Starting a business: Time - Men (days) in Iran
Iran: Starting a business: Time - Men was 72 days in 2019. ▼ Falling
Starting a business: Time - Men in Iran, 2003–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in days.
Analysis
Iran recorded 72 days for starting a business: time - men in 2019.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 16.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, starting a business: time - men in Iran peaked at 81 days in 2003 and was at its lowest, 62 days, in 2009.
That places Iran 7th out of 191 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.
Starting a business: Time - Men in Iran, year by year
| Year | days | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 81 days | — |
| 2004 | 81 days | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 80 days | -1.2% |
| 2006 | 80 days | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 80 days | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 80 days | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 62 days | -22.5% |
| 2010 | 64 days | +3.2% |
| 2011 | 64 days | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 73 days | +14.1% |
| 2013 | 73 days | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 72 days | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 72 days | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 72 days | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 72 days | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 72 days | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 72 days | +0.0% |
Iran compared with similar countries
- Iran's 72 days is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 12 days, 6.0× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Iran's 72 days is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 14 days, 5.1× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 77.71 days | 62 days | 81 days | 7 |
| 2010s | 70.6 days | 64 days | 73 days | 10 |
Countries ranked near Iran
More private sector data for Iran
- Merchandise trade 49.3% (2025)
- Food imports 29.5% (2022)
- Manufactures imports 58.1% (2022)
- Merchandise imports 65.63 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 5.9% (2022)
- Manufactures exports 31.3% (2022)
- Merchandise exports 113.22 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 1,225 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.3122 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 0.5069 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is starting a business: time - men in Iran?
- Starting a business: time - men in Iran was 72 days in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest starting a business: time - men recorded in Iran?
- The highest recorded value was 81 days in 2003.
- What is the lowest starting a business: time - men recorded in Iran?
- The lowest recorded value was 62 days in 2009.
- How does Iran rank for starting a business: time - men?
- Iran ranks 7th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is starting a business: time - men rising or falling in Iran?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Iran 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.