Starting a business: Time - Men in Lebanon
Lebanon: Starting a business: Time - Men was 15 days in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Starting a business: Time - Men in Lebanon, 2003–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in days.
Analysis
Lebanon recorded 15 days for starting a business: time - men in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 17 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, starting a business: time - men in Lebanon peaked at 53 days in 2003 and was at its lowest, 15 days, in 2009.
That places Lebanon 74th out of 188 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 42.57 days | 15 days | 53 days | 7 |
| 2010s | 15 days | 15 days | 15 days | 10 |
Countries ranked near Lebanon
More private sector data for Lebanon
- Merchandise trade 85.9% (2025)
- Food imports 18.5% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 40.0% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 21.67 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 19.1% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 55.6% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 4.60 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 7.89 billion current US$ (2023)
- Transport services 22.0% (2023)
- Computer, communications and other services 15.7% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is starting a business: time - men in Lebanon?
- Starting a business: time - men in Lebanon was 15 days in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest starting a business: time - men recorded in Lebanon?
- The highest recorded value was 53 days in 2003.
- What is the lowest starting a business: time - men recorded in Lebanon?
- The lowest recorded value was 15 days in 2009.
- How does Lebanon rank for starting a business: time - men?
- Lebanon ranks 74th out of 188 countries with data for 2019.
- Is starting a business: time - men rising or falling in Lebanon?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Lebanon 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.