Starting a business: Time - Women in Norway

Norway: Starting a business: Time - Women was 4 days in 2019. β—† Volatile

Latest (2019)
4 days
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
171st
of 190 countries
All-time high
18 days
in 2003
All-time low
4 days
in 2015
Years of data
17
2003–2019

Starting a business: Time - Women in Norway, 2003–2019

51015202003201120192003: 18 days2004: 18 days2005: 8 days2006: 7 days2007: 8 days2008: 6 days2009: 6 days2010: 6 days2011: 6 days2012: 6 days2013: 6 days2014: 5 days2015: 4 days2016: 4 days2017: 4 days2018: 4 days2019: 4 days

Source: World Bank. Measured in days.

Analysis

In 2019, starting a business: time - women in Norway stood at 4 days. That is the lowest value across all 17 years on record.

The figure is down 33.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, starting a business: time - women in Norway peaked at 18 days in 2003 and was at its lowest, 4 days, in 2015.

That places Norway 171st out of 190 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 10.14 days 6 days 18 days 7
2010s 4.9 days 4 days 6 days 10

Countries ranked near Norway

  1. 170 United States 4.2 days compare
  2. 171 Armenia 4 days compare
  3. 171 Chile 4 days compare
  4. 171 France 4 days compare
  5. 171 Greece 4 days compare
  6. 171 Republic of Moldova 4 days compare
  7. 171 Rwanda 4 days compare

See the full ranking of 190 places β†’

More private sector data for Norway

All data for Norway β†’

Frequently asked questions

What is starting a business: time - women in Norway?
Starting a business: time - women in Norway was 4 days in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest starting a business: time - women recorded in Norway?
The highest recorded value was 18 days in 2003.
What is the lowest starting a business: time - women recorded in Norway?
The lowest recorded value was 4 days in 2015.
How does Norway rank for starting a business: time - women?
Norway ranks 171st out of 190 countries with data for 2019.
Is starting a business: time - women rising or falling in Norway?
Over the last ten years it is down 33.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Norway 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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Indicator
Starting a business: Time - Women (days)
Unit
days
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
190 places, 3,083 data points, 2003–2019
Last refreshed

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.