Starting a business: Time - Men (days) in Yemen
Yemen: Starting a business: Time - Men was 40 days in 2019. ▼ Falling
Starting a business: Time - Men in Yemen, 2003–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in days.
Analysis
The most recent figure for starting a business: time - men in Yemen is 40 days, measured in 2019.
The figure is up 233.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, starting a business: time - men in Yemen peaked at 72 days in 2003 and was at its lowest, 12 days, in 2009.
Yemen ranks 19th of 191 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.
Starting a business: Time - Men in Yemen, year by year
| Year | days | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 72 days | — |
| 2004 | 63 days | -12.5% |
| 2005 | 63 days | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 63 days | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 63 days | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 13 days | -79.4% |
| 2009 | 12 days | -7.7% |
| 2010 | 12 days | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 12 days | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 40 days | +233.3% |
| 2013 | 40 days | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 40 days | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 40 days | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 40 days | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 40 days | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 40 days | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 40 days | +0.0% |
Yemen compared with similar countries
- Yemen's 40 days is above the median for low income countries, which is 14 days, 2.9× the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Yemen's 40 days is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 14 days, 2.9× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 49.86 days | 12 days | 72 days | 7 |
| 2010s | 34.4 days | 12 days | 40 days | 10 |
Countries ranked near Yemen
More private sector data for Yemen
- Merchandise trade 24.7% (2025)
- Food imports 39.1% (2019)
- Manufactures imports 31.4% (2019)
- Merchandise imports 4.65 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 99.3% (2019)
- Manufactures exports 0.6% (2019)
- Merchandise exports 196.00 million current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 4.69 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0264 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2018)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate -14.41 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is starting a business: time - men in Yemen?
- Starting a business: time - men in Yemen was 40 days in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest starting a business: time - men recorded in Yemen?
- The highest recorded value was 72 days in 2003.
- What is the lowest starting a business: time - men recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was 12 days in 2009.
- How does Yemen rank for starting a business: time - men?
- Yemen ranks 19th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is starting a business: time - men rising or falling in Yemen?
- Over the last ten years it is up 233.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Yemen 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.