Starting a business: Time - Men in Switzerland
Switzerland: Starting a business: Time - Men was 10 days in 2019. ▼ Falling
Starting a business: Time - Men in Switzerland, 2003–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in days.
Analysis
Switzerland recorded 10 days for starting a business: time - men in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 17 years on record.
That represents a change of down 44.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, starting a business: time - men in Switzerland peaked at 20 days in 2003 and was at its lowest, 10 days, in 2014.
Switzerland ranks 109th of 188 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 18.29 days | 18 days | 20 days | 7 |
| 2010s | 13.2 days | 10 days | 18 days | 10 |
Countries ranked near Switzerland
- 107 Trinidad and Tobago 10.5 days compare
- 108 Russia 10.1 days compare
- 109 Colombia 10 days compare
- 109 Gabon 10 days compare
- 109 Kyrgyzstan 10 days compare
- 109 Niger 10 days compare
- 109 Saudi Arabia 10 days compare
- 109 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 10 days compare
- 109 Taiwan 10 days compare
More private sector data for Switzerland
- Merchandise trade 101.7% (2025)
- Food imports 4.6% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 60.8% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 507.43 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 2.5% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 68.5% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 554.16 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 191.72 billion current US$ (2025)
- Transport services 12.5% (2025)
- Computer, communications and other services 72.1% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is starting a business: time - men in Switzerland?
- Starting a business: time - men in Switzerland was 10 days in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest starting a business: time - men recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 20 days in 2003.
- What is the lowest starting a business: time - men recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 10 days in 2014.
- How does Switzerland rank for starting a business: time - men?
- Switzerland ranks 109th out of 188 countries with data for 2019.
- Is starting a business: time - men rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 44.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Switzerland 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.