Starting a business: Time - Men (days) in United States
United States: Starting a business: Time - Men was 4.2 days in 2019. ▼ Falling
Starting a business: Time - Men in United States, 2003–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in days.
Analysis
The most recent figure for starting a business: time - men in United States is 4.2 days, measured in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 17 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 25.0% on the previous year and down 16.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, starting a business: time - men in United States peaked at 6.2 days in 2013 and was at its lowest, 4.2 days, in 2019.
That places United States 169th 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 States, year by year
| Year | days | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 6 days | — |
| 2004 | 6 days | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 6 days | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 6 days | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 6 days | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 5 days | -16.7% |
| 2009 | 5 days | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 5 days | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 5 days | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 5 days | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 6.2 days | +24.0% |
| 2014 | 5.6 days | -9.7% |
| 2015 | 5.6 days | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 5.6 days | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 5.6 days | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 5.6 days | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 4.2 days | -25.0% |
United States compared with similar countries
- United States's 4.2 days is below the median for high income countries, which is 8.25 days, 51% of the median. (62 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.71 days | 5 days | 6 days | 7 |
| 2010s | 5.34 days | 4.2 days | 6.2 days | 10 |
Countries ranked near United States
More private sector data for United States
- Merchandise trade 18.5% (2025)
- Food imports 6.9% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 78.4% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 3.51 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 9.5% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 55.7% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 2.19 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 6,394 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.071 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 5.99 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is starting a business: time - men in United States?
- Starting a business: time - men in United States was 4.2 days in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest starting a business: time - men recorded in United States?
- The highest recorded value was 6.2 days in 2013.
- What is the lowest starting a business: time - men recorded in United States?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.2 days in 2019.
- How does United States rank for starting a business: time - men?
- United States ranks 169th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is starting a business: time - men rising or falling in United States?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this United States 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.