Time required to start business in Equatorial Guinea

Equatorial Guinea: Time required to start business was 33 in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
33
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
29th
of 188 countries
All-time high
155
in 2005
All-time low
33
in 2017
Years of data
15
2005–2019

Time required to start business in Equatorial Guinea, 2005–2019

2550751001251502005201220192005: 1552006: 1552007: 1552008: 1552009: 1552010: 1552011: 1502012: 1502013: 1502014: 1502015: 1502016: 1492017: 332018: 332019: 33

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2019, time required to start business in Equatorial Guinea stood at 33. That is the lowest value across all 15 years on record.

That represents a change of down 78.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, time required to start business in Equatorial Guinea peaked at 155 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 33, in 2017.

That places Equatorial Guinea 29th out of 188 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.

Time required to start business in Equatorial Guinea, year by year

Annual values for Time required to start business in Equatorial Guinea, 2005 to 2019.
Year Value Change
2005 155 —
2006 155 +0.0%
2007 155 +0.0%
2008 155 +0.0%
2009 155 +0.0%
2010 155 +0.0%
2011 150 -3.2%
2012 150 +0.0%
2013 150 +0.0%
2014 150 +0.0%
2015 150 +0.0%
2016 149 -0.7%
2017 33 -77.9%
2018 33 +0.0%
2019 33 +0.0%

Equatorial Guinea compared with similar countries

  • Equatorial Guinea's 33 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 12, 2.8× the median. (55 countries reporting)
  • Equatorial Guinea's 33 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 14.25, 2.3× the median. (48 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 155 155 155 5
2010s 115.3 33 155 10

Countries ranked near Equatorial Guinea

  1. 26 Libya 35 compare
  2. 26 Paraguay 35 compare
  3. 28 Sudan 34.5 compare
  4. 29 Philippines 33 compare
  5. 31 Ethiopia 32 compare
  6. 31 Seychelles 32 compare

See the full ranking of 188 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is time required to start business in Equatorial Guinea?
Time required to start business in Equatorial Guinea was 33 in 2019, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest time required to start business recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
The highest recorded value was 155 in 2005.
What is the lowest time required to start business recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
The lowest recorded value was 33 in 2017.
How does Equatorial Guinea rank for time required to start business?
Equatorial Guinea ranks 29th out of 188 countries with data for 2019.
Is time required to start business rising or falling in Equatorial Guinea?
Over the last ten years it is down 78.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Equatorial Guinea 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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