Time required to start a business in Eritrea
Eritrea: Time required to start a business was 84 days in 2019. ▲ Rising
Time required to start a business in Eritrea, 2004–2019
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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 79.83 days | 76 days | 84 days | 6 |
| 2010s | 84 days | 84 days | 84 days | 10 |
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More reference data data for Eritrea
- Summer temperature anomalies 1.03 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month 0.6441 °C (2026)
- Spring temperature anomalies -0.4557 °C (2026)
- Universal right to vote in practice 0 (2025)
- Autumn temperature anomalies 0.253 °C (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies -0.3232 °C (2025)
- Annual precipitation 290.51 millimeters (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote 1 (2025)
- Elected parliament 0 (2025)
- Competitive elections 0 (2025)
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
Number of calendar days needed to complete the procedures to legally operate a business.