Starting a business: Time - Men (days) in Croatia
Croatia: Starting a business: Time - Men was 19.5 days in 2019. ▼ Falling
Starting a business: Time - Men in Croatia, 2003–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in days.
Analysis
The most recent figure for starting a business: time - men in Croatia is 19.5 days, measured in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 17 years on record.
That represents a change of down 13.3% on the previous year and down 13.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, starting a business: time - men in Croatia peaked at 29 days in 2003 and was at its lowest, 19.5 days, in 2019.
Croatia ranks 51st 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 Croatia, year by year
| Year | days | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 29 days | — |
| 2004 | 29 days | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 29 days | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 25 days | -13.8% |
| 2007 | 22.5 days | -10.0% |
| 2008 | 22.5 days | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 22.5 days | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 20.5 days | -8.9% |
| 2011 | 20 days | -2.4% |
| 2012 | 22.5 days | +12.5% |
| 2013 | 22.5 days | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 22.5 days | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 22.5 days | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 22.5 days | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 22.5 days | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 22.5 days | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 19.5 days | -13.3% |
Croatia compared with similar countries
- Croatia's 19.5 days is above the median for high income countries, which is 8.25 days, 2.4× the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Croatia's 19.5 days is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 7 days, 2.8× the median. (49 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 25.64 days | 22.5 days | 29 days | 7 |
| 2010s | 21.75 days | 19.5 days | 22.5 days | 10 |
Countries ranked near Croatia
More private sector data for Croatia
- Merchandise trade 75.2% (2025)
- Food imports 14.3% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 65.8% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 50.61 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 15.2% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 63.1% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 28.39 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 7,323 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2702 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 9.11 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is starting a business: time - men in Croatia?
- Starting a business: time - men in Croatia was 19.5 days in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest starting a business: time - men recorded in Croatia?
- The highest recorded value was 29 days in 2003.
- What is the lowest starting a business: time - men recorded in Croatia?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.5 days in 2019.
- How does Croatia rank for starting a business: time - men?
- Croatia ranks 51st out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is starting a business: time - men rising or falling in Croatia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Croatia 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.