Time required to start business in Burkina Faso

Burkina Faso: Time required to start business was 13 in 2019. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2019)
13
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
83rd
of 188 countries
All-time high
40
in 2003
All-time low
13
in 2011
Years of data
17
2003–2019

Time required to start business in Burkina Faso, 2003–2019

102030402003201120192003: 402004: 402005: 402006: 342007: 182008: 162009: 142010: 142011: 132012: 132013: 132014: 132015: 132016: 132017: 132018: 132019: 13

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2019, time required to start business in Burkina Faso stood at 13. That is the lowest value across all 17 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, time required to start business in Burkina Faso peaked at 40 in 2003 and was at its lowest, 13, in 2011.

That places Burkina Faso 83rd out of 188 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Time required to start business in Burkina Faso, year by year

Annual values for Time required to start business in Burkina Faso, 2003 to 2019.
Year Value Change
2003 40 —
2004 40 +0.0%
2005 40 +0.0%
2006 34 -15.0%
2007 18 -47.1%
2008 16 -11.1%
2009 14 -12.5%
2010 14 +0.0%
2011 13 -7.1%
2012 13 +0.0%
2013 13 +0.0%
2014 13 +0.0%
2015 13 +0.0%
2016 13 +0.0%
2017 13 +0.0%
2018 13 +0.0%
2019 13 +0.0%

Burkina Faso compared with similar countries

  • Burkina Faso's 13 is below the median for low income countries, which is 14.25, 91% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
  • Burkina Faso's 13 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 14.25, 91% of the median. (48 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 28.86 14 40 7
2010s 13.1 13 14 10

Countries ranked near Burkina Faso

  1. 80 Djibouti 14 compare
  2. 80 Nicaragua 14 compare
  3. 82 Cameroon 13.5 compare
  4. 83 East Timor 13 compare
  5. 83 Finland 13 compare
  6. 83 Ghana 13 compare
  7. 83 South Sudan 13 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is time required to start business in Burkina Faso?
Time required to start business in Burkina Faso was 13 in 2019, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest time required to start business recorded in Burkina Faso?
The highest recorded value was 40 in 2003.
What is the lowest time required to start business recorded in Burkina Faso?
The lowest recorded value was 13 in 2011.
How does Burkina Faso rank for time required to start business?
Burkina Faso ranks 83rd out of 188 countries with data for 2019.
Is time required to start business rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
Over the last ten years it is down 7.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Burkina Faso 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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