Time required to start a business in Botswana
Botswana: Time required to start a business was 48 days in 2019. ▼ Falling
Time required to start a business in Botswana, 2003–2019
Source: Doing Business project, World Bank (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in days.
Analysis
The most recent figure for time required to start a business in Botswana is 48 days, measured in 2019.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 18.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, time required to start a business in Botswana peaked at 125 days in 2003 and was at its lowest, 40 days, in 2011.
Botswana ranks 14th of 188 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.
Time required to start a business in Botswana, year by year
| Year | days | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 125 days | — |
| 2004 | 125 days | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 125 days | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 105 days | -16.0% |
| 2007 | 105 days | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 74 days | -29.5% |
| 2009 | 59 days | -20.3% |
| 2010 | 59 days | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 40 days | -32.2% |
| 2012 | 40 days | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 41 days | +2.5% |
| 2014 | 48 days | +17.1% |
| 2015 | 48 days | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 48 days | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 48 days | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 48 days | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 48 days | +0.0% |
Botswana compared with similar countries
- Botswana's 48 days is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 12 days, 4.0× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Botswana's 48 days is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 14.25 days, 3.4× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 102.57 days | 59 days | 125 days | 7 |
| 2010s | 46.8 days | 40 days | 59 days | 10 |
Countries ranked near Botswana
More reference data data for Botswana
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0472 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.37 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.42 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0078 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.42 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.1582 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0825 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 6.97 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 7.25 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0424 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is time required to start a business in Botswana?
- Time required to start a business in Botswana was 48 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 Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 125 days in 2003.
- What is the lowest time required to start a business recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 40 days in 2011.
- How does Botswana rank for time required to start a business?
- Botswana ranks 14th out of 188 countries with data for 2019.
- Is time required to start a business rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Botswana 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
Number of calendar days needed to complete the procedures to legally operate a business.