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Sub-Saharan Africa Compared by Government > Time required to start a business > Days

DEFINITION: Time required to start a business is the number of calendar days needed to complete the procedures to legally operate a business. If a procedure can be speeded up at additional cost, the fastest procedure, independent of cost, is chosen.

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#
COUNTRY
AMOUNT
DATE
GRAPH
HISTORY
1 Guinea-BissauGuinea-Bissau 233 days 2006
2 Democratic Republic of the CongoCongo, DR. 155 days 2006
3 Sao Tome and PrincipeSoa Tome+ 144 days 2006
4 Equatorial GuineaEqu. Guinea 136 days 2006
5 AngolaAngola 124 days 2006
6 MozambiqueMozambique 113 days 2006
7 BotswanaBotswana 108 days 2006
8 ZimbabweZimbabwe 96 days 2006
9 NamibiaNamibia 95 days 2006
10 MauritaniaMauritania 82 days 2006
11 GhanaGhana 81 days 2006
12 EritreaEritrea 76 days 2006
13 ChadChad 75 days 2006
14 LesothoLesotho 73 days 2006
15 SwazilandSwaziland 61 days 2006
16 GabonGabon 60 days 2006
17 SenegalSenegal 58 days 2006
18 KenyaKenya 54 days 2006
19 TogoTogo 53 days 2006
20 Cape VerdeCape Verde 52 days 2006
21 GuineaGuinea 49 days 2006
22 MauritiusMauritius 46 days 2006
23 Cote d'IvoireCote d'Ivoire 45 days 2006
=24 NigeriaNigeria 43 days 2006
=24 BurundiBurundi 43 days 2006
26 MaliMali 42 days 2006
27 SudanSudan 39 days 2006
28 SeychellesSeychelles 38 days 2006
=29 DjiboutiDjibouti 37 days 2006
=29 MalawiMalawi 37 days 2006
=29 CameroonCameroon 37 days 2006
=32 ZambiaZambia 35 days 2006
=32 South AfricaSouth Africa 35 days 2006
34 Burkina FasoBurkina Faso 34 days 2006
35 BeninBenin 31 days 2006
=36 UgandaUganda 30 days 2006
=36 TanzaniaTanzania 30 days 2006
38 The GambiaThe Gambia 27 days 2006
39 Sierra LeoneSierra Leone 26 days 2006
40 NigerNiger 24 days 2006
41 ComorosComoros 23 days 2006
42 MadagascarMadagascar 21 days 2006
=43 RwandaRwanda 16 days 2006
=43 EthiopiaEthiopia 16 days 2006
45 Central African RepublicCentral Africa 14 days 2006

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Interesting observations about Government > Time required to start a business > Days

  • Indonesia ranked first for time required to start a business > days amongst Muslim countries in 2006.
  • Haiti ranked first for time required to start a business > days amongst Christian countries in 2006.
  • Suriname ranked first for time required to start a business > days amongst Hot countries in 2006.
  • Brazil ranked first for time required to start a business > days amongst Emerging markets in 2006.
  • Botswana ranked first for time required to start a business > days amongst Former British colonies in 2006.
  • Belarus ranked first for time required to start a business > days amongst Europe in 2006.
  • Slovenia ranked first for time required to start a business > days amongst High income OECD countries in 2006.
  • Laos ranked first for time required to start a business > days amongst Landlocked countries in 2006.
  • Guinea-Bissau ranked first for time required to start a business > days amongst Sub-Saharan Africa in 2006.
  • United States ranked second last for time required to start a business > days amongst Group of 7 countries (G7) in 2006.
  • Zimbabwe ranked second for time required to start a business > days amongst Heavily indebted countries in 2006.
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