Starting a business: Time - Men in Cyprus
Cyprus: Starting a business: Time - Men was 6 days in 2019. ▼ Falling
Starting a business: Time - Men in Cyprus, 2008–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in days.
Analysis
Cyprus recorded 6 days for starting a business: time - men in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.
That represents a change of down 25.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, starting a business: time - men in Cyprus peaked at 8 days in 2008 and was at its lowest, 6 days, in 2016.
Cyprus ranks 150th of 188 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8 days | 8 days | 8 days | 2 |
| 2010s | 7.2 days | 6 days | 8 days | 10 |
Countries ranked near Cyprus
More private sector data for Cyprus
- Merchandise trade 52.1% (2025)
- Food imports 15.3% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 59.4% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 15.29 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 22.5% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 22.2% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 6.19 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 35.55 billion current US$ (2025)
- Transport services 19.3% (2025)
- Computer, communications and other services 54.2% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is starting a business: time - men in Cyprus?
- Starting a business: time - men in Cyprus was 6 days in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest starting a business: time - men recorded in Cyprus?
- The highest recorded value was 8 days in 2008.
- What is the lowest starting a business: time - men recorded in Cyprus?
- The lowest recorded value was 6 days in 2016.
- How does Cyprus rank for starting a business: time - men?
- Cyprus ranks 150th out of 188 countries with data for 2019.
- Is starting a business: time - men rising or falling in Cyprus?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cyprus 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.