Starting a business: Time - Men 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 88th of 188 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.
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)
- Commercial service exports 255.51 billion current US$ (2025)
- Transport services 8.7% (2025)
- Computer, communications and other services 54.0% (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 88th out of 188 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.