Time required to start business in Cote d'Ivoire

Cote d'Ivoire: Time required to start business was 6 in 2019. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2019)
6
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
150th
of 188 countries
All-time high
62
in 2003
All-time low
6
in 2018
Years of data
17
2003–2019

Time required to start business in Cote d'Ivoire, 2003–2019

02040602003201120192003: 622004: 582005: 452006: 452007: 422008: 402009: 402010: 402011: 322012: 322013: 82014: 72015: 72016: 72017: 82018: 62019: 6

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

The most recent figure for time required to start business in Cote d'Ivoire is 6, measured in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 17 years on record.

That represents a change of down 85.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, time required to start business in Cote d'Ivoire peaked at 62 in 2003 and was at its lowest, 6, in 2018.

Cote d'Ivoire ranks 150th of 188 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

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

Time required to start business in Cote d'Ivoire, year by year

Annual values for Time required to start business in Cote d'Ivoire, 2003 to 2019.
Year Value Change
2003 62 —
2004 58 -6.5%
2005 45 -22.4%
2006 45 +0.0%
2007 42 -6.7%
2008 40 -4.8%
2009 40 +0.0%
2010 40 +0.0%
2011 32 -20.0%
2012 32 +0.0%
2013 8 -75.0%
2014 7 -12.5%
2015 7 +0.0%
2016 7 +0.0%
2017 8 +14.3%
2018 6 -25.0%
2019 6 +0.0%

Cote d'Ivoire compared with similar countries

  • Cote d'Ivoire's 6 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 15, 40% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
  • Cote d'Ivoire's 6 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 14.25, 42% of the median. (48 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Time required to start business in Cote d'Ivoire changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
2013 -75.0% 32 8

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 47.43 40 62 7
2010s 15.3 6 40 10

Countries ranked near Cote d'Ivoire

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  4. 150 Cyprus 6 compare
  5. 150 Mauritania 6 compare
  6. 150 Panama 6 compare
  7. 150 Senegal 6 compare
  8. 150 Thailand 6 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is time required to start business in Cote d'Ivoire?
Time required to start business in Cote d'Ivoire was 6 in 2019, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest time required to start business recorded in Cote d'Ivoire?
The highest recorded value was 62 in 2003.
What is the lowest time required to start business recorded in Cote d'Ivoire?
The lowest recorded value was 6 in 2018.
How does Cote d'Ivoire rank for time required to start business?
Cote d'Ivoire ranks 150th out of 188 countries with data for 2019.
Is time required to start business rising or falling in Cote d'Ivoire?
Over the last ten years it is down 85.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Cote d'Ivoire 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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