Starting a business: Time - Men in Bahamas
Bahamas: Starting a business: Time - Men was 11.5 days in 2019. ▼ Falling
Starting a business: Time - Men in Bahamas, 2007–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in days.
Analysis
The most recent figure for starting a business: time - men in Bahamas is 11.5 days, measured in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.
The figure is down 46.5% on the previous year and down 62.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, starting a business: time - men in Bahamas peaked at 30.5 days in 2007 and was at its lowest, 11.5 days, in 2019.
Bahamas ranks 97th of 188 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 30.5 days | 30.5 days | 30.5 days | 3 |
| 2010s | 22.2 days | 11.5 days | 28.5 days | 10 |
Countries ranked near Bahamas
More private sector data for Bahamas
- Merchandise trade 35.6% (2024)
- Food imports 20.0% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 61.1% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 5.52 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 52.2% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 31.2% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 711.00 million current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 5.84 billion current US$ (2024)
- Transport services 24.3% (2024)
- Computer, communications and other services 50.7% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is starting a business: time - men in Bahamas?
- Starting a business: time - men in Bahamas was 11.5 days in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest starting a business: time - men recorded in Bahamas?
- The highest recorded value was 30.5 days in 2007.
- What is the lowest starting a business: time - men recorded in Bahamas?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.5 days in 2019.
- How does Bahamas rank for starting a business: time - men?
- Bahamas ranks 97th out of 188 countries with data for 2019.
- Is starting a business: time - men rising or falling in Bahamas?
- Over the last ten years it is down 62.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bahamas 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.