Time required to start business in Cape Verde

Cape Verde: Time required to start business was 9 in 2019. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2019)
9
Change on year
down 50.0%
World rank
117th
of 188 countries
All-time high
60
in 2005
All-time low
9
in 2019
Years of data
15
2005–2019

Time required to start business in Cape Verde, 2005–2019

02040602005201220192005: 602006: 522007: 522008: 522009: 242010: 182011: 182012: 182013: 182014: 182015: 182016: 182017: 182018: 182019: 9

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Cape Verde recorded 9 for time required to start business in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 15 years on record.

The figure is down 50.0% on the previous year and down 62.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, time required to start business in Cape Verde peaked at 60 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 9, in 2019.

That places Cape Verde 117th 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 Cape Verde, year by year

Annual values for Time required to start business in Cape Verde, 2005 to 2019.
Year Value Change
2005 60 —
2006 52 -13.3%
2007 52 +0.0%
2008 52 +0.0%
2009 24 -53.8%
2010 18 -25.0%
2011 18 +0.0%
2012 18 +0.0%
2013 18 +0.0%
2014 18 +0.0%
2015 18 +0.0%
2016 18 +0.0%
2017 18 +0.0%
2018 18 +0.0%
2019 9 -50.0%

Cape Verde compared with similar countries

  • Cape Verde's 9 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 12, 75% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
  • Cape Verde's 9 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 14.25, 63% of the median. (48 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 48 24 60 5
2010s 17.1 9 18 10

Countries ranked near Cape Verde

  1. 117 Morocco 9 compare
  2. 117 Samoa 9 compare
  3. 117 Solomon Islands 9 compare
  4. 117 Tunisia 9 compare

See the full ranking of 188 places →

More reference data data for Cape Verde

All data for Cape Verde →

Frequently asked questions

What is time required to start business in Cape Verde?
Time required to start business in Cape Verde was 9 in 2019, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest time required to start business recorded in Cape Verde?
The highest recorded value was 60 in 2005.
What is the lowest time required to start business recorded in Cape Verde?
The lowest recorded value was 9 in 2019.
How does Cape Verde rank for time required to start business?
Cape Verde ranks 117th out of 188 countries with data for 2019.
Is time required to start business rising or falling in Cape Verde?
Over the last ten years it is down 62.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Cape Verde 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.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 15 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Time required to start business in Cape Verde. Statizoid, drawing on Our World in Data. Retrieved 14 November 2026, from https://reference.statizoid.com/stat/time-required-to-start-business/cabo-verde/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://reference.statizoid.com/stat/time-required-to-start-business/cabo-verde/">Time required to start business in Cape Verde</a> — Statizoid

About this data

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
Last refreshed