Time required to start business in Afghanistan

Afghanistan: Time required to start business was 8.5 in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
8.5
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
124th
of 188 countries
All-time high
10.5
in 2007
All-time low
6.5
in 2013
Years of data
16
2004–2019

Time required to start business in Afghanistan, 2004–2019

02.557.5102004201120192004: 9.52005: 9.52006: 9.52007: 10.52008: 10.52009: 9.52010: 9.52011: 9.52012: 9.52013: 6.52014: 8.52015: 8.52016: 8.52017: 8.52018: 8.52019: 8.5

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2019, time required to start business in Afghanistan stood at 8.5.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 10.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, time required to start business in Afghanistan peaked at 10.5 in 2007 and was at its lowest, 6.5, in 2013.

Afghanistan ranks 124th of 188 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.

Time required to start business in Afghanistan, year by year

Annual values for Time required to start business in Afghanistan, 2004 to 2019.
Year Value Change
2004 9.5 —
2005 9.5 +0.0%
2006 9.5 +0.0%
2007 10.5 +10.5%
2008 10.5 +0.0%
2009 9.5 -9.5%
2010 9.5 +0.0%
2011 9.5 +0.0%
2012 9.5 +0.0%
2013 6.5 -31.6%
2014 8.5 +30.8%
2015 8.5 +0.0%
2016 8.5 +0.0%
2017 8.5 +0.0%
2018 8.5 +0.0%
2019 8.5 +0.0%

Afghanistan compared with similar countries

  • Afghanistan's 8.5 is below the median for low income countries, which is 14.25, 60% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
  • Afghanistan's 8.5 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 14, 61% of the median. (23 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 9.83 9.5 10.5 6
2010s 8.6 6.5 9.5 10

Countries ranked near Afghanistan

  1. 122 Qatar 8.7 compare
  2. 123 China 8.6 compare
  3. 124 Belarus 8.5 compare
  4. 124 Benin 8.5 compare
  5. 124 Guinea-Bissau 8.5 compare
  6. 124 Zambia 8.5 compare

See the full ranking of 188 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is time required to start business in Afghanistan?
Time required to start business in Afghanistan was 8.5 in 2019, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest time required to start business recorded in Afghanistan?
The highest recorded value was 10.5 in 2007.
What is the lowest time required to start business recorded in Afghanistan?
The lowest recorded value was 6.5 in 2013.
How does Afghanistan rank for time required to start business?
Afghanistan ranks 124th out of 188 countries with data for 2019.
Is time required to start business rising or falling in Afghanistan?
Over the last ten years it is down 10.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Afghanistan 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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