Time required to start a business in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: Time required to start a business was 9 days in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Time required to start a business in Cape Verde, 2005–2019
Source: Doing Business project, World Bank (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in days.
Analysis
Cape Verde recorded 9 days for time required to start a 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 a business in Cape Verde peaked at 60 days in 2005 and was at its lowest, 9 days, 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 48 days | 24 days | 60 days | 5 |
| 2010s | 17.1 days | 9 days | 18 days | 10 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is time required to start a business in Cape Verde?
- Time required to start a business in Cape Verde was 9 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 Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 60 days in 2005.
- What is the lowest time required to start a business recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 9 days in 2019.
- How does Cape Verde rank for time required to start a business?
- Cape Verde ranks 117th out of 188 countries with data for 2019.
- Is time required to start a 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 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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Number of calendar days needed to complete the procedures to legally operate a business.