Starting a business: Time - Men (days) in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Starting a business: Time - Men was 23 days in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Starting a business: Time - Men in Costa Rica, 2003–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in days.
Analysis
In 2019, starting a business: time - men in Costa Rica stood at 23 days.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 68.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, starting a business: time - men in Costa Rica peaked at 90 days in 2003 and was at its lowest, 22.5 days, in 2016.
That places Costa Rica 41st out of 191 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Starting a business: Time - Men in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | days | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 90 days | — |
| 2004 | 90 days | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 90 days | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 87 days | -3.3% |
| 2007 | 90 days | +3.4% |
| 2008 | 74 days | -17.8% |
| 2009 | 73.5 days | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 73.5 days | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 73.5 days | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 57.5 days | -21.8% |
| 2013 | 23 days | -60.0% |
| 2014 | 23 days | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 23 days | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 22.5 days | -2.2% |
| 2017 | 22.5 days | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 23 days | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 23 days | +0.0% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 23 days is above the median for high income countries, which is 8.25 days, 2.8× the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica's 23 days is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 16 days, 1.4× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Starting a business: Time - Men in Costa Rica 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | -60.0% | 57.5 days | 23 days |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 84.93 days | 73.5 days | 90 days | 7 |
| 2010s | 36.45 days | 22.5 days | 73.5 days | 10 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
More private sector data for Costa Rica
- Merchandise trade 52.4% (2025)
- Food imports 13.2% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 73.9% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 27.48 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 32.3% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 64.9% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 26.43 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 5,129 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2568 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 21.87 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is starting a business: time - men in Costa Rica?
- Starting a business: time - men in Costa Rica was 23 days in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest starting a business: time - men recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 90 days in 2003.
- What is the lowest starting a business: time - men recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.5 days in 2016.
- How does Costa Rica rank for starting a business: time - men?
- Costa Rica ranks 41st out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is starting a business: time - men rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 68.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Costa Rica 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.