Starting a business: Time - Men in Timor-Leste
Timor-Leste: Starting a business: Time - Men was 13 days in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Starting a business: Time - Men in Timor-Leste, 2004–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in days.
Analysis
The most recent figure for starting a business: time - men in Timor-Leste is 13 days, measured in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 16 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 91.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, starting a business: time - men in Timor-Leste peaked at 167 days in 2004 and was at its lowest, 13 days, in 2017.
Timor-Leste ranks 81st 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 | 162.17 days | 157 days | 167 days | 6 |
| 2010s | 47.4 days | 13 days | 110 days | 10 |
Countries ranked near Timor-Leste
More private sector data for Timor-Leste
- Merchandise trade 56.9% (2025)
- Food imports 28.1% (2023)
- Manufactures imports 49.6% (2023)
- Merchandise imports 979.00 million current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 10.5% (2023)
- Manufactures exports 21.9% (2023)
- Merchandise exports 103.00 million current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 132.58 million current US$ (2025)
- Transport services 31.3% (2025)
- Computer, communications and other services 11.4% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is starting a business: time - men in Timor-Leste?
- Starting a business: time - men in Timor-Leste was 13 days in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest starting a business: time - men recorded in Timor-Leste?
- The highest recorded value was 167 days in 2004.
- What is the lowest starting a business: time - men recorded in Timor-Leste?
- The lowest recorded value was 13 days in 2017.
- How does Timor-Leste rank for starting a business: time - men?
- Timor-Leste ranks 81st out of 188 countries with data for 2019.
- Is starting a business: time - men rising or falling in Timor-Leste?
- Over the last ten years it is down 91.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Timor-Leste 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.