Starting a business: Time - Men in Ireland
Ireland: Starting a business: Time - Men was 11 days in 2019. ▼ Falling
Starting a business: Time - Men in Ireland, 2003–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in days.
Analysis
Ireland recorded 11 days for starting a business: time - men in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 17 years on record.
The figure is down 42.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, starting a business: time - men in Ireland peaked at 24 days in 2003 and was at its lowest, 11 days, in 2016.
That places Ireland 102nd out of 188 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 21.14 days | 19 days | 24 days | 7 |
| 2010s | 13.8 days | 11 days | 19 days | 10 |
Countries ranked near Ireland
More private sector data for Ireland
- Merchandise trade 62.7% (2025)
- Food imports 9.4% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 82.7% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 159.22 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 7.9% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 90.7% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 293.42 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 525.95 billion current US$ (2024)
- Transport services 1.4% (2024)
- Computer, communications and other services 86.8% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is starting a business: time - men in Ireland?
- Starting a business: time - men in Ireland was 11 days in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest starting a business: time - men recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 24 days in 2003.
- What is the lowest starting a business: time - men recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 11 days in 2016.
- How does Ireland rank for starting a business: time - men?
- Ireland ranks 102nd out of 188 countries with data for 2019.
- Is starting a business: time - men rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 42.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ireland 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.