Starting a business: Time - Men (days) in Uruguay
Uruguay: Starting a business: Time - Men was 6.5 days in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Starting a business: Time - Men in Uruguay, 2003–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in days.
Analysis
In 2019, starting a business: time - men in Uruguay stood at 6.5 days. That is the lowest value across all 17 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 89.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, starting a business: time - men in Uruguay peaked at 64 days in 2009 and was at its lowest, 6.5 days, in 2011.
That places Uruguay 148th out of 191 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Starting a business: Time - Men in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | days | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 45 days | — |
| 2004 | 45 days | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 45 days | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 43 days | -4.4% |
| 2007 | 43 days | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 43 days | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 64 days | +48.8% |
| 2010 | 64 days | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 6.5 days | -89.8% |
| 2012 | 6.5 days | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 6.5 days | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 6.5 days | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 6.5 days | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 6.5 days | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 6.5 days | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 6.5 days | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 6.5 days | +0.0% |
Uruguay compared with similar countries
- Uruguay's 6.5 days is below the median for high income countries, which is 8.25 days, 79% of the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Uruguay's 6.5 days is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 16 days, 41% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 46.86 days | 43 days | 64 days | 7 |
| 2010s | 12.25 days | 6.5 days | 64 days | 10 |
Countries ranked near Uruguay
More private sector data for Uruguay
- Merchandise trade 28.3% (2025)
- Food imports 14.1% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 69.6% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 12.95 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 65.3% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 18.9% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 11.23 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 3,318 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1316 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 9.53 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is starting a business: time - men in Uruguay?
- Starting a business: time - men in Uruguay was 6.5 days in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest starting a business: time - men recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 64 days in 2009.
- What is the lowest starting a business: time - men recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.5 days in 2011.
- How does Uruguay rank for starting a business: time - men?
- Uruguay ranks 148th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is starting a business: time - men rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 89.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Uruguay 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.