Starting a business: Time - Men (days) in Kosovo
Kosovo: Starting a business: Time - Men was 4.5 days in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Starting a business: Time - Men in Kosovo, 2009–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in days.
Analysis
In 2019, starting a business: time - men in Kosovo stood at 4.5 days. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 18.2% on the previous year and down 91.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, starting a business: time - men in Kosovo peaked at 58 days in 2010 and was at its lowest, 4.5 days, in 2019.
That places Kosovo 164th 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 Kosovo, year by year
| Year | days | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 52 days | — |
| 2010 | 58 days | +11.5% |
| 2011 | 58 days | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 51 days | -12.1% |
| 2013 | 29 days | -43.1% |
| 2014 | 10 days | -65.5% |
| 2015 | 10 days | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 6 days | -40.0% |
| 2017 | 5.5 days | -8.3% |
| 2018 | 5.5 days | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 4.5 days | -18.2% |
Kosovo compared with similar countries
- Kosovo's 4.5 days is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 12 days, 38% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Kosovo's 4.5 days is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 7 days, 64% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 52 days | 52 days | 52 days | 1 |
| 2010s | 23.75 days | 4.5 days | 58 days | 10 |
Countries ranked near Kosovo
- 164 Albania 4.5 days compare
- 164 Mauritius 4.5 days compare
- 164 United Kingdom 4.5 days compare
- 164 Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) 4.5 days compare
More private sector data for Kosovo
- Commercial service exports (current US$), per capita 3,088 current US$ per person (2025)
- Commercial service exports 4.87 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.3909 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Transport services 20.0% (2025)
- Commercial service imports (current US$), per capita 1,385 current US$ per person (2025)
- Computer, communications and other services 18.0% (2025)
- Commercial service imports 2.18 billion current US$ (2025)
- Computer, communications and other services 19.3% (2025)
- Commercial service imports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1753 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Travel services 55.9% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is starting a business: time - men in Kosovo?
- Starting a business: time - men in Kosovo was 4.5 days in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest starting a business: time - men recorded in Kosovo?
- The highest recorded value was 58 days in 2010.
- What is the lowest starting a business: time - men recorded in Kosovo?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.5 days in 2019.
- How does Kosovo rank for starting a business: time - men?
- Kosovo ranks 164th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is starting a business: time - men rising or falling in Kosovo?
- Over the last ten years it is down 91.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Kosovo 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.