Starting a business: Time - Men (days) in Brunei
Brunei: Starting a business: Time - Men was 5 days in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Starting a business: Time - Men in Brunei, 2006–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in days.
Analysis
Brunei recorded 5 days for starting a business: time - men in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 14 years on record.
That represents a change of down 95.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, starting a business: time - men in Brunei peaked at 121 days in 2006 and was at its lowest, 5 days, in 2018.
Brunei ranks 160th of 191 countries on this measure, 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 Brunei, year by year
| Year | days | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 121 days | — |
| 2007 | 121 days | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 121 days | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 121 days | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 108 days | -10.7% |
| 2011 | 104 days | -3.7% |
| 2012 | 104 days | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 104 days | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 104 days | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 14 days | -86.5% |
| 2016 | 14 days | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 12 days | -14.3% |
| 2018 | 5 days | -58.3% |
| 2019 | 5 days | +0.0% |
Brunei compared with similar countries
- Brunei's 5 days is below the median for high income countries, which is 8.25 days, 61% of the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Brunei's 5 days is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 12.82 days, 39% of the median. (28 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 121 days | 121 days | 121 days | 4 |
| 2010s | 57.4 days | 5 days | 108 days | 10 |
Countries ranked near Brunei
More private sector data for Brunei
- Merchandise trade 110.0% (2025)
- Food imports 8.2% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 23.2% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 6.04 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 0.1% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 24.2% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 10.50 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 22,512 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.6984 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate -6.75 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is starting a business: time - men in Brunei?
- Starting a business: time - men in Brunei was 5 days in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest starting a business: time - men recorded in Brunei?
- The highest recorded value was 121 days in 2006.
- What is the lowest starting a business: time - men recorded in Brunei?
- The lowest recorded value was 5 days in 2018.
- How does Brunei rank for starting a business: time - men?
- Brunei ranks 160th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is starting a business: time - men rising or falling in Brunei?
- Over the last ten years it is down 95.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Brunei 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.