Starting a business: Time - Women in Serbia

Serbia: Starting a business: Time - Women was 7 days in 2019. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2019)
7 days
Change on year
up 27.3%
World rank
141st
of 190 countries
All-time high
56 days
in 2003
All-time low
5.5 days
in 2017
Years of data
17
2003–2019

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

02040602003201120192003: 56 days2004: 56 days2005: 23 days2006: 23 days2007: 23 days2008: 23 days2009: 13 days2010: 13 days2011: 13 days2012: 12 days2013: 12 days2014: 11.5 days2015: 11.5 days2016: 6.5 days2017: 5.5 days2018: 5.5 days2019: 7 days

Source: World Bank. Measured in days.

Analysis

Serbia recorded 7 days for starting a business: time - women in 2019.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 27.3% on the previous year and down 46.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, starting a business: time - women in Serbia peaked at 56 days in 2003 and was at its lowest, 5.5 days, in 2017.

That places Serbia 141st 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.

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

Annual values for Starting a business: Time - Women (days) in Serbia, 2003 to 2019.
Year days Change
2003 56 days
2004 56 days +0.0%
2005 23 days -58.9%
2006 23 days +0.0%
2007 23 days +0.0%
2008 23 days +0.0%
2009 13 days -43.5%
2010 13 days +0.0%
2011 13 days +0.0%
2012 12 days -7.7%
2013 12 days +0.0%
2014 11.5 days -4.2%
2015 11.5 days +0.0%
2016 6.5 days -43.5%
2017 5.5 days -15.4%
2018 5.5 days +0.0%
2019 7 days +27.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 31 days 13 days 56 days 7
2010s 9.75 days 5.5 days 13 days 10

Countries ranked near Serbia

  1. 139 Sweden 7.5 days compare
  2. 140 Nigeria 7.23 days compare
  3. 141 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 7 days compare
  4. 141 Hungary 7 days compare
  5. 141 Myanmar 7 days compare
  6. 141 Sao Tome and Principe 7 days compare
  7. 141 Tajikistan 7 days compare
  8. 141 Türkiye 7 days compare

See the full ranking of 190 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is starting a business: time - women in Serbia?
Starting a business: time - women in Serbia was 7 days in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest starting a business: time - women recorded in Serbia?
The highest recorded value was 56 days in 2003.
What is the lowest starting a business: time - women recorded in Serbia?
The lowest recorded value was 5.5 days in 2017.
How does Serbia rank for starting a business: time - women?
Serbia ranks 141st out of 190 countries with data for 2019.
Is starting a business: time - women rising or falling in Serbia?
Over the last ten years it is down 46.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Serbia 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

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.