Time required to start business in Gabon
Gabon: Time required to start business was 10 in 2019. ▼ Falling
Time required to start business in Gabon, 2005–2019
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Gabon recorded 10 for time required to start business in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 15 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 67.7% on the previous year and down 81.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, time required to start business in Gabon peaked at 54 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 10, in 2019.
That places Gabon 111th out of 188 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.
Time required to start business in Gabon, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 54 | — |
| 2006 | 54 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 54 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 54 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 54 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 54 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 54 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 54 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 47 | -13.0% |
| 2014 | 47 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 47 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 47 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 33 | -29.8% |
| 2018 | 31 | -6.1% |
| 2019 | 10 | -67.7% |
Gabon compared with similar countries
- Gabon's 10 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 12, 83% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Gabon's 10 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 14.25, 70% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 54 | 54 | 54 | 5 |
| 2010s | 42.4 | 10 | 54 | 10 |
Countries ranked near Gabon
- 108 Trinidad and Tobago 10.5 compare
- 109 Saudi Arabia 10.4 compare
- 110 Russia 10.1 compare
- 111 Colombia 10 compare
- 111 Kyrgyzstan 10 compare
- 111 Niger 10 compare
- 111 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 10 compare
- 111 Switzerland 10 compare
More reference data data for Gabon
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0319 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0505 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0931 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0031 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0931 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.107 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.1347 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.2352 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.5278 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0167 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is time required to start business in Gabon?
- Time required to start business in Gabon was 10 in 2019, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest time required to start business recorded in Gabon?
- The highest recorded value was 54 in 2005.
- What is the lowest time required to start business recorded in Gabon?
- The lowest recorded value was 10 in 2019.
- How does Gabon rank for time required to start business?
- Gabon ranks 111th out of 188 countries with data for 2019.
- Is time required to start business rising or falling in Gabon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 81.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Gabon 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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