Starting a business: Time - Men in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: Starting a business: Time - Men was 14 days in 2019. ▼ Falling
Starting a business: Time - Men in Nicaragua, 2003–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in days.
Analysis
The most recent figure for starting a business: time - men in Nicaragua is 14 days, measured in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 17 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 64.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, starting a business: time - men in Nicaragua peaked at 47 days in 2003 and was at its lowest, 14 days, in 2014.
That places Nicaragua 80th out of 188 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 40.57 days | 39 days | 47 days | 7 |
| 2010s | 23.8 days | 14 days | 39 days | 10 |
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More private sector data for Nicaragua
- Merchandise trade 95.9% (2025)
- Food imports 16.6% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 68.6% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 12.43 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 42.6% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 37.0% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 8.89 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 1.19 billion current US$ (2024)
- Transport services 57.8% (2024)
- Computer, communications and other services 9.6% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is starting a business: time - men in Nicaragua?
- Starting a business: time - men in Nicaragua was 14 days in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest starting a business: time - men recorded in Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 47 days in 2003.
- What is the lowest starting a business: time - men recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was 14 days in 2014.
- How does Nicaragua rank for starting a business: time - men?
- Nicaragua ranks 80th out of 188 countries with data for 2019.
- Is starting a business: time - men rising or falling in Nicaragua?
- Over the last ten years it is down 64.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Nicaragua 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.