Starting a business: Time - Men (days) in North Macedonia
North Macedonia: Starting a business: Time - Men was 15 days in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Starting a business: Time - Men in North Macedonia, 2003–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in days.
Analysis
In 2019, starting a business: time - men in North Macedonia stood at 15 days. That is the lowest value across all 17 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 11.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, starting a business: time - men in North Macedonia peaked at 60 days in 2003 and was at its lowest, 15 days, in 2012.
North Macedonia ranks 74th of 191 countries on this measure, 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 North Macedonia, year by year
| Year | days | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 60 days | — |
| 2004 | 60 days | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 60 days | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 31 days | -48.3% |
| 2007 | 28 days | -9.7% |
| 2008 | 22 days | -21.4% |
| 2009 | 17 days | -22.7% |
| 2010 | 16 days | -5.9% |
| 2011 | 16 days | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 15 days | -6.2% |
| 2013 | 15 days | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 15 days | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 15 days | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 15 days | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 15 days | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 15 days | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 15 days | +0.0% |
North Macedonia compared with similar countries
- North Macedonia's 15 days is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 12 days, 1.2× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- North Macedonia's 15 days is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 7 days, 2.1× the median. (49 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 39.71 days | 17 days | 60 days | 7 |
| 2010s | 15.2 days | 15 days | 16 days | 10 |
Countries ranked near North Macedonia
More private sector data for North Macedonia
- Merchandise trade 115.8% (2025)
- Food imports 11.7% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 64.5% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 13.06 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 10.6% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 80.6% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 9.06 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 4,973 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.4741 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 7.53 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is starting a business: time - men in North Macedonia?
- Starting a business: time - men in North Macedonia was 15 days in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest starting a business: time - men recorded in North Macedonia?
- The highest recorded value was 60 days in 2003.
- What is the lowest starting a business: time - men recorded in North Macedonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 15 days in 2012.
- How does North Macedonia rank for starting a business: time - men?
- North Macedonia ranks 74th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is starting a business: time - men rising or falling in North Macedonia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this North Macedonia 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.