Starting a business: Time - Women in Philippines
Philippines: Starting a business: Time - Women was 33 days in 2019. βΌ Falling
Starting a business: Time - Women in Philippines, 2003β2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in days.
Analysis
Philippines recorded 33 days for starting a business: time - women in 2019.
The figure is down 2.9% on the previous year and down 2.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, starting a business: time - women in Philippines peaked at 39 days in 2017 and was at its lowest, 25 days, in 2015.
That places Philippines 29th out of 190 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 35.29 days | 34 days | 37 days | 7 |
| 2010s | 29.5 days | 25 days | 39 days | 10 |
Countries ranked near Philippines
More private sector data for Philippines
- Merchandise trade 46.2% (2025)
- Food imports 15.0% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 65.2% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 141.20 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 10.4% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 77.2% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 83.72 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 51.45 billion current US$ (2025)
- Transport services 19.5% (2025)
- Computer, communications and other services 29.8% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is starting a business: time - women in Philippines?
- Starting a business: time - women in Philippines was 33 days in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest starting a business: time - women recorded in Philippines?
- The highest recorded value was 39 days in 2017.
- What is the lowest starting a business: time - women recorded in Philippines?
- The lowest recorded value was 25 days in 2015.
- How does Philippines rank for starting a business: time - women?
- Philippines ranks 29th out of 190 countries with data for 2019.
- Is starting a business: time - women rising or falling in Philippines?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Philippines 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.