Starting a business: Time - Men (days) in Norway
Norway: Starting a business: Time - Men was 4 days in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Starting a business: Time - Men in Norway, 2003–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in days.
Analysis
The most recent figure for starting a business: time - men in Norway is 4 days, measured in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 17 years on record.
The figure is down 33.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, starting a business: time - men in Norway peaked at 18 days in 2003 and was at its lowest, 4 days, in 2015.
Norway ranks 170th of 191 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Starting a business: Time - Men in Norway, year by year
| Year | days | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 18 days | — |
| 2004 | 18 days | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 8 days | -55.6% |
| 2006 | 7 days | -12.5% |
| 2007 | 8 days | +14.3% |
| 2008 | 6 days | -25.0% |
| 2009 | 6 days | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 6 days | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 6 days | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 6 days | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 6 days | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 5 days | -16.7% |
| 2015 | 4 days | -20.0% |
| 2016 | 4 days | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 4 days | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 4 days | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 4 days | +0.0% |
Norway compared with similar countries
- Norway's 4 days is below the median for high income countries, which is 8.25 days, 48% of the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Norway's 4 days is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 7 days, 57% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.14 days | 6 days | 18 days | 7 |
| 2010s | 4.9 days | 4 days | 6 days | 10 |
Countries ranked near Norway
More private sector data for Norway
- Merchandise trade 52.4% (2025)
- Food imports 11.1% (2025)
- Manufactures imports 73.4% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 107.32 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 10.8% (2025)
- Manufactures exports 17.3% (2025)
- Merchandise exports 170.57 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 30,399 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.3214 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 1.54 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is starting a business: time - men in Norway?
- Starting a business: time - men in Norway was 4 days in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest starting a business: time - men recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 18 days in 2003.
- What is the lowest starting a business: time - men recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 4 days in 2015.
- How does Norway rank for starting a business: time - men?
- Norway ranks 170th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is starting a business: time - men rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is down 33.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Norway 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.