Time required to start a business in Eritrea

Eritrea: Time required to start a business was 84 days in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
84 days
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
5th
of 188 countries
All-time high
84 days
in 2008
All-time low
76 days
in 2004
Years of data
16
2004–2019

Time required to start a business in Eritrea, 2004–2019

0204060802004201120192004: 76 days2005: 76 days2006: 76 days2007: 83 days2008: 84 days2009: 84 days2010: 84 days2011: 84 days2012: 84 days2013: 84 days2014: 84 days2015: 84 days2016: 84 days2017: 84 days2018: 84 days2019: 84 days

Source: Doing Business project, World Bank (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in days.

Analysis

Eritrea recorded 84 days for time required to start a business in 2019. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.

The figure is unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, time required to start a business in Eritrea peaked at 84 days in 2008 and was at its lowest, 76 days, in 2004.

That places Eritrea 5th out of 188 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 79.83 days 76 days 84 days 6
2010s 84 days 84 days 84 days 10

Countries ranked near Eritrea

  1. 2 Laos 173 days compare
  2. 3 Cambodia 99 days compare
  3. 4 Haiti 97 days compare
  4. 6 Bosnia and Herzegovina 80 days compare
  5. 7 Iran 72.5 days compare
  6. 8 Somalia 70 days compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is time required to start a business in Eritrea?
Time required to start a business in Eritrea was 84 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 Eritrea?
The highest recorded value was 84 days in 2008.
What is the lowest time required to start a business recorded in Eritrea?
The lowest recorded value was 76 days in 2004.
How does Eritrea rank for time required to start a business?
Eritrea ranks 5th out of 188 countries with data for 2019.
Is time required to start a business rising or falling in Eritrea?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Eritrea 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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About this data

Indicator
Time required to start a business
Unit
days
Source
Doing Business project, World Bank (2025) – processed by 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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Number of calendar days needed to complete the procedures to legally operate a business.