Starting a business: Time - Women in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Starting a business: Time - Women was 16.5 days in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Starting a business: Time - Women in Dominican Republic, 2003–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in days.
Analysis
Dominican Republic recorded 16.5 days for starting a business: time - women in 2019.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, starting a business: time - women in Dominican Republic peaked at 79 days in 2003 and was at its lowest, 14.5 days, in 2011.
Dominican Republic ranks 65th of 191 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Starting a business: Time - Women in Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | days | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 79 days | — |
| 2004 | 79 days | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 76 days | -3.8% |
| 2006 | 76 days | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 25 days | -67.1% |
| 2008 | 15 days | -40.0% |
| 2009 | 16 days | +6.7% |
| 2010 | 15 days | -6.2% |
| 2011 | 14.5 days | -3.3% |
| 2012 | 14.5 days | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 14.5 days | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 14.5 days | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 14.5 days | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 18.5 days | +27.6% |
| 2017 | 16.5 days | -10.8% |
| 2018 | 16.5 days | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 16.5 days | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 52.29 days | 15 days | 79 days | 7 |
| 2010s | 15.55 days | 14.5 days | 18.5 days | 10 |
Countries ranked near Dominican Republic
- 62 Marshall Islands 17 days compare
- 62 Mozambique 17 days compare
- 64 Brazil 16.62 days compare
- 65 Pakistan 16.5 days compare
- 65 El Salvador 16.5 days compare
- 65 Luxembourg 16.5 days compare
More private sector data for Dominican Republic
- Merchandise trade 35.6% (2025)
- Food imports 17.2% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 63.1% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 29.75 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 25.0% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 58.2% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 15.58 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 1,352 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1223 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 12.31 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is starting a business: time - women in Dominican Republic?
- Starting a business: time - women in Dominican Republic was 16.5 days in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest starting a business: time - women recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 79 days in 2003.
- What is the lowest starting a business: time - women recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.5 days in 2011.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for starting a business: time - women?
- Dominican Republic ranks 65th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is starting a business: time - women rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Dominican Republic 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.