbaijan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 65.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Azerbaijan 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.