Time required to start business in Dominica

Dominica: Time required to start business was 12 in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
12
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
92nd
of 188 countries
All-time high
14
in 2005
All-time low
12
in 2011
Years of data
15
2005–2019

Time required to start business in Dominica, 2005–2019

0510152005201220192005: 142006: 142007: 142008: 132009: 132010: 132011: 122012: 122013: 122014: 122015: 122016: 122017: 122018: 122019: 12

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Dominica recorded 12 for time required to start business in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 15 years on record.

That represents a change of down 7.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, time required to start business in Dominica peaked at 14 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 12, in 2011.

Dominica ranks 92nd of 188 countries on this measure, 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 Dominica, year by year

Annual values for Time required to start business in Dominica, 2005 to 2019.
Year Value Change
2005 14 —
2006 14 +0.0%
2007 14 +0.0%
2008 13 -7.1%
2009 13 +0.0%
2010 13 +0.0%
2011 12 -7.7%
2012 12 +0.0%
2013 12 +0.0%
2014 12 +0.0%
2015 12 +0.0%
2016 12 +0.0%
2017 12 +0.0%
2018 12 +0.0%
2019 12 +0.0%

Dominica compared with similar countries

  • Dominica's 12 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 12, 1.0× the median. (55 countries reporting)
  • Dominica's 12 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 16, 75% of the median. (33 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 13.6 13 14 5
2010s 12.1 12 13 10

Countries ranked near Dominica

  1. 89 Egypt 12.5 compare
  2. 89 Jordan 12.5 compare
  3. 89 Spain 12.5 compare
  4. 92 Bhutan 12 compare
  5. 92 Grenada 12 compare
  6. 92 Maldives 12 compare
  7. 92 Mongolia 12 compare
  8. 92 Montenegro 12 compare

See the full ranking of 188 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is time required to start business in Dominica?
Time required to start business in Dominica was 12 in 2019, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest time required to start business recorded in Dominica?
The highest recorded value was 14 in 2005.
What is the lowest time required to start business recorded in Dominica?
The lowest recorded value was 12 in 2011.
How does Dominica rank for time required to start business?
Dominica ranks 92nd out of 188 countries with data for 2019.
Is time required to start business rising or falling in Dominica?
Over the last ten years it is down 7.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Dominica 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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