Starting a business: Time - Men in Suriname
Suriname: Starting a business: Time - Men was 66 days in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Starting a business: Time - Men in Suriname, 2005–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in days.
Analysis
In 2019, starting a business: time - men in Suriname stood at 66 days. That is the lowest value across all 15 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 90.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, starting a business: time - men in Suriname peaked at 697 days in 2005 and was at its lowest, 66 days, in 2016.
That places Suriname 9th out of 188 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top 10%.
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 | 691 days | 689 days | 697 days | 5 |
| 2010s | 270.6 days | 66 days | 690 days | 10 |
Countries ranked near Suriname
More private sector data for Suriname
- Merchandise trade 108.1% (2025)
- Food imports 15.5% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 70.7% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 2.20 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 6.4% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 9.1% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 2.69 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 207.79 million current US$ (2025)
- Transport services 5.6% (2025)
- Computer, communications and other services 89.6% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is starting a business: time - men in Suriname?
- Starting a business: time - men in Suriname was 66 days in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest starting a business: time - men recorded in Suriname?
- The highest recorded value was 697 days in 2005.
- What is the lowest starting a business: time - men recorded in Suriname?
- The lowest recorded value was 66 days in 2016.
- How does Suriname rank for starting a business: time - men?
- Suriname ranks 9th out of 188 countries with data for 2019.
- Is starting a business: time - men rising or falling in Suriname?
- Over the last ten years it is down 90.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Suriname 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.