Starting a business: Time - Men in Brazil
Brazil: Starting a business: Time - Men was 16.62 days in 2019. ▼ Falling
Starting a business: Time - Men in Brazil, 2003–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in days.
Analysis
The most recent figure for starting a business: time - men in Brazil is 16.62 days, measured in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 17 years on record.
That represents a change of down 17.5% on the previous year and down 86.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, starting a business: time - men in Brazil peaked at 156 days in 2003 and was at its lowest, 16.62 days, in 2019.
That places Brazil 64th out of 188 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 148.57 days | 122 days | 156 days | 7 |
| 2010s | 82.39 days | 16.62 days | 122 days | 10 |
Countries ranked near Brazil
- 61 Malaysia 17 days compare
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- 65 Pakistan 16.5 days compare
- 65 Dominican Republic 16.5 days compare
- 65 El Salvador 16.5 days compare
- 65 Luxembourg 16.5 days compare
More private sector data for Brazil
- Merchandise trade 28.2% (2025)
- Food imports 5.5% (2025)
- Manufactures imports 79.7% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 293.70 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 40.7% (2025)
- Manufactures exports 23.8% (2025)
- Merchandise exports 348.28 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 53.53 billion current US$ (2025)
- Transport services 21.1% (2025)
- Computer, communications and other services 54.3% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is starting a business: time - men in Brazil?
- Starting a business: time - men in Brazil was 16.62 days in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest starting a business: time - men recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 156 days in 2003.
- What is the lowest starting a business: time - men recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.62 days in 2019.
- How does Brazil rank for starting a business: time - men?
- Brazil ranks 64th out of 188 countries with data for 2019.
- Is starting a business: time - men rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is down 86.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Brazil 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.