Starting a business: Time - Men (days) in Poland
Poland: Starting a business: Time - Men was 37 days in 2019. ▼ Falling
Starting a business: Time - Men in Poland, 2003–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in days.
Analysis
In 2019, starting a business: time - men in Poland stood at 37 days. That is the lowest value across all 17 years on record.
That represents a change of down 5.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, starting a business: time - men in Poland peaked at 63 days in 2003 and was at its lowest, 37 days, in 2013.
Poland ranks 23rd of 191 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.
Starting a business: Time - Men in Poland, year by year
| Year | days | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 63 days | — |
| 2004 | 63 days | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 52 days | -17.5% |
| 2006 | 45 days | -13.5% |
| 2007 | 45 days | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 45 days | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 39 days | -13.3% |
| 2010 | 39 days | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 39 days | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 39 days | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 37 days | -5.1% |
| 2014 | 37 days | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 37 days | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 37 days | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 37 days | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 37 days | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 37 days | +0.0% |
Poland compared with similar countries
- Poland's 37 days is above the median for high income countries, which is 8.25 days, 4.5× the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Poland's 37 days is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 7 days, 5.3× the median. (49 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 50.29 days | 39 days | 63 days | 7 |
| 2010s | 37.6 days | 37 days | 39 days | 10 |
Countries ranked near Poland
More private sector data for Poland
- Merchandise trade 80.6% (2025)
- Food imports 9.7% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 76.6% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 420.91 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 14.9% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 78.1% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 413.89 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 11,360 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.3997 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 8.11 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is starting a business: time - men in Poland?
- Starting a business: time - men in Poland was 37 days in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest starting a business: time - men recorded in Poland?
- The highest recorded value was 63 days in 2003.
- What is the lowest starting a business: time - men recorded in Poland?
- The lowest recorded value was 37 days in 2013.
- How does Poland rank for starting a business: time - men?
- Poland ranks 23rd out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is starting a business: time - men rising or falling in Poland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Poland 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.