Time required to start business in Israel

Israel: Time required to start business was 11 in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
11
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
103rd
of 188 countries
All-time high
19
in 2012
All-time low
11
in 2016
Years of data
17
2003–2019

Time required to start business in Israel, 2003–2019

051015202003201120192003: 182004: 182005: 182006: 182007: 182008: 182009: 182010: 182011: 182012: 192013: 122014: 122015: 122016: 112017: 112018: 112019: 11

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

The most recent figure for time required to start business in Israel is 11, measured in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 17 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 38.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, time required to start business in Israel peaked at 19 in 2012 and was at its lowest, 11, in 2016.

Israel ranks 103rd 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 Israel, year by year

Annual values for Time required to start business in Israel, 2003 to 2019.
Year Value Change
2003 18 —
2004 18 +0.0%
2005 18 +0.0%
2006 18 +0.0%
2007 18 +0.0%
2008 18 +0.0%
2009 18 +0.0%
2010 18 +0.0%
2011 18 +0.0%
2012 19 +5.6%
2013 12 -36.8%
2014 12 +0.0%
2015 12 +0.0%
2016 11 -8.3%
2017 11 +0.0%
2018 11 +0.0%
2019 11 +0.0%

Israel compared with similar countries

  • Israel's 11 is above the median for high income countries, which is 8.5, 1.3× the median. (62 countries reporting)
  • Israel's 11 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 14, 79% of the median. (23 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 18 18 18 7
2010s 13.5 11 19 10

Countries ranked near Israel

  1. 102 Japan 11.2 compare
  2. 103 Ireland 11 compare
  3. 103 Italy 11 compare
  4. 103 Mali 11 compare
  5. 103 Saint Lucia 11 compare

See the full ranking of 188 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is time required to start business in Israel?
Time required to start business in Israel was 11 in 2019, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest time required to start business recorded in Israel?
The highest recorded value was 19 in 2012.
What is the lowest time required to start business recorded in Israel?
The lowest recorded value was 11 in 2016.
How does Israel rank for time required to start business?
Israel ranks 103rd out of 188 countries with data for 2019.
Is time required to start business rising or falling in Israel?
Over the last ten years it is down 38.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Israel 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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