Starting a business: Time - Men (days) in Belize
Belize: Starting a business: Time - Men was 48 days in 2019. ▬ Flat
Starting a business: Time - Men in Belize, 2005–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in days.
Analysis
Belize recorded 48 days for starting a business: time - men in 2019.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 11.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, starting a business: time - men in Belize peaked at 57 days in 2005 and was at its lowest, 43 days, in 2007.
That places Belize 14th out of 191 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top 10%.
Starting a business: Time - Men in Belize, year by year
| Year | days | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 57 days | — |
| 2006 | 44 days | -22.8% |
| 2007 | 43 days | -2.3% |
| 2008 | 43 days | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 43 days | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 43 days | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 43 days | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 43 days | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 43 days | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 43 days | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 43 days | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 43 days | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 48 days | +11.6% |
| 2018 | 48 days | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 48 days | +0.0% |
Belize compared with similar countries
- Belize's 48 days is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 12 days, 4.0× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Belize's 48 days is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 16 days, 3.0× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 46 days | 43 days | 57 days | 5 |
| 2010s | 44.5 days | 43 days | 48 days | 10 |
Countries ranked near Belize
More private sector data for Belize
- Merchandise trade 56.4% (2025)
- Food imports 19.3% (2025)
- Manufactures imports 64.2% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 1.43 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 95.3% (2025)
- Manufactures exports 3.2% (2025)
- Merchandise exports 444.00 million current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 1,050 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1335 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate -7.88 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is starting a business: time - men in Belize?
- Starting a business: time - men in Belize was 48 days in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest starting a business: time - men recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 57 days in 2005.
- What is the lowest starting a business: time - men recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 43 days in 2007.
- How does Belize rank for starting a business: time - men?
- Belize ranks 14th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is starting a business: time - men rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Belize 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.