Starting a business: Time - Men (days) in Cambodia
Cambodia: Starting a business: Time - Men was 99 days in 2019. ▲ Rising
Starting a business: Time - Men in Cambodia, 2003–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in days.
Analysis
In 2019, starting a business: time - men in Cambodia stood at 99 days.
That represents a change of down 2.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, starting a business: time - men in Cambodia peaked at 102 days in 2008 and was at its lowest, 86 days, in 2006.
That places Cambodia 3rd out of 191 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Starting a business: Time - Men in Cambodia, year by year
| Year | days | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 95 days | — |
| 2004 | 95 days | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 87 days | -8.4% |
| 2006 | 86 days | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 86 days | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 102 days | +18.6% |
| 2009 | 102 days | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 102 days | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 102 days | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 102 days | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 101 days | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 101 days | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 87 days | -13.9% |
| 2016 | 99 days | +13.8% |
| 2017 | 99 days | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 99 days | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 99 days | +0.0% |
Cambodia compared with similar countries
- Cambodia's 99 days is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 15 days, 6.6× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Cambodia's 99 days is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 12.82 days, 7.7× the median. (28 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 93.29 days | 86 days | 102 days | 7 |
| 2010s | 99.1 days | 87 days | 102 days | 10 |
Countries ranked near Cambodia
More private sector data for Cambodia
- Merchandise trade 127.1% (2025)
- Food imports 7.5% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 72.5% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 33.88 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 15.2% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 78.1% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 31.27 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 1,752 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.61 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 17.3 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is starting a business: time - men in Cambodia?
- Starting a business: time - men in Cambodia was 99 days in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest starting a business: time - men recorded in Cambodia?
- The highest recorded value was 102 days in 2008.
- What is the lowest starting a business: time - men recorded in Cambodia?
- The lowest recorded value was 86 days in 2006.
- How does Cambodia rank for starting a business: time - men?
- Cambodia ranks 3rd out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is starting a business: time - men rising or falling in Cambodia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cambodia 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.