Starting a business: Time - Men (days) in Belarus
Belarus: Starting a business: Time - Men was 8.5 days in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Starting a business: Time - Men in Belarus, 2003–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in days.
Analysis
Belarus recorded 8.5 days for starting a business: time - men in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 17 years on record.
That represents a change of down 5.6% on the previous year and down 34.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, starting a business: time - men in Belarus peaked at 80 days in 2003 and was at its lowest, 8.5 days, in 2019.
Belarus ranks 124th of 191 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Starting a business: Time - Men in Belarus, year by year
| Year | days | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 80 days | — |
| 2004 | 80 days | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 80 days | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 70 days | -12.5% |
| 2007 | 49 days | -30.0% |
| 2008 | 32 days | -34.7% |
| 2009 | 13 days | -59.4% |
| 2010 | 13 days | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 13 days | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 13 days | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 12 days | -7.7% |
| 2014 | 12 days | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 9 days | -25.0% |
| 2016 | 9 days | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 9 days | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 9 days | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 8.5 days | -5.6% |
Belarus compared with similar countries
- Belarus's 8.5 days is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 12 days, 71% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Belarus's 8.5 days is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 7 days, 1.2× the median. (49 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 57.71 days | 13 days | 80 days | 7 |
| 2010s | 10.75 days | 8.5 days | 13 days | 10 |
Countries ranked near Belarus
More private sector data for Belarus
- Merchandise trade 96.1% (2025)
- Food imports 10.3% (2021)
- Manufactures imports 49.4% (2021)
- Merchandise imports 48.37 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 16.6% (2021)
- Manufactures exports 38.4% (2021)
- Merchandise exports 41.40 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 4,556 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.4432 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 2.61 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is starting a business: time - men in Belarus?
- Starting a business: time - men in Belarus was 8.5 days in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest starting a business: time - men recorded in Belarus?
- The highest recorded value was 80 days in 2003.
- What is the lowest starting a business: time - men recorded in Belarus?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.5 days in 2019.
- How does Belarus rank for starting a business: time - men?
- Belarus ranks 124th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is starting a business: time - men rising or falling in Belarus?
- Over the last ten years it is down 34.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Belarus 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.