Starting a business: Time - Women in Belize
Belize: Starting a business: Time - Women was 48 days in 2019. ▬ Flat
Starting a business: Time - Women in Belize, 2005–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in days.
Analysis
The most recent figure for starting a business: time - women in Belize is 48 days, measured in 2019.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 11.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, starting a business: time - women in Belize peaked at 57 days in 2005 and was at its lowest, 43 days, in 2007.
Belize ranks 14th of 188 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 46 days | 43 days | 57 days | 5 |
| 2010s | 44.5 days | 43 days | 48 days | 10 |
Countries ranked near Belize
More private sector data for Belize
- Merchandise trade 56.4% (2025)
- Food imports 19.3% (2025)
- Manufactures imports 64.2% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 1.43 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 95.3% (2025)
- Manufactures exports 3.2% (2025)
- Merchandise exports 444.00 million current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 1.16 billion current US$ (2025)
- Transport services 34.6% (2025)
- Computer, communications and other services 23.1% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is starting a business: time - women in Belize?
- Starting a business: time - women in Belize was 48 days in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest starting a business: time - women recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 57 days in 2005.
- What is the lowest starting a business: time - women recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 43 days in 2007.
- How does Belize rank for starting a business: time - women?
- Belize ranks 14th out of 188 countries with data for 2019.
- Is starting a business: time - women rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Belize data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Starting a business: Time - Women (days). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The time for women captures the median duration that business incorporation experts indicate is necessary for five female 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.