Starting a business: Time - Men (days) in Jamaica
Jamaica: Starting a business: Time - Men was 3 days in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Starting a business: Time - Men in Jamaica, 2003–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in days.
Analysis
Jamaica recorded 3 days for starting a business: time - men in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 17 years on record.
The figure is down 62.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, starting a business: time - men in Jamaica peaked at 31 days in 2003 and was at its lowest, 3 days, in 2015.
That places Jamaica 183rd 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 Jamaica, year by year
| Year | days | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 31 days | — |
| 2004 | 31 days | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 8 days | -74.2% |
| 2006 | 8 days | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 8 days | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 8 days | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 8 days | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 8 days | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 7 days | -12.5% |
| 2012 | 7 days | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 6 days | -14.3% |
| 2014 | 15 days | +150.0% |
| 2015 | 3 days | -80.0% |
| 2016 | 10 days | +233.3% |
| 2017 | 3 days | -70.0% |
| 2018 | 3 days | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 3 days | +0.0% |
Jamaica compared with similar countries
- Jamaica's 3 days is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 12 days, 25% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Jamaica's 3 days is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 16 days, 19% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 14.57 days | 8 days | 31 days | 7 |
| 2010s | 6.5 days | 3 days | 15 days | 10 |
Countries ranked near Jamaica
More private sector data for Jamaica
- Merchandise trade 41.3% (2025)
- Food imports 20.5% (2023)
- Manufactures imports 51.4% (2023)
- Merchandise imports 7.68 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 30.4% (2023)
- Manufactures exports 3.0% (2023)
- Merchandise exports 1.69 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 595.33 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0744 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate -9.53 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is starting a business: time - men in Jamaica?
- Starting a business: time - men in Jamaica was 3 days in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest starting a business: time - men recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 31 days in 2003.
- What is the lowest starting a business: time - men recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 3 days in 2015.
- How does Jamaica rank for starting a business: time - men?
- Jamaica ranks 183rd out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is starting a business: time - men rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 62.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Jamaica 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.