Starting a business: Time - Men (days) in China
China: Starting a business: Time - Men was 8.55 days in 2019. ▼ Falling
Starting a business: Time - Men in China, 2003–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in days.
Analysis
China recorded 8.55 days for starting a business: time - men in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 17 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 77.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, starting a business: time - men in China peaked at 48 days in 2003 and was at its lowest, 8.55 days, in 2018.
China ranks 123rd of 191 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.
Starting a business: Time - Men in China, year by year
| Year | days | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 48 days | — |
| 2004 | 48 days | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 48 days | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 35 days | -27.1% |
| 2007 | 35 days | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 41 days | +17.1% |
| 2009 | 38 days | -7.3% |
| 2010 | 38 days | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 38 days | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 33 days | -13.2% |
| 2013 | 34.35 days | +4.1% |
| 2014 | 31.35 days | -8.7% |
| 2015 | 31.35 days | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 28.9 days | -7.8% |
| 2017 | 24.9 days | -13.8% |
| 2018 | 8.55 days | -65.7% |
| 2019 | 8.55 days | +0.0% |
China compared with similar countries
- China's 8.55 days is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 12 days, 71% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- China's 8.55 days is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 12.82 days, 67% of the median. (28 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Starting a business: Time - Men in China changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | -65.7% | 24.9 days | 8.55 days |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 41.86 days | 35 days | 48 days | 7 |
| 2010s | 27.7 days | 8.55 days | 38 days | 10 |
Countries ranked near China
More private sector data for China
- Merchandise trade 32.6% (2025)
- Food imports 8.1% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 49.3% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 2.58 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 2.4% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 91.2% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 3.77 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 2,682 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1934 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 5.48 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is starting a business: time - men in China?
- Starting a business: time - men in China was 8.55 days in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest starting a business: time - men recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 48 days in 2003.
- What is the lowest starting a business: time - men recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.55 days in 2018.
- How does China rank for starting a business: time - men?
- China ranks 123rd out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is starting a business: time - men rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is down 77.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this China 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.