Starting a business: Time - Men (days) in Mexico
Mexico: Starting a business: Time - Men was 8.41 days in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Starting a business: Time - Men in Mexico, 2003–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in days.
Analysis
The most recent figure for starting a business: time - men in Mexico is 8.41 days, measured in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 17 years on record.
The figure is down 11.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, starting a business: time - men in Mexico peaked at 31.5 days in 2003 and was at its lowest, 8.41 days, in 2013.
That places Mexico 127th 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 Mexico, year by year
| Year | days | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 31.5 days | — |
| 2004 | 31.5 days | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 31.5 days | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 9.5 days | -69.8% |
| 2007 | 9 days | -5.3% |
| 2008 | 10.5 days | +16.7% |
| 2009 | 9.5 days | -9.5% |
| 2010 | 8.5 days | -10.5% |
| 2011 | 8.5 days | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 8.5 days | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 8.41 days | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 8.41 days | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 8.41 days | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 8.41 days | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 8.41 days | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 8.41 days | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 8.41 days | +0.0% |
Mexico compared with similar countries
- Mexico's 8.41 days is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 12 days, 70% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Mexico's 8.41 days is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 16 days, 53% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 19 days | 9 days | 31.5 days | 7 |
| 2010s | 8.44 days | 8.41 days | 8.5 days | 10 |
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More private sector data for Mexico
- Merchandise trade 73.5% (2025)
- Food imports 6.3% (2025)
- Manufactures imports 78.0% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 683.02 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 7.5% (2025)
- Manufactures exports 81.2% (2025)
- Merchandise exports 664.84 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 5,039 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.3628 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 7.64 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is starting a business: time - men in Mexico?
- Starting a business: time - men in Mexico was 8.41 days in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest starting a business: time - men recorded in Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 31.5 days in 2003.
- What is the lowest starting a business: time - men recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.41 days in 2013.
- How does Mexico rank for starting a business: time - men?
- Mexico ranks 127th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is starting a business: time - men rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Mexico 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.