Starting a business: Time - Men in Japan
Japan: Starting a business: Time - Men was 11.15 days in 2019. ▼ Falling
Starting a business: Time - Men in Japan, 2003–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in days.
Analysis
Japan recorded 11.15 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 51.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, starting a business: time - men in Japan peaked at 31 days in 2003 and was at its lowest, 11.15 days, in 2014.
Japan ranks 101st of 188 countries on this measure, 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 | 26.43 days | 23 days | 31 days | 7 |
| 2010s | 12.55 days | 11.15 days | 23 days | 10 |
Countries ranked near Japan
More private sector data for Japan
- Merchandise trade 33.7% (2025)
- Food imports 9.8% (2025)
- Manufactures imports 59.9% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 755.55 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 1.3% (2025)
- Manufactures exports 80.6% (2025)
- Merchandise exports 738.34 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 242.56 billion current US$ (2025)
- Transport services 13.6% (2025)
- Computer, communications and other services 66.2% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is starting a business: time - men in Japan?
- Starting a business: time - men in Japan was 11.15 days in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest starting a business: time - men recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 31 days in 2003.
- What is the lowest starting a business: time - men recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.15 days in 2014.
- How does Japan rank for starting a business: time - men?
- Japan ranks 101st out of 188 countries with data for 2019.
- Is starting a business: time - men rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 51.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Japan 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.