Time required to start business in Eswatini

Eswatini: Time required to start business was 21.5 in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
21.5
Change on year
down 28.3%
World rank
46th
of 188 countries
All-time high
60
in 2005
All-time low
21.5
in 2019
Years of data
15
2005–2019

Time required to start business in Eswatini, 2005–2019

02040602005201220192005: 602006: 602007: 602008: 602009: 602010: 562011: 562012: 562013: 382014: 302015: 302016: 302017: 302018: 302019: 21.5

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Eswatini recorded 21.5 for time required to start business in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 15 years on record.

That represents a change of down 28.3% on the previous year and down 64.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, time required to start business in Eswatini peaked at 60 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 21.5, in 2019.

Eswatini ranks 46th of 188 countries on this measure, 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 Eswatini, year by year

Annual values for Time required to start business in Eswatini, 2005 to 2019.
Year Value Change
2005 60 —
2006 60 +0.0%
2007 60 +0.0%
2008 60 +0.0%
2009 60 +0.0%
2010 56 -6.7%
2011 56 +0.0%
2012 56 +0.0%
2013 38 -32.1%
2014 30 -21.1%
2015 30 +0.0%
2016 30 +0.0%
2017 30 +0.0%
2018 30 +0.0%
2019 21.5 -28.3%

Eswatini compared with similar countries

  • Eswatini's 21.5 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 15, 1.4× the median. (47 countries reporting)
  • Eswatini's 21.5 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 14.25, 1.5× the median. (48 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 60 60 60 5
2010s 37.75 21.5 56 10

Countries ranked near Eswatini

  1. 44 Nepal 22.5 compare
  2. 45 Central African Republic 22 compare
  3. 46 Slovakia 21.5 compare
  4. 48 Austria 21 compare
  5. 49 Malta 20.5 compare

See the full ranking of 188 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is time required to start business in Eswatini?
Time required to start business in Eswatini was 21.5 in 2019, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest time required to start business recorded in Eswatini?
The highest recorded value was 60 in 2005.
What is the lowest time required to start business recorded in Eswatini?
The lowest recorded value was 21.5 in 2019.
How does Eswatini rank for time required to start business?
Eswatini ranks 46th out of 188 countries with data for 2019.
Is time required to start business rising or falling in Eswatini?
Over the last ten years it is down 64.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Eswatini 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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