Time required to start a business in Eswatini
Eswatini: Time required to start a business was 21.5 days in 2019. ▼ Falling
Time required to start a business in Eswatini, 2005–2019
Source: Doing Business project, World Bank (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in days.
Analysis
Eswatini recorded 21.5 days for time required to start a 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 a business in Eswatini peaked at 60 days in 2005 and was at its lowest, 21.5 days, 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 a business in Eswatini, year by year
| Year | days | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 60 days | — |
| 2006 | 60 days | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 60 days | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 60 days | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 60 days | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 56 days | -6.7% |
| 2011 | 56 days | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 56 days | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 38 days | -32.1% |
| 2014 | 30 days | -21.1% |
| 2015 | 30 days | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 30 days | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 30 days | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 30 days | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 21.5 days | -28.3% |
Eswatini compared with similar countries
- Eswatini's 21.5 days is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 15 days, 1.4× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Eswatini's 21.5 days is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 14.25 days, 1.5× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 60 days | 60 days | 60 days | 5 |
| 2010s | 37.75 days | 21.5 days | 56 days | 10 |
Countries ranked near Eswatini
More reference data data for Eswatini
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0203 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.3059 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.3309 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0048 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.3309 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0679 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0557 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.66 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.82 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.026 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is time required to start a business in Eswatini?
- Time required to start a business in Eswatini was 21.5 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 Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 60 days in 2005.
- What is the lowest time required to start a business recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.5 days in 2019.
- How does Eswatini rank for time required to start a business?
- Eswatini ranks 46th out of 188 countries with data for 2019.
- Is time required to start a 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 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.