Starting a business: Time - Men (days) in United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates: Starting a business: Time - Men was 3.5 days in 2019. ▼ Falling
Starting a business: Time - Men in United Arab Emirates, 2003–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in days.
Analysis
United Arab Emirates recorded 3.5 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 76.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, starting a business: time - men in United Arab Emirates peaked at 19 days in 2003 and was at its lowest, 3.5 days, in 2018.
United Arab Emirates ranks 178th of 191 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.
Starting a business: Time - Men in United Arab Emirates, year by year
| Year | days | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 19 days | — |
| 2004 | 19 days | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 19 days | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 19 days | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 18 days | -5.3% |
| 2008 | 18 days | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 15 days | -16.7% |
| 2010 | 15 days | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 13 days | -13.3% |
| 2012 | 8 days | -38.5% |
| 2013 | 8 days | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 8 days | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 8 days | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 8 days | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 8 days | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 3.5 days | -56.2% |
| 2019 | 3.5 days | +0.0% |
United Arab Emirates compared with similar countries
- United Arab Emirates's 3.5 days is below the median for high income countries, which is 8.25 days, 42% of the median. (62 countries reporting)
- United Arab Emirates's 3.5 days is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 14 days, 25% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 18.14 days | 15 days | 19 days | 7 |
| 2010s | 8.3 days | 3.5 days | 15 days | 10 |
Countries ranked near United Arab Emirates
- 178 Azerbaijan 3.5 days compare
- 178 Denmark 3.5 days compare
- 178 Estonia 3.5 days compare
- 178 Netherlands 3.5 days compare
More private sector data for United Arab Emirates
- Merchandise trade 208.2% (2024)
- Food imports 5.0% (2023)
- Manufactures imports 54.9% (2023)
- Merchandise imports 618.88 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 2.9% (2023)
- Manufactures exports 8.8% (2023)
- Merchandise exports 706.67 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 61,380 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 1.1 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 16.69 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is starting a business: time - men in United Arab Emirates?
- Starting a business: time - men in United Arab Emirates was 3.5 days in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest starting a business: time - men recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The highest recorded value was 19 days in 2003.
- What is the lowest starting a business: time - men recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.5 days in 2018.
- How does United Arab Emirates rank for starting a business: time - men?
- United Arab Emirates ranks 178th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is starting a business: time - men rising or falling in United Arab Emirates?
- Over the last ten years it is down 76.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this United Arab Emirates 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.