Time required to start business in Philippines

Philippines: Time required to start business was 33 in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
33
Change on year
down 2.9%
World rank
29th
of 188 countries
All-time high
39
in 2017
All-time low
25
in 2015
Years of data
17
2003–2019

Time required to start business in Philippines, 2003–2019

0102030402003201120192003: 372004: 372005: 352006: 352007: 352008: 342009: 342010: 292011: 282012: 282013: 282014: 262015: 252016: 252017: 392018: 342019: 33

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Philippines recorded 33 for time required to start 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 business in Philippines peaked at 39 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 25, 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 business in Philippines, year by year

Annual values for Time required to start business in Philippines, 2003 to 2019.
Year Value Change
2003 37 —
2004 37 +0.0%
2005 35 -5.4%
2006 35 +0.0%
2007 35 +0.0%
2008 34 -2.9%
2009 34 +0.0%
2010 29 -14.7%
2011 28 -3.4%
2012 28 +0.0%
2013 28 +0.0%
2014 26 -7.1%
2015 25 -3.8%
2016 25 +0.0%
2017 39 +56.0%
2018 34 -12.8%
2019 33 -2.9%

Philippines compared with similar countries

  • Philippines's 33 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 12, 2.8× the median. (55 countries reporting)
  • Philippines's 33 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 12.8, 2.6× the median. (28 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Time required to start 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.

YearChange FromTo
2017 +56.0% 25 39

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 35.29 34 37 7
2010s 29.5 25 39 10

Countries ranked near Philippines

  1. 26 Libya 35 compare
  2. 26 Paraguay 35 compare
  3. 28 Sudan 34.5 compare
  4. 29 Equatorial Guinea 33 compare
  5. 31 Ethiopia 32 compare
  6. 31 Seychelles 32 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is time required to start business in Philippines?
Time required to start business in Philippines was 33 in 2019, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest time required to start business recorded in Philippines?
The highest recorded value was 39 in 2017.
What is the lowest time required to start business recorded in Philippines?
The lowest recorded value was 25 in 2015.
How does Philippines rank for time required to start business?
Philippines ranks 29th out of 188 countries with data for 2019.
Is time required to start 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 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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