Time required to start a business in Cameroon
Cameroon: Time required to start a business was 13.5 days in 2019. ▼ Falling
Time required to start a business in Cameroon, 2003–2019
Source: Doing Business project, World Bank (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in days.
Analysis
Cameroon recorded 13.5 days for time required to start a business in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 17 years on record.
That represents a change of down 62.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, time required to start a business in Cameroon peaked at 45 days in 2003 and was at its lowest, 13.5 days, in 2018.
That places Cameroon 82nd out of 188 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.
Time required to start a business in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | days | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 45 days | — |
| 2004 | 45 days | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 45 days | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 45 days | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 38 days | -15.6% |
| 2008 | 38.5 days | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 35.5 days | -7.8% |
| 2010 | 20.5 days | -42.3% |
| 2011 | 16.5 days | -19.5% |
| 2012 | 16.5 days | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 16.5 days | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 16.5 days | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 16.5 days | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 16.5 days | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 16.5 days | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 13.5 days | -18.2% |
| 2019 | 13.5 days | +0.0% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 13.5 days is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 15 days, 90% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 13.5 days is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 14.25 days, 95% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 41.71 days | 35.5 days | 45 days | 7 |
| 2010s | 16.3 days | 13.5 days | 20.5 days | 10 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
- 80 Djibouti 14 days compare
- 80 Nicaragua 14 days compare
- 83 Burkina Faso 13 days compare
- 83 East Timor 13 days compare
- 83 Finland 13 days compare
- 83 Ghana 13 days compare
- 83 South Sudan 13 days compare
More reference data data for Cameroon
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.4076 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 3.49 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 4.56 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.199 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 4.56 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.37 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.54 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 17.29 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 23.23 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.08 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is time required to start a business in Cameroon?
- Time required to start a business in Cameroon was 13.5 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 Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 45 days in 2003.
- What is the lowest time required to start a business recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.5 days in 2018.
- How does Cameroon rank for time required to start a business?
- Cameroon ranks 82nd out of 188 countries with data for 2019.
- Is time required to start a business rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 62.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cameroon 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.