Time required to start a business in Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea: Time required to start a business was 33 days in 2019. ▼ Falling
Time required to start a business in Equatorial Guinea, 2005–2019
Source: Doing Business project, World Bank (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in days.
Analysis
In 2019, time required to start a business in Equatorial Guinea stood at 33 days. 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 a business in Equatorial Guinea peaked at 155 days in 2005 and was at its lowest, 33 days, 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 a business in Equatorial Guinea, year by year
| Year | days | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 155 days | — |
| 2006 | 155 days | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 155 days | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 155 days | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 155 days | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 155 days | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 150 days | -3.2% |
| 2012 | 150 days | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 150 days | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 150 days | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 150 days | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 149 days | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 33 days | -77.9% |
| 2018 | 33 days | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 33 days | +0.0% |
Equatorial Guinea compared with similar countries
- Equatorial Guinea's 33 days is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 12 days, 2.8× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Equatorial Guinea's 33 days is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 14.25 days, 2.3× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 155 days | 155 days | 155 days | 5 |
| 2010s | 115.3 days | 33 days | 155 days | 10 |
Countries ranked near Equatorial Guinea
More reference data data for Equatorial Guinea
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0083 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure Management 1.17 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Manure applied to Soils 1.11 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Direct emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0275 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0358 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Direct emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0246 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 10.65 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Manure Management 2.11 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure applied 1.11 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Manure Management 0.9434 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is time required to start a business in Equatorial Guinea?
- Time required to start a business in Equatorial Guinea was 33 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 Equatorial Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 155 days in 2005.
- What is the lowest time required to start a business recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 33 days in 2017.
- How does Equatorial Guinea rank for time required to start a business?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 29th out of 188 countries with data for 2019.
- Is time required to start a 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 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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Number of calendar days needed to complete the procedures to legally operate a business.