Time required to start business in Cameroon

Cameroon: Time required to start business was 13.5 in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
13.5
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
82nd
of 188 countries
All-time high
45
in 2003
All-time low
13.5
in 2018
Years of data
17
2003–2019

Time required to start business in Cameroon, 2003–2019

10203040502003201120192003: 452004: 452005: 452006: 452007: 382008: 38.52009: 35.52010: 20.52011: 16.52012: 16.52013: 16.52014: 16.52015: 16.52016: 16.52017: 16.52018: 13.52019: 13.5

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Cameroon recorded 13.5 for time required to start 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 business in Cameroon peaked at 45 in 2003 and was at its lowest, 13.5, 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 business in Cameroon, year by year

Annual values for Time required to start business in Cameroon, 2003 to 2019.
Year Value Change
2003 45 —
2004 45 +0.0%
2005 45 +0.0%
2006 45 +0.0%
2007 38 -15.6%
2008 38.5 +1.3%
2009 35.5 -7.8%
2010 20.5 -42.3%
2011 16.5 -19.5%
2012 16.5 +0.0%
2013 16.5 +0.0%
2014 16.5 +0.0%
2015 16.5 +0.0%
2016 16.5 +0.0%
2017 16.5 +0.0%
2018 13.5 -18.2%
2019 13.5 +0.0%

Cameroon compared with similar countries

  • Cameroon's 13.5 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 15, 90% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
  • Cameroon's 13.5 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 14.25, 95% of the median. (48 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 41.71 35.5 45 7
2010s 16.3 13.5 20.5 10

Countries ranked near Cameroon

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

See the full ranking of 188 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is time required to start business in Cameroon?
Time required to start business in Cameroon was 13.5 in 2019, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest time required to start business recorded in Cameroon?
The highest recorded value was 45 in 2003.
What is the lowest time required to start business recorded in Cameroon?
The lowest recorded value was 13.5 in 2018.
How does Cameroon rank for time required to start business?
Cameroon ranks 82nd out of 188 countries with data for 2019.
Is time required to start 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 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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