Starting a business: Time - Women in Portugal

Portugal: Starting a business: Time - Women was 6.5 days in 2019. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2019)
6.5 days
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
148th
of 191 countries
All-time high
78 days
in 2003
All-time low
6 days
in 2013
Years of data
17
2003–2019

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

0204060802003201120192003: 78 days2004: 78 days2005: 48 days2006: 9 days2007: 8 days2008: 7 days2009: 7 days2010: 7 days2011: 7 days2012: 7 days2013: 6 days2014: 6 days2015: 6 days2016: 6 days2017: 6.5 days2018: 6.5 days2019: 6.5 days

Source: World Bank. Measured in days.

Analysis

Portugal recorded 6.5 days for starting a business: time - women in 2019.

The figure is down 7.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, starting a business: time - women in Portugal peaked at 78 days in 2003 and was at its lowest, 6 days, in 2013.

Portugal ranks 148th of 191 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

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

Starting a business: Time - Women in Portugal, year by year

Annual values for Starting a business: Time - Women (days) in Portugal, 2003 to 2019.
Year days Change
2003 78 days
2004 78 days +0.0%
2005 48 days -38.5%
2006 9 days -81.2%
2007 8 days -11.1%
2008 7 days -12.5%
2009 7 days +0.0%
2010 7 days +0.0%
2011 7 days +0.0%
2012 7 days +0.0%
2013 6 days -14.3%
2014 6 days +0.0%
2015 6 days +0.0%
2016 6 days +0.0%
2017 6.5 days +8.3%
2018 6.5 days +0.0%
2019 6.5 days +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 33.57 days 7 days 78 days 7
2010s 6.45 days 6 days 7 days 10

Countries ranked near Portugal

  1. 148 Ukraine 6.5 days compare
  2. 148 Uruguay 6.5 days compare
  3. 151 Brunei Darussalam 6 days compare
  4. 151 Côte d'Ivoire 6 days compare
  5. 151 Cyprus 6 days compare
  6. 151 Mauritania 6 days compare
  7. 151 Panama 6 days compare
  8. 151 Senegal 6 days compare
  9. 151 Thailand 6 days compare

See the full ranking of 191 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is starting a business: time - women in Portugal?
Starting a business: time - women in Portugal was 6.5 days in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest starting a business: time - women recorded in Portugal?
The highest recorded value was 78 days in 2003.
What is the lowest starting a business: time - women recorded in Portugal?
The lowest recorded value was 6 days in 2013.
How does Portugal rank for starting a business: time - women?
Portugal ranks 148th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
Is starting a business: time - women rising or falling in Portugal?
Over the last ten years it is down 7.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Portugal 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
191 places, 3,094 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.