Time required to start a business in Philippines
Philippines: Time required to start a business was 33 days in 2019. ▼ Falling
Time required to start a business in Philippines, 2003–2019
Source: Doing Business project, World Bank (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in days.
Analysis
Philippines recorded 33 days for time required to start a business in 2019.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.9% on the previous year and down 2.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, time required to start a business in Philippines peaked at 39 days in 2017 and was at its lowest, 25 days, in 2015.
Philippines ranks 29th 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 a business in Philippines, year by year
| Year | days | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 37 days | — |
| 2004 | 37 days | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 35 days | -5.4% |
| 2006 | 35 days | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 35 days | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 34 days | -2.9% |
| 2009 | 34 days | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 29 days | -14.7% |
| 2011 | 28 days | -3.4% |
| 2012 | 28 days | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 28 days | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 26 days | -7.1% |
| 2015 | 25 days | -3.8% |
| 2016 | 25 days | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 39 days | +56.0% |
| 2018 | 34 days | -12.8% |
| 2019 | 33 days | -2.9% |
Philippines compared with similar countries
- Philippines's 33 days is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 12 days, 2.8× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Philippines's 33 days is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 12.8 days, 2.6× the median. (28 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Time required to start a business in Philippines changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | +56.0% | 25 days | 39 days |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 35.29 days | 34 days | 37 days | 7 |
| 2010s | 29.5 days | 25 days | 39 days | 10 |
Countries ranked near Philippines
More reference data data for Philippines
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- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 2.95 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 12.86 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.43 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 12.86 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 7.4 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 10.7 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 15.23 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 67.05 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 7.76 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is time required to start a business in Philippines?
- Time required to start a business in Philippines was 33 days in 2019, according to Doing Business project, World Bank (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest time required to start a business recorded in Philippines?
- The highest recorded value was 39 days in 2017.
- What is the lowest time required to start a business recorded in Philippines?
- The lowest recorded value was 25 days in 2015.
- How does Philippines rank for time required to start a business?
- Philippines ranks 29th out of 188 countries with data for 2019.
- Is time required to start a business rising or falling in Philippines?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Philippines data come from?
- The figures come from Doing Business project, World Bank (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Time required to start a business. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Number of calendar days needed to complete the procedures to legally operate a business.