Starting a business: Time - Men in Malta
Malta: Starting a business: Time - Men was 20.5 days in 2019. ▼ Falling
Starting a business: Time - Men in Malta, 2011–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in days.
Analysis
The most recent figure for starting a business: time - men in Malta is 20.5 days, measured in 2019.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 28.1% on the previous year and down 46.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, starting a business: time - men in Malta peaked at 38.5 days in 2011 and was at its lowest, 16 days, in 2017.
That places Malta 49th out of 188 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
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More private sector data for Malta
- Merchandise trade 46.9% (2025)
- Food imports 11.9% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 65.2% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 9.22 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 9.7% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 76.4% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 3.82 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 25.00 billion current US$ (2024)
- Transport services 18.4% (2024)
- Computer, communications and other services 75.1% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is starting a business: time - men in Malta?
- Starting a business: time - men in Malta was 20.5 days in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest starting a business: time - men recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 38.5 days in 2011.
- What is the lowest starting a business: time - men recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 16 days in 2017.
- How does Malta rank for starting a business: time - men?
- Malta ranks 49th out of 188 countries with data for 2019.
- Is starting a business: time - men rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is down 46.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Malta 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.