Starting a business: Time - Women in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Starting a business: Time - Women was 11 days in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Starting a business: Time - Women in Saudi Arabia, 2003–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in days.
Analysis
In 2019, starting a business: time - women in Saudi Arabia stood at 11 days. That is the lowest value across all 17 years on record.
That represents a change of down 42.1% on the previous year and down 61.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, starting a business: time - women in Saudi Arabia peaked at 82.5 days in 2003 and was at its lowest, 11 days, in 2019.
Saudi Arabia ranks 103rd of 191 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Starting a business: Time - Women in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | days | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 82.5 days | — |
| 2004 | 82.5 days | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 75.5 days | -8.5% |
| 2006 | 50.5 days | -33.1% |
| 2007 | 28.5 days | -43.6% |
| 2008 | 28.5 days | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 28.5 days | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 28.5 days | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 28.5 days | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 25.5 days | -10.5% |
| 2013 | 26 days | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 26 days | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 24.5 days | -5.8% |
| 2016 | 20.5 days | -16.3% |
| 2017 | 19 days | -7.3% |
| 2018 | 19 days | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 11 days | -42.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 53.79 days | 28.5 days | 82.5 days | 7 |
| 2010s | 22.85 days | 11 days | 28.5 days | 10 |
Countries ranked near Saudi Arabia
More private sector data for Saudi Arabia
- Merchandise trade 44.2% (2025)
- Food imports 13.0% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 70.5% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 254.06 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 1.9% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 15.9% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 310.67 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 8,403 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2433 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 1.69 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is starting a business: time - women in Saudi Arabia?
- Starting a business: time - women in Saudi Arabia was 11 days in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest starting a business: time - women recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 82.5 days in 2003.
- What is the lowest starting a business: time - women recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 11 days in 2019.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for starting a business: time - women?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 103rd out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is starting a business: time - women rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 61.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Saudi Arabia 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.