Starting a business: Time - Men (days) in Greece
Greece: Starting a business: Time - Men was 4 days in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Starting a business: Time - Men in Greece, 2003–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in days.
Analysis
Greece recorded 4 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 68.0% on the previous year and down 78.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, starting a business: time - men in Greece peaked at 38 days in 2003 and was at its lowest, 4 days, in 2019.
Greece ranks 170th of 191 countries on this measure, 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 Greece, year by year
| Year | days | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 38 days | — |
| 2004 | 38 days | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 38 days | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 38 days | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 38 days | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 19 days | -50.0% |
| 2009 | 19 days | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 19 days | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 11 days | -42.1% |
| 2012 | 11 days | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 14 days | +27.3% |
| 2014 | 13 days | -7.1% |
| 2015 | 13 days | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 13 days | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 12.5 days | -3.8% |
| 2018 | 12.5 days | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 4 days | -68.0% |
Greece compared with similar countries
- Greece's 4 days is below the median for high income countries, which is 8.25 days, 48% of the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Greece's 4 days is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 7 days, 57% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 32.57 days | 19 days | 38 days | 7 |
| 2010s | 12.3 days | 4 days | 19 days | 10 |
Countries ranked near Greece
More private sector data for Greece
- Merchandise trade 52.5% (2025)
- Food imports 13.1% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 54.6% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 92.56 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 21.7% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 37.1% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 54.77 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 5,259 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1952 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 1.24 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is starting a business: time - men in Greece?
- Starting a business: time - men in Greece was 4 days in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest starting a business: time - men recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 38 days in 2003.
- What is the lowest starting a business: time - men recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 4 days in 2019.
- How does Greece rank for starting a business: time - men?
- Greece ranks 170th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is starting a business: time - men rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is down 78.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Greece 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.