Starting a business: Time - Women (days) in Bolivia
Bolivia: Starting a business: Time - Women was 39.5 days in 2019. ▼ Falling
Starting a business: Time - Women in Bolivia, 2003–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in days.
Analysis
In 2019, starting a business: time - women in Bolivia stood at 39.5 days. That is the lowest value across all 17 years on record.
That represents a change of down 19.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, starting a business: time - women in Bolivia peaked at 59 days in 2003 and was at its lowest, 39.5 days, in 2018.
Bolivia ranks 22nd of 191 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.
Starting a business: Time - Women in Bolivia, year by year
| Year | days | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 59 days | — |
| 2004 | 59 days | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 49 days | -16.9% |
| 2006 | 49 days | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 49 days | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 49 days | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 49 days | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 49 days | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 49 days | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 49 days | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 49 days | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 49 days | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 49 days | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 45 days | -8.2% |
| 2017 | 41 days | -8.9% |
| 2018 | 39.5 days | -3.7% |
| 2019 | 39.5 days | +0.0% |
Bolivia compared with similar countries
- Bolivia's 39.5 days is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 15 days, 2.6× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Bolivia's 39.5 days is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 16 days, 2.5× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 51.86 days | 49 days | 59 days | 7 |
| 2010s | 45.9 days | 39.5 days | 49 days | 10 |
Countries ranked near Bolivia
More private sector data for Bolivia
- Merchandise trade 30.5% (2025)
- Food imports 7.5% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 61.5% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 10.03 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 22.2% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 6.5% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 9.70 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 771.03 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1498 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 7.09 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is starting a business: time - women in Bolivia?
- Starting a business: time - women in Bolivia was 39.5 days in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest starting a business: time - women recorded in Bolivia?
- The highest recorded value was 59 days in 2003.
- What is the lowest starting a business: time - women recorded in Bolivia?
- The lowest recorded value was 39.5 days in 2018.
- How does Bolivia rank for starting a business: time - women?
- Bolivia ranks 22nd out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is starting a business: time - women rising or falling in Bolivia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bolivia 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.