Starting a business: Time - Women in India
India: Starting a business: Time - Women was 17.47 days in 2019. β Volatile
Starting a business: Time - Women in India, 2003β2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in days.
Analysis
The most recent figure for starting a business: time - women in India is 17.47 days, measured in 2019.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.1% on the previous year and down 48.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, starting a business: time - women in India peaked at 127 days in 2003 and was at its lowest, 16.47 days, in 2018.
That places India 61st out of 190 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 70.43 days | 34 days | 127 days | 7 |
| 2010s | 28.38 days | 16.47 days | 35 days | 10 |
Countries ranked near India
- 62 Marshall Islands, Republic of the 17 days compare
- 62 Mozambique, Republic of 17 days compare
- 64 Brazil 16.62 days compare
More private sector data for India
- Merchandise trade 30.3% (2025)
- Food imports 5.1% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 46.5% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 753.48 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 11.1% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 67.1% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 445.28 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 411.65 billion current US$ (2025)
- Transport services 16.9% (2025)
- Computer, communications and other services 62.5% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is starting a business: time - women in India?
- Starting a business: time - women in India was 17.47 days in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest starting a business: time - women recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 127 days in 2003.
- What is the lowest starting a business: time - women recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.47 days in 2018.
- How does India rank for starting a business: time - women?
- India ranks 61st out of 190 countries with data for 2019.
- Is starting a business: time - women rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is down 48.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this India 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.