Time required to start business in Maldives

Maldives: Time required to start business was 12 in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
12
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
92nd
of 188 countries
All-time high
12
in 2009
All-time low
9
in 2003
Years of data
17
2003–2019

Time required to start business in Maldives, 2003–2019

02.557.51012.52003201120192003: 92004: 92005: 92006: 92007: 92008: 92009: 122010: 122011: 122012: 122013: 122014: 122015: 122016: 122017: 122018: 122019: 12

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

The most recent figure for time required to start business in Maldives is 12, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, time required to start business in Maldives peaked at 12 in 2009 and was at its lowest, 9, in 2003.

Maldives ranks 92nd of 188 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.

Time required to start business in Maldives, year by year

Annual values for Time required to start business in Maldives, 2003 to 2019.
Year Value Change
2003 9 —
2004 9 +0.0%
2005 9 +0.0%
2006 9 +0.0%
2007 9 +0.0%
2008 9 +0.0%
2009 12 +33.3%
2010 12 +0.0%
2011 12 +0.0%
2012 12 +0.0%
2013 12 +0.0%
2014 12 +0.0%
2015 12 +0.0%
2016 12 +0.0%
2017 12 +0.0%
2018 12 +0.0%
2019 12 +0.0%

Maldives compared with similar countries

  • Maldives's 12 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 12, 1.0× the median. (55 countries reporting)
  • Maldives's 12 is below the median for South Asia, which is 14.75, 81% of the median. (6 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 9.43 9 12 7
2010s 12 12 12 10

Countries ranked near Maldives

  1. 89 Egypt 12.5 compare
  2. 89 Jordan 12.5 compare
  3. 89 Spain 12.5 compare
  4. 92 Bhutan 12 compare
  5. 92 Dominica 12 compare
  6. 92 Grenada 12 compare
  7. 92 Mongolia 12 compare
  8. 92 Montenegro 12 compare

See the full ranking of 188 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is time required to start business in Maldives?
Time required to start business in Maldives was 12 in 2019, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest time required to start business recorded in Maldives?
The highest recorded value was 12 in 2009.
What is the lowest time required to start business recorded in Maldives?
The lowest recorded value was 9 in 2003.
How does Maldives rank for time required to start business?
Maldives ranks 92nd out of 188 countries with data for 2019.
Is time required to start business rising or falling in Maldives?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Maldives 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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