Starting a business: Time - Women in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: Starting a business: Time - Women was 4.5 days in 2019. ▼ Falling
Starting a business: Time - Women in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, 2003–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in days.
Analysis
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland recorded 4.5 days for starting a business: time - women in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 17 years on record.
That represents a change of down 60.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, starting a business: time - women in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland peaked at 12 days in 2003 and was at its lowest, 4.5 days, in 2015.
That places United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 165th out of 191 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.
Starting a business: Time - Women in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, year by year
| Year | days | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 12 days | — |
| 2004 | 12 days | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 11.5 days | -4.2% |
| 2006 | 11.5 days | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 11.5 days | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 11.5 days | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 11.5 days | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 11.5 days | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 11.5 days | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 11.5 days | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 11.5 days | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 6 days | -47.8% |
| 2015 | 4.5 days | -25.0% |
| 2016 | 4.5 days | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 4.5 days | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 4.5 days | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 4.5 days | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11.64 days | 11.5 days | 12 days | 7 |
| 2010s | 7.45 days | 4.5 days | 11.5 days | 10 |
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More private sector data for United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
- Merchandise trade 37.6% (2025)
- Food imports 9.8% (2025)
- Manufactures imports 56.7% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 948.64 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 6.7% (2025)
- Manufactures exports 59.3% (2025)
- Merchandise exports 555.83 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 7,999 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1389 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 6.02 % change on previous year (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is starting a business: time - women in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- Starting a business: time - women in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland was 4.5 days in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest starting a business: time - women recorded in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 12 days in 2003.
- What is the lowest starting a business: time - women recorded in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.5 days in 2015.
- How does United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank for starting a business: time - women?
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 165th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is starting a business: time - women rising or falling in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 60.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 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.