Time required to start a business in Djibouti

Djibouti: Time required to start a business was 14 days in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
14 days
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
80th
of 188 countries
All-time high
44 days
in 2005
All-time low
14 days
in 2014
Years of data
15
2005–2019

Time required to start a business in Djibouti, 2005–2019

102030402005201220192005: 44 days2006: 44 days2007: 44 days2008: 37 days2009: 37 days2010: 37 days2011: 37 days2012: 37 days2013: 17 days2014: 14 days2015: 14 days2016: 14 days2017: 14 days2018: 14 days2019: 14 days

Source: Doing Business project, World Bank (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in days.

Analysis

The most recent figure for time required to start a business in Djibouti is 14 days, measured in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 15 years on record.

That represents a change of down 62.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, time required to start a business in Djibouti peaked at 44 days in 2005 and was at its lowest, 14 days, in 2014.

That places Djibouti 80th 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 15 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 41.2 days 37 days 44 days 5
2010s 21.2 days 14 days 37 days 10

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  6. 83 Ghana 13 days compare
  7. 83 South Sudan 13 days compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is time required to start a business in Djibouti?
Time required to start a business in Djibouti was 14 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 Djibouti?
The highest recorded value was 44 days in 2005.
What is the lowest time required to start a business recorded in Djibouti?
The lowest recorded value was 14 days in 2014.
How does Djibouti rank for time required to start a business?
Djibouti ranks 80th out of 188 countries with data for 2019.
Is time required to start a business rising or falling in Djibouti?
Over the last ten years it is down 62.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Djibouti 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

Indicator
Time required to start a business
Unit
days
Source
Doing Business project, World Bank (2025) – processed by 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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Number of calendar days needed to complete the procedures to legally operate a business.