Starting a business: Time - Men in Denmark
Denmark: Starting a business: Time - Men was 3.5 days in 2019. ▼ Falling
Starting a business: Time - Men in Denmark, 2003–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in days.
Analysis
Denmark recorded 3.5 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 46.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, starting a business: time - men in Denmark peaked at 7.5 days in 2003 and was at its lowest, 3.5 days, in 2015.
Denmark ranks 175th of 188 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.79 days | 6.5 days | 7.5 days | 7 |
| 2010s | 4.75 days | 3.5 days | 6 days | 10 |
Countries ranked near Denmark
- 175 Azerbaijan 3.5 days compare
- 175 Estonia 3.5 days compare
- 175 Netherlands 3.5 days compare
- 175 United Arab Emirates 3.5 days compare
More private sector data for Denmark
- Merchandise trade 61.5% (2025)
- Food imports 13.6% (2025)
- Manufactures imports 75.9% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 136.23 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 17.1% (2025)
- Manufactures exports 73.9% (2025)
- Merchandise exports 148.38 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 128.42 billion current US$ (2024)
- Transport services 39.8% (2024)
- Computer, communications and other services 48.8% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is starting a business: time - men in Denmark?
- Starting a business: time - men in Denmark was 3.5 days in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest starting a business: time - men recorded in Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 7.5 days in 2003.
- What is the lowest starting a business: time - men recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.5 days in 2015.
- How does Denmark rank for starting a business: time - men?
- Denmark ranks 175th out of 188 countries with data for 2019.
- Is starting a business: time - men rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is down 46.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Denmark 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.