Time required to start business in Ukraine

Ukraine: Time required to start business was 6.5 in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
6.5
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
147th
of 188 countries
All-time high
41
in 2003
All-time low
6.5
in 2016
Years of data
17
2003–2019

Time required to start business in Ukraine, 2003–2019

102030402003201120192003: 412004: 352005: 352006: 342007: 282008: 282009: 282010: 282011: 252012: 232013: 222014: 222015: 82016: 6.52017: 6.52018: 6.52019: 6.5

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

The most recent figure for time required to start business in Ukraine is 6.5, measured in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 17 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 76.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, time required to start business in Ukraine peaked at 41 in 2003 and was at its lowest, 6.5, in 2016.

That places Ukraine 147th out of 188 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.

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

Time required to start business in Ukraine, year by year

Annual values for Time required to start business in Ukraine, 2003 to 2019.
Year Value Change
2003 41 —
2004 35 -14.6%
2005 35 +0.0%
2006 34 -2.9%
2007 28 -17.6%
2008 28 +0.0%
2009 28 +0.0%
2010 28 +0.0%
2011 25 -10.7%
2012 23 -8.0%
2013 22 -4.3%
2014 22 +0.0%
2015 8 -63.6%
2016 6.5 -18.8%
2017 6.5 +0.0%
2018 6.5 +0.0%
2019 6.5 +0.0%

Ukraine compared with similar countries

  • Ukraine's 6.5 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 12, 54% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
  • Ukraine's 6.5 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 7.25, 90% of the median. (48 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Time required to start business in Ukraine 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
2015 -63.6% 22 8

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 32.71 28 41 7
2010s 15.4 6.5 28 10

Countries ranked near Ukraine

  1. 147 Portugal 6.5 compare
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  3. 150 Cote d'Ivoire 6 compare
  4. 150 Cyprus 6 compare
  5. 150 Mauritania 6 compare
  6. 150 Panama 6 compare
  7. 150 Senegal 6 compare
  8. 150 Thailand 6 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is time required to start business in Ukraine?
Time required to start business in Ukraine was 6.5 in 2019, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest time required to start business recorded in Ukraine?
The highest recorded value was 41 in 2003.
What is the lowest time required to start business recorded in Ukraine?
The lowest recorded value was 6.5 in 2016.
How does Ukraine rank for time required to start business?
Ukraine ranks 147th out of 188 countries with data for 2019.
Is time required to start business rising or falling in Ukraine?
Over the last ten years it is down 76.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Ukraine 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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