Starting a business: Time - Men (days) in Russia
Russia: Starting a business: Time - Men was 10.1 days in 2019. ▼ Falling
Starting a business: Time - Men in Russia, 2003–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in days.
Analysis
In 2019, starting a business: time - men in Russia stood at 10.1 days. That is the lowest value across all 17 years on record.
That represents a change of down 65.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, starting a business: time - men in Russia peaked at 43 days in 2003 and was at its lowest, 10.1 days, in 2016.
Russia ranks 109th of 191 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.
Starting a business: Time - Men in Russia, year by year
| Year | days | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 43 days | — |
| 2004 | 30 days | -30.2% |
| 2005 | 29 days | -3.3% |
| 2006 | 29 days | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 29 days | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 29 days | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 29 days | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 29 days | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 29 days | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 18 days | -37.9% |
| 2013 | 13.2 days | -26.7% |
| 2014 | 11.5 days | -12.9% |
| 2015 | 10.8 days | -6.1% |
| 2016 | 10.1 days | -6.5% |
| 2017 | 10.1 days | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 10.1 days | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 10.1 days | +0.0% |
Russia compared with similar countries
- Russia's 10.1 days is above the median for high income countries, which is 8.25 days, 1.2× the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Russia's 10.1 days is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 7 days, 1.4× the median. (49 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 31.14 days | 29 days | 43 days | 7 |
| 2010s | 15.19 days | 10.1 days | 29 days | 10 |
Countries ranked near Russia
- 108 Trinidad and Tobago 10.5 days compare
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- 110 Niger 10 days compare
- 110 Saudi Arabia 10 days compare
- 110 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 10 days compare
- 110 Switzerland 10 days compare
- 110 Taiwan 10 days compare
More private sector data for Russia
- Merchandise trade 28.2% (2025)
- Food imports 10.9% (2021)
- Manufactures imports 79.8% (2021)
- Merchandise imports 302.71 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 6.6% (2021)
- Manufactures exports 22.1% (2021)
- Merchandise exports 419.40 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 2,922 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1637 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate -3.28 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is starting a business: time - men in Russia?
- Starting a business: time - men in Russia was 10.1 days in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest starting a business: time - men recorded in Russia?
- The highest recorded value was 43 days in 2003.
- What is the lowest starting a business: time - men recorded in Russia?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.1 days in 2016.
- How does Russia rank for starting a business: time - men?
- Russia ranks 109th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is starting a business: time - men rising or falling in Russia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 65.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Russia 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.