Starting a business: Time - Men (days) in United Kingdom
United Kingdom: Starting a business: Time - Men was 4.5 days in 2019. ▼ Falling
Starting a business: Time - Men in United Kingdom, 2003–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in days.
Analysis
United Kingdom recorded 4.5 days for starting a business: time - men in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 17 years on record.
The figure is down 60.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, starting a business: time - men in United Kingdom peaked at 12 days in 2003 and was at its lowest, 4.5 days, in 2015.
That places United Kingdom 164th out of 191 countries with data for 2019, putting it 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 Kingdom, year by year
| Year | days | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 12 days | — |
| 2004 | 12 days | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 11.5 days | -4.2% |
| 2006 | 11.5 days | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 11.5 days | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 11.5 days | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 11.5 days | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 11.5 days | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 11.5 days | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 11.5 days | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 11.5 days | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 6 days | -47.8% |
| 2015 | 4.5 days | -25.0% |
| 2016 | 4.5 days | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 4.5 days | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 4.5 days | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 4.5 days | +0.0% |
United Kingdom compared with similar countries
- United Kingdom's 4.5 days is below the median for high income countries, which is 8.25 days, 55% of the median. (62 countries reporting)
- United Kingdom's 4.5 days is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 7 days, 64% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11.64 days | 11.5 days | 12 days | 7 |
| 2010s | 7.45 days | 4.5 days | 11.5 days | 10 |
Countries ranked near United Kingdom
More private sector data for United Kingdom
- Merchandise trade 37.6% (2025)
- Food imports 9.8% (2025)
- Manufactures imports 56.7% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 948.64 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 6.7% (2025)
- Manufactures exports 59.3% (2025)
- Merchandise exports 555.83 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 7,999 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1389 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 6.02 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is starting a business: time - men in United Kingdom?
- Starting a business: time - men in United Kingdom was 4.5 days in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest starting a business: time - men recorded in United Kingdom?
- The highest recorded value was 12 days in 2003.
- What is the lowest starting a business: time - men recorded in United Kingdom?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.5 days in 2015.
- How does United Kingdom rank for starting a business: time - men?
- United Kingdom ranks 164th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is starting a business: time - men rising or falling in United Kingdom?
- Over the last ten years it is down 60.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this United Kingdom 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.