Starting a business: Time - Men (days) in Estonia
Estonia: Starting a business: Time - Men was 3.5 days in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Starting a business: Time - Men in Estonia, 2003–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in days.
Analysis
In 2019, starting a business: time - men in Estonia stood at 3.5 days. 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 Estonia peaked at 72 days in 2003 and was at its lowest, 3.5 days, in 2015.
That places Estonia 178th out of 191 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Starting a business: Time - Men in Estonia, year by year
| Year | days | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 72 days | — |
| 2004 | 72 days | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 35 days | -51.4% |
| 2006 | 35 days | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 6.5 days | -81.4% |
| 2008 | 6.5 days | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 6.5 days | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 6.5 days | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 6.5 days | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 6.5 days | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 6.5 days | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 4.5 days | -30.8% |
| 2015 | 3.5 days | -22.2% |
| 2016 | 3.5 days | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 3.5 days | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 3.5 days | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 3.5 days | +0.0% |
Estonia compared with similar countries
- Estonia's 3.5 days is below the median for high income countries, which is 8.25 days, 42% of the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Estonia's 3.5 days is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 7 days, 50% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 33.36 days | 6.5 days | 72 days | 7 |
| 2010s | 4.8 days | 3.5 days | 6.5 days | 10 |
Countries ranked near Estonia
- 178 Azerbaijan 3.5 days compare
- 178 Denmark 3.5 days compare
- 178 Netherlands 3.5 days compare
- 178 United Arab Emirates 3.5 days compare
More private sector data for Estonia
- Merchandise trade 98.4% (2025)
- Food imports 14.2% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 67.0% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 25.30 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 13.6% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 64.4% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 20.98 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 15,353 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.4461 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 11.63 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is starting a business: time - men in Estonia?
- Starting a business: time - men in Estonia was 3.5 days in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest starting a business: time - men recorded in Estonia?
- The highest recorded value was 72 days in 2003.
- What is the lowest starting a business: time - men recorded in Estonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.5 days in 2015.
- How does Estonia rank for starting a business: time - men?
- Estonia ranks 178th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is starting a business: time - men rising or falling in Estonia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 46.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Estonia 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.