Time required to start business in New Zealand
New Zealand: Time required to start business was 0.5 in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2019)
0.5
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
188th
of 188 countries
All-time high
12
in 2003
All-time low
0.5
in 2008
Years of data
17
2003–2019
Time required to start business in New Zealand, 2003–2019
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
New Zealand recorded 0.5 for time required to start business in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 17 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, time required to start business in New Zealand peaked at 12 in 2003 and was at its lowest, 0.5, in 2008.
New Zealand ranks 188th of 188 countries on this measure, 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 New Zealand, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 12 | — |
| 2004 | 12 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 12 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 12 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 12 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.5 | -95.8% |
| 2009 | 0.5 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.5 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.5 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.5 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.5 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.5 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.5 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.5 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.5 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.5 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.5 | +0.0% |
New Zealand compared with similar countries
- New Zealand's 0.5 is below the median for high income countries, which is 8.5, 6% of the median. (62 countries reporting)
- New Zealand's 0.5 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 12.8, 4% of the median. (28 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.71 | 0.5 | 12 | 7 |
| 2010s | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 10 |
Countries ranked near New Zealand
More reference data data for New Zealand
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.4532 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 9.92 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 10.93 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0459 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 10.93 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.52 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.53 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 42.17 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 47.53 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.2499 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is time required to start business in New Zealand?
- Time required to start business in New Zealand was 0.5 in 2019, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest time required to start business recorded in New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 12 in 2003.
- What is the lowest time required to start business recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5 in 2008.
- How does New Zealand rank for time required to start business?
- New Zealand ranks 188th out of 188 countries with data for 2019.
- Is time required to start business rising or falling in New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this New Zealand 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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