Starting a business: Time - Men in Palestine

Palestine: Starting a business: Time - Men was 43 days in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
43 days
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
16th
of 191 countries
All-time high
74 days
in 2004
All-time low
43 days
in 2014
Years of data
16
2004–2019

Starting a business: Time - Men in Palestine, 2004–2019

0204060802004201120192004: 74 days2005: 74 days2006: 74 days2007: 73 days2008: 63 days2009: 63 days2010: 63 days2011: 62 days2012: 49 days2013: 47 days2014: 43 days2015: 43 days2016: 43 days2017: 43 days2018: 43 days2019: 43 days

Source: World Bank. Measured in days.

Analysis

The most recent figure for starting a business: time - men in Palestine is 43 days, measured in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 16 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 31.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, starting a business: time - men in Palestine peaked at 74 days in 2004 and was at its lowest, 43 days, in 2014.

That places Palestine 16th out of 191 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.

Starting a business: Time - Men in Palestine, year by year

Annual values for Starting a business: Time - Men (days) in Palestine, 2004 to 2019.
Year days Change
2004 74 days
2005 74 days +0.0%
2006 74 days +0.0%
2007 73 days -1.4%
2008 63 days -13.7%
2009 63 days +0.0%
2010 63 days +0.0%
2011 62 days -1.6%
2012 49 days -21.0%
2013 47 days -4.1%
2014 43 days -8.5%
2015 43 days +0.0%
2016 43 days +0.0%
2017 43 days +0.0%
2018 43 days +0.0%
2019 43 days +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 70.17 days 63 days 74 days 6
2010s 47.9 days 43 days 63 days 10

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  4. 17 Honduras 42 days compare
  5. 18 Papua New Guinea 41 days compare
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  7. 19 South Africa 40 days compare
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See the full ranking of 191 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is starting a business: time - men in Palestine?
Starting a business: time - men in Palestine was 43 days in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest starting a business: time - men recorded in Palestine?
The highest recorded value was 74 days in 2004.
What is the lowest starting a business: time - men recorded in Palestine?
The lowest recorded value was 43 days in 2014.
How does Palestine rank for starting a business: time - men?
Palestine ranks 16th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
Is starting a business: time - men rising or falling in Palestine?
Over the last ten years it is down 31.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Palestine 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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Indicator
Starting a business: Time - Men (days)
Unit
days
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
191 places, 3,094 data points, 2003–2019
Last refreshed

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.