Time required to start business in Bahamas
Bahamas: Time required to start business was 11.5 in 2019. ▼ Falling
Latest (2019)
11.5
Change on year
down 46.5%
World rank
98th
of 188 countries
All-time high
30.5
in 2007
All-time low
11.5
in 2019
Years of data
13
2007–2019
Time required to start business in Bahamas, 2007–2019
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2019, time required to start business in Bahamas stood at 11.5. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.
The figure is down 46.5% on the previous year and down 62.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, time required to start business in Bahamas peaked at 30.5 in 2007 and was at its lowest, 11.5, in 2019.
Bahamas ranks 98th of 188 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
Time required to start business in Bahamas, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 30.5 | — |
| 2008 | 30.5 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 30.5 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 23.5 | -23.0% |
| 2011 | 23.5 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 23.5 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 23.5 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 23.5 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 28.5 | +21.3% |
| 2016 | 21.5 | -24.6% |
| 2017 | 21.5 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 21.5 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 11.5 | -46.5% |
Bahamas compared with similar countries
- Bahamas's 11.5 is above the median for high income countries, which is 8.5, 1.4× the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Bahamas's 11.5 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 16, 72% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 30.5 | 30.5 | 30.5 | 3 |
| 2010s | 22.2 | 11.5 | 28.5 | 10 |
Countries ranked near Bahamas
More reference data data for Bahamas
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.018 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0145 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0325 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0325 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0605 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0228 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0775 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.161 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0001 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is time required to start business in Bahamas?
- Time required to start business in Bahamas was 11.5 in 2019, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest time required to start business recorded in Bahamas?
- The highest recorded value was 30.5 in 2007.
- What is the lowest time required to start business recorded in Bahamas?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.5 in 2019.
- How does Bahamas rank for time required to start business?
- Bahamas ranks 98th out of 188 countries with data for 2019.
- Is time required to start business rising or falling in Bahamas?
- Over the last ten years it is down 62.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bahamas 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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