Time required to start business in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Time required to start business was 23 in 2019. ▼ Falling
Latest (2019)
23
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
41st
of 188 countries
All-time high
56
in 2008
All-time low
23
in 2016
Years of data
17
2003–2019
Time required to start business in Bulgaria, 2003–2019
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2019, time required to start business in Bulgaria stood at 23. That is the lowest value across all 17 years on record.
The figure is down 8.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, time required to start business in Bulgaria peaked at 56 in 2008 and was at its lowest, 23, in 2016.
Bulgaria ranks 41st of 188 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.
Time required to start business in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 39 | — |
| 2004 | 39 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 39 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 39 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 39 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 56 | +43.6% |
| 2009 | 25 | -55.4% |
| 2010 | 25 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 25 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 25 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 25 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 25 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 25 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 23 | -8.0% |
| 2017 | 23 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 23 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 23 | +0.0% |
Bulgaria compared with similar countries
- Bulgaria's 23 is above the median for high income countries, which is 8.5, 2.7× the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Bulgaria's 23 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 7.25, 3.2× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 39.43 | 25 | 56 | 7 |
| 2010s | 24.2 | 23 | 25 | 10 |
Countries ranked near Bulgaria
More reference data data for Bulgaria
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.3067 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.2728 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.73 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.2506 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.73 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.03 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.608 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.02 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 7.74 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.36 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is time required to start business in Bulgaria?
- Time required to start business in Bulgaria was 23 in 2019, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest time required to start business recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 56 in 2008.
- What is the lowest time required to start business recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 23 in 2016.
- How does Bulgaria rank for time required to start business?
- Bulgaria ranks 41st out of 188 countries with data for 2019.
- Is time required to start business rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bulgaria 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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