Time required to start business in Djibouti

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

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

Time required to start business in Djibouti, 2005–2019

102030402005201220192005: 442006: 442007: 442008: 372009: 372010: 372011: 372012: 372013: 172014: 142015: 142016: 142017: 142018: 142019: 14

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

The most recent figure for time required to start business in Djibouti is 14, 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 business in Djibouti peaked at 44 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 14, 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.

Time required to start business in Djibouti, year by year

Annual values for Time required to start business in Djibouti, 2005 to 2019.
Year Value Change
2005 44 —
2006 44 +0.0%
2007 44 +0.0%
2008 37 -15.9%
2009 37 +0.0%
2010 37 +0.0%
2011 37 +0.0%
2012 37 +0.0%
2013 17 -54.1%
2014 14 -17.6%
2015 14 +0.0%
2016 14 +0.0%
2017 14 +0.0%
2018 14 +0.0%
2019 14 +0.0%

Djibouti compared with similar countries

  • Djibouti's 14 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 15, 93% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
  • Djibouti's 14 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 14, 1.0× the median. (23 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

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

Countries ranked near Djibouti

  1. 80 Nicaragua 14 compare
  2. 82 Cameroon 13.5 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 Djibouti?
Time required to start business in Djibouti was 14 in 2019, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest time required to start business recorded in Djibouti?
The highest recorded value was 44 in 2005.
What is the lowest time required to start business recorded in Djibouti?
The lowest recorded value was 14 in 2014.
How does Djibouti rank for time required to start business?
Djibouti ranks 80th out of 188 countries with data for 2019.
Is time required to start 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 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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