Starting a business: Time - Women in Malaysia
Malaysia: Starting a business: Time - Women was 18 days in 2019. β Volatile
Starting a business: Time - Women in Malaysia, 2003β2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in days.
Analysis
Malaysia recorded 18 days for starting a business: time - women in 2019.
That represents a change of up 28.6% on the previous year and down 5.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, starting a business: time - women in Malaysia peaked at 38 days in 2003 and was at its lowest, 8 days, in 2014.
That places Malaysia 56th 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 | 32 days | 19 days | 38 days | 7 |
| 2010s | 14.3 days | 8 days | 24 days | 10 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
More private sector data for Malaysia
- Merchandise trade 151.7% (2025)
- Food imports 8.3% (2025)
- Manufactures imports 72.0% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 340.44 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 10.4% (2025)
- Manufactures exports 72.7% (2025)
- Merchandise exports 376.04 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 10,452 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.7964 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 13.69 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is starting a business: time - women in Malaysia?
- Starting a business: time - women in Malaysia was 18 days in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest starting a business: time - women recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 38 days in 2003.
- What is the lowest starting a business: time - women recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 8 days in 2014.
- How does Malaysia rank for starting a business: time - women?
- Malaysia ranks 56th out of 190 countries with data for 2019.
- Is starting a business: time - women rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Malaysia 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.