Time required to start business in Azerbaijan

Azerbaijan: Time required to start business was 3.5 in 2019. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2019)
3.5
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
176th
of 188 countries
All-time high
121
in 2004
All-time low
3.5
in 2015
Years of data
17
2003–2019

Time required to start business in Azerbaijan, 2003–2019

02550751001252003201120192003: 1052004: 1212005: 1132006: 512007: 362008: 102009: 102010: 82011: 82012: 82013: 72014: 5.52015: 3.52016: 3.52017: 3.52018: 3.52019: 3.5

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Azerbaijan recorded 3.5 for time required to start business in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 17 years on record.

The figure is down 65.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, time required to start business in Azerbaijan peaked at 121 in 2004 and was at its lowest, 3.5, in 2015.

That places Azerbaijan 176th out of 188 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.

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

Time required to start business in Azerbaijan, year by year

Annual values for Time required to start business in Azerbaijan, 2003 to 2019.
Year Value Change
2003 105 —
2004 121 +15.2%
2005 113 -6.6%
2006 51 -54.9%
2007 36 -29.4%
2008 10 -72.2%
2009 10 +0.0%
2010 8 -20.0%
2011 8 +0.0%
2012 8 +0.0%
2013 7 -12.5%
2014 5.5 -21.4%
2015 3.5 -36.4%
2016 3.5 +0.0%
2017 3.5 +0.0%
2018 3.5 +0.0%
2019 3.5 +0.0%

Azerbaijan compared with similar countries

  • Azerbaijan's 3.5 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 12, 29% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
  • Azerbaijan's 3.5 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 7.25, 48% of the median. (48 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Time required to start business in Azerbaijan changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
2008 -72.2% 36 10

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 63.71 10 121 7
2010s 5.4 3.5 8 10

Countries ranked near Azerbaijan

  1. 175 United Arab Emirates 3.8 compare
  2. 176 Denmark 3.5 compare
  3. 176 Estonia 3.5 compare
  4. 176 Netherlands 3.5 compare

See the full ranking of 188 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is time required to start business in Azerbaijan?
Time required to start business in Azerbaijan was 3.5 in 2019, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest time required to start business recorded in Azerbaijan?
The highest recorded value was 121 in 2004.
What is the lowest time required to start business recorded in Azerbaijan?
The lowest recorded value was 3.5 in 2015.
How does Azerbaijan rank for time required to start business?
Azerbaijan ranks 176th out of 188 countries with data for 2019.
Is time required to start business rising or falling in Azerbaijan?
Over the last ten years it is down 65.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Azerbaijan data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Time required to start business. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Time required to start business
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
188 places, 2,945 data points, 2003–2019
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