Time required to start business in Finland
Finland: Time required to start business was 13 in 2019. ▼ Falling
Latest (2019)
13
Change on year
down 23.5%
World rank
83rd
of 188 countries
All-time high
31
in 2003
All-time low
13
in 2019
Years of data
17
2003–2019
Time required to start business in Finland, 2003–2019
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Finland recorded 13 for time required to start business in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 17 years on record.
That represents a change of down 23.5% on the previous year and down 23.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, time required to start business in Finland peaked at 31 in 2003 and was at its lowest, 13, in 2019.
Finland ranks 83rd of 188 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.
Time required to start business in Finland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 31 | — |
| 2004 | 17 | -45.2% |
| 2005 | 17 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 17 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 17 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 17 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 17 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 17 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 17 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 17 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 17 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 17 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 17 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 17 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 17 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 17 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 13 | -23.5% |
Finland compared with similar countries
- Finland's 13 is above the median for high income countries, which is 8.5, 1.5× the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Finland's 13 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 7.25, 1.8× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 19 | 17 | 31 | 7 |
| 2010s | 16.6 | 13 | 17 | 10 |
Countries ranked near Finland
- 80 Djibouti 14 compare
- 80 Nicaragua 14 compare
- 82 Cameroon 13.5 compare
- 83 Burkina Faso 13 compare
- 83 East Timor 13 compare
- 83 Ghana 13 compare
- 83 South Sudan 13 compare
More reference data data for Finland
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2998 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.1241 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.5 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1748 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.5 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.01 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.6733 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.6503 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 6.94 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.9518 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is time required to start business in Finland?
- Time required to start business in Finland was 13 in 2019, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest time required to start business recorded in Finland?
- The highest recorded value was 31 in 2003.
- What is the lowest time required to start business recorded in Finland?
- The lowest recorded value was 13 in 2019.
- How does Finland rank for time required to start business?
- Finland ranks 83rd out of 188 countries with data for 2019.
- Is time required to start business rising or falling in Finland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Finland 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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