Time required to start a business in Angola

Angola: Time required to start a business was 36 days in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
36 days
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
25th
of 188 countries
All-time high
83 days
in 2003
All-time low
36 days
in 2015
Years of data
17
2003–2019

Time required to start a business in Angola, 2003–2019

0204060802003201120192003: 83 days2004: 83 days2005: 83 days2006: 83 days2007: 83 days2008: 68 days2009: 68 days2010: 66 days2011: 66 days2012: 66 days2013: 66 days2014: 66 days2015: 36 days2016: 36 days2017: 36 days2018: 36 days2019: 36 days

Source: Doing Business project, World Bank (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in days.

Analysis

Angola recorded 36 days for time required to start a business in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 17 years on record.

The figure is down 47.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, time required to start a business in Angola peaked at 83 days in 2003 and was at its lowest, 36 days, in 2015.

Angola ranks 25th 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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 78.71 days 68 days 83 days 7
2010s 51 days 36 days 66 days 10

Countries ranked near Angola

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  6. 28 Sudan 34.5 days compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is time required to start a business in Angola?
Time required to start a business in Angola was 36 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 Angola?
The highest recorded value was 83 days in 2003.
What is the lowest time required to start a business recorded in Angola?
The lowest recorded value was 36 days in 2015.
How does Angola rank for time required to start a business?
Angola ranks 25th out of 188 countries with data for 2019.
Is time required to start a business rising or falling in Angola?
Over the last ten years it is down 47.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Angola 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

Indicator
Time required to start a business
Unit
days
Source
Doing Business project, World Bank (2025) – processed by 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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Number of calendar days needed to complete the procedures to legally operate a business.