Starting a business: Time - Men (days) in Kuwait
Kuwait: Starting a business: Time - Men was 19 days in 2019. ▬ Flat
Starting a business: Time - Men in Kuwait, 2003–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in days.
Analysis
The most recent figure for starting a business: time - men in Kuwait is 19 days, measured in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 17 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 45.7% on the previous year and down 45.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, starting a business: time - men in Kuwait peaked at 61 days in 2016 and was at its lowest, 19 days, in 2019.
That places Kuwait 53rd out of 191 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
Starting a business: Time - Men in Kuwait, year by year
| Year | days | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 35 days | — |
| 2004 | 35 days | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 35 days | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 35 days | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 35 days | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 35 days | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 35 days | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 35 days | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 32 days | -8.6% |
| 2012 | 32 days | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 32 days | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 31 days | -3.1% |
| 2015 | 31 days | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 61 days | +96.8% |
| 2017 | 38 days | -37.7% |
| 2018 | 35 days | -7.9% |
| 2019 | 19 days | -45.7% |
Kuwait compared with similar countries
- Kuwait's 19 days is above the median for high income countries, which is 8.25 days, 2.3× the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Kuwait's 19 days is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 14 days, 1.4× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 35 days | 35 days | 35 days | 7 |
| 2010s | 34.6 days | 19 days | 61 days | 10 |
Countries ranked near Kuwait
More private sector data for Kuwait
- Merchandise trade 72.3% (2025)
- Food imports 17.5% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 73.2% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 41.61 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 0.6% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 8.1% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 72.07 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 14,814 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.4585 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate -4.09 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is starting a business: time - men in Kuwait?
- Starting a business: time - men in Kuwait was 19 days in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest starting a business: time - men recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 61 days in 2016.
- What is the lowest starting a business: time - men recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 19 days in 2019.
- How does Kuwait rank for starting a business: time - men?
- Kuwait ranks 53rd out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is starting a business: time - men rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is down 45.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Kuwait 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.