Starting a business: Time - Men (days) in Jordan
Jordan: Starting a business: Time - Men was 12 days in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Starting a business: Time - Men in Jordan, 2003–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in days.
Analysis
In 2019, starting a business: time - men in Jordan stood at 12 days. That is the lowest value across all 17 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, starting a business: time - men in Jordan peaked at 79 days in 2003 and was at its lowest, 12 days, in 2009.
That places Jordan 90th out of 191 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Starting a business: Time - Men in Jordan, year by year
| Year | days | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 79 days | — |
| 2004 | 26 days | -67.1% |
| 2005 | 16 days | -38.5% |
| 2006 | 16 days | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 13 days | -18.8% |
| 2008 | 13 days | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 12 days | -7.7% |
| 2010 | 12 days | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 12 days | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 12 days | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 12 days | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 12 days | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 12 days | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 12 days | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 12 days | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 12 days | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 12 days | +0.0% |
Jordan compared with similar countries
- Jordan's 12 days is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 12 days, 1.0× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Jordan's 12 days is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 14 days, 86% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 25 days | 12 days | 79 days | 7 |
| 2010s | 12 days | 12 days | 12 days | 10 |
Countries ranked near Jordan
More private sector data for Jordan
- Merchandise trade 71.2% (2025)
- Food imports 20.7% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 56.9% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 28.95 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 17.6% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 72.1% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 14.91 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 1,294 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2421 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 10.19 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is starting a business: time - men in Jordan?
- Starting a business: time - men in Jordan was 12 days in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest starting a business: time - men recorded in Jordan?
- The highest recorded value was 79 days in 2003.
- What is the lowest starting a business: time - men recorded in Jordan?
- The lowest recorded value was 12 days in 2009.
- How does Jordan rank for starting a business: time - men?
- Jordan ranks 90th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is starting a business: time - men rising or falling in Jordan?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Jordan 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.