Starting a business: Time - Men (days) in Spain
Spain: Starting a business: Time - Men was 12.5 days in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Starting a business: Time - Men in Spain, 2003–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in days.
Analysis
Spain recorded 12.5 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 79.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, starting a business: time - men in Spain peaked at 138 days in 2003 and was at its lowest, 12.5 days, in 2018.
Spain ranks 89th 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 Spain, year by year
| Year | days | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 138 days | — |
| 2004 | 137 days | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 70 days | -48.9% |
| 2006 | 60 days | -14.3% |
| 2007 | 60 days | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 61 days | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 61 days | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 52 days | -14.8% |
| 2011 | 29 days | -44.2% |
| 2012 | 30 days | +3.4% |
| 2013 | 24 days | -20.0% |
| 2014 | 14 days | -41.7% |
| 2015 | 14 days | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 13 days | -7.1% |
| 2017 | 13 days | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 12.5 days | -3.8% |
| 2019 | 12.5 days | +0.0% |
Spain compared with similar countries
- Spain's 12.5 days is above the median for high income countries, which is 8.25 days, 1.5× the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Spain's 12.5 days is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 7 days, 1.8× the median. (49 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Starting a business: Time - Men in Spain changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | -48.9% | 137 days | 70 days |
| 2011 | -44.2% | 52 days | 29 days |
| 2014 | -41.7% | 24 days | 14 days |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 83.86 days | 60 days | 138 days | 7 |
| 2010s | 21.4 days | 12.5 days | 52 days | 10 |
Countries ranked near Spain
More private sector data for Spain
- Merchandise trade 50.3% (2025)
- Food imports 12.5% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 65.3% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 513.32 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 18.6% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 65.2% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 445.11 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 9,018 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2335 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 3.87 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is starting a business: time - men in Spain?
- Starting a business: time - men in Spain was 12.5 days in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest starting a business: time - men recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 138 days in 2003.
- What is the lowest starting a business: time - men recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.5 days in 2018.
- How does Spain rank for starting a business: time - men?
- Spain ranks 89th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is starting a business: time - men rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is down 79.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Spain 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.