Starting a business: Time - Men in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Starting a business: Time - Men was 41 days in 2019. βΌ Falling
Starting a business: Time - Men in Papua New Guinea, 2003β2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in days.
Analysis
Papua New Guinea recorded 41 days for starting a business: time - men in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 17 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 21.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, starting a business: time - men in Papua New Guinea peaked at 53 days in 2013 and was at its lowest, 41 days, in 2016.
Papua New Guinea ranks 18th of 190 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 52 days | 52 days | 52 days | 7 |
| 2010s | 47.9 days | 41 days | 53 days | 10 |
Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea
- 16 Palestine 43 days compare
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More private sector data for Papua New Guinea
- Merchandise trade 62.0% (2025)
- Food imports 16.5% (2023)
- Manufactures imports 64.7% (2023)
- Merchandise imports 4.62 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 19.7% (2023)
- Manufactures exports 1.8% (2023)
- Merchandise exports 15.54 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 75.10 million current US$ (2024)
- Transport services 16.6% (2024)
- Computer, communications and other services 78.1% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is starting a business: time - men in Papua New Guinea?
- Starting a business: time - men in Papua New Guinea was 41 days in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest starting a business: time - men recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 53 days in 2013.
- What is the lowest starting a business: time - men recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 41 days in 2016.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for starting a business: time - men?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 18th out of 190 countries with data for 2019.
- Is starting a business: time - men rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Papua New Guinea 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.