Starting a business: Time - Men (days) in Tunisia
Tunisia: Starting a business: Time - Men was 9 days in 2019. ▼ Falling
Starting a business: Time - Men in Tunisia, 2003–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in days.
Analysis
Tunisia recorded 9 days for starting a business: time - men in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 17 years on record.
The figure is down 30.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, starting a business: time - men in Tunisia peaked at 13 days in 2003 and was at its lowest, 9 days, in 2018.
That places Tunisia 118th out of 191 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.
Starting a business: Time - Men in Tunisia, year by year
| Year | days | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 13 days | — |
| 2004 | 13 days | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 13 days | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 13 days | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 13 days | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 13 days | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 13 days | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 13 days | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 13 days | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 13 days | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 13 days | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 13 days | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 13 days | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 13 days | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 13 days | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 9 days | -30.8% |
| 2019 | 9 days | +0.0% |
Tunisia compared with similar countries
- Tunisia's 9 days is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 15 days, 60% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Tunisia's 9 days is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 14 days, 64% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 13 days | 13 days | 13 days | 7 |
| 2010s | 12.2 days | 9 days | 13 days | 10 |
Countries ranked near Tunisia
- 118 Cape Verde 9 days compare
- 118 Morocco 9 days compare
- 118 Samoa 9 days compare
- 118 Solomon Islands 9 days compare
More private sector data for Tunisia
- Merchandise trade 86.8% (2025)
- Food imports 11.5% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 63.7% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 28.59 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 14.7% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 77.3% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 21.29 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 1,724 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.3703 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 6.61 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is starting a business: time - men in Tunisia?
- Starting a business: time - men in Tunisia was 9 days in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest starting a business: time - men recorded in Tunisia?
- The highest recorded value was 13 days in 2003.
- What is the lowest starting a business: time - men recorded in Tunisia?
- The lowest recorded value was 9 days in 2018.
- How does Tunisia rank for starting a business: time - men?
- Tunisia ranks 118th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is starting a business: time - men rising or falling in Tunisia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 30.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Tunisia 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.