Starting a business: Time - Men (days) in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Starting a business: Time - Men was 23 days in 2019. ▼ Falling
Starting a business: Time - Men in Bulgaria, 2003–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in days.
Analysis
Bulgaria recorded 23 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 8.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, starting a business: time - men in Bulgaria peaked at 56 days in 2008 and was at its lowest, 23 days, in 2016.
Bulgaria ranks 41st of 191 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.
Starting a business: Time - Men in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | days | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 39 days | — |
| 2004 | 39 days | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 39 days | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 39 days | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 39 days | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 56 days | +43.6% |
| 2009 | 25 days | -55.4% |
| 2010 | 25 days | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 25 days | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 25 days | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 25 days | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 25 days | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 25 days | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 23 days | -8.0% |
| 2017 | 23 days | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 23 days | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 23 days | +0.0% |
Bulgaria compared with similar countries
- Bulgaria's 23 days is above the median for high income countries, which is 8.25 days, 2.8× the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Bulgaria's 23 days is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 7 days, 3.3× the median. (49 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 39.43 days | 25 days | 56 days | 7 |
| 2010s | 24.2 days | 23 days | 25 days | 10 |
Countries ranked near Bulgaria
More private sector data for Bulgaria
- Merchandise trade 83.5% (2025)
- Food imports 13.2% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 60.0% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 60.89 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 15.2% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 53.4% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 48.32 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 7,511 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.3695 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 0.8979 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is starting a business: time - men in Bulgaria?
- Starting a business: time - men in Bulgaria was 23 days in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest starting a business: time - men recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 56 days in 2008.
- What is the lowest starting a business: time - men recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 23 days in 2016.
- How does Bulgaria rank for starting a business: time - men?
- Bulgaria ranks 41st out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is starting a business: time - men rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bulgaria 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.