Starting a business: Time - Men (days) in Chile
Chile: Starting a business: Time - Men was 4 days in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Starting a business: Time - Men in Chile, 2003–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in days.
Analysis
The most recent figure for starting a business: time - men in Chile is 4 days, measured in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 17 years on record.
That represents a change of down 33.3% on the previous year and down 90.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, starting a business: time - men in Chile peaked at 42 days in 2003 and was at its lowest, 4 days, in 2019.
That places Chile 170th out of 191 countries with data for 2019, putting it 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 Chile, year by year
| Year | days | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 42 days | — |
| 2004 | 42 days | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 42 days | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 40 days | -4.8% |
| 2007 | 40 days | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 40 days | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 40 days | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 36.5 days | -8.8% |
| 2011 | 9.5 days | -74.0% |
| 2012 | 7.5 days | -21.1% |
| 2013 | 7.5 days | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 7.5 days | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 7.5 days | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 7.5 days | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 7.5 days | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 6 days | -20.0% |
| 2019 | 4 days | -33.3% |
Chile compared with similar countries
- Chile's 4 days is below the median for high income countries, which is 8.25 days, 48% of the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Chile's 4 days is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 16 days, 25% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 40.86 days | 40 days | 42 days | 7 |
| 2010s | 10.1 days | 4 days | 36.5 days | 10 |
Countries ranked near Chile
More private sector data for Chile
- Merchandise trade 55.9% (2025)
- Food imports 11.6% (2025)
- Manufactures imports 70.1% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 92.66 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 22.7% (2025)
- Manufactures exports 11.7% (2025)
- Merchandise exports 107.00 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 5,388 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2994 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 7.91 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is starting a business: time - men in Chile?
- Starting a business: time - men in Chile was 4 days in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest starting a business: time - men recorded in Chile?
- The highest recorded value was 42 days in 2003.
- What is the lowest starting a business: time - men recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was 4 days in 2019.
- How does Chile rank for starting a business: time - men?
- Chile ranks 170th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is starting a business: time - men rising or falling in Chile?
- Over the last ten years it is down 90.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Chile 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.