Time required to start business in El Salvador
El Salvador: Time required to start business was 16.5 in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2019)
16.5
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
65th
of 188 countries
All-time high
115
in 2003
All-time low
16.5
in 2008
Years of data
17
2003–2019
Time required to start business in El Salvador, 2003–2019
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for time required to start business in El Salvador is 16.5, measured in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 17 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, time required to start business in El Salvador peaked at 115 in 2003 and was at its lowest, 16.5, in 2008.
El Salvador ranks 65th of 188 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Time required to start business in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 115 | — |
| 2004 | 115 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 40 | -65.2% |
| 2006 | 36 | -10.0% |
| 2007 | 19.5 | -45.8% |
| 2008 | 16.5 | -15.4% |
| 2009 | 16.5 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 16.5 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 16.5 | +0.0% |
| 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 | 16.5 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 16.5 | +0.0% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 16.5 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 12, 1.4× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 16.5 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 16, 1.0× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 51.21 | 16.5 | 115 | 7 |
| 2010s | 16.5 | 16.5 | 16.5 | 10 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
- 62 Marshall Islands 17 compare
- 62 Mozambique 17 compare
- 64 Brazil 16.6 compare
- 65 Dominican Republic 16.5 compare
- 65 Luxembourg 16.5 compare
- 65 Pakistan 16.5 compare
More reference data data for El Salvador
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2714 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.6267 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.78 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0909 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.78 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.91 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.3176 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 3.5 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 8.5 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.4948 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is time required to start business in El Salvador?
- Time required to start business in El Salvador was 16.5 in 2019, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest time required to start business recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 115 in 2003.
- What is the lowest time required to start business recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.5 in 2008.
- How does El Salvador rank for time required to start business?
- El Salvador ranks 65th out of 188 countries with data for 2019.
- Is time required to start business rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this El Salvador 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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