Time required to start a business in Gambia
Gambia: Time required to start a business was 8 days in 2019. ▼ Falling
Time required to start a business in Gambia, 2005–2019
Source: Doing Business project, World Bank (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in days.
Analysis
The most recent figure for time required to start a business in Gambia is 8 days, measured in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 15 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 68.0% on the previous year and down 70.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, time required to start a business in Gambia peaked at 32 days in 2007 and was at its lowest, 8 days, in 2019.
That places Gambia 131st 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 a business in Gambia, year by year
| Year | days | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 28 days | — |
| 2006 | 27 days | -3.6% |
| 2007 | 32 days | +18.5% |
| 2008 | 27 days | -15.6% |
| 2009 | 27 days | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 27 days | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 27 days | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 27 days | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 27 days | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 26 days | -3.7% |
| 2015 | 25 days | -3.8% |
| 2016 | 25 days | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 25 days | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 25 days | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 8 days | -68.0% |
Gambia compared with similar countries
- Gambia's 8 days is below the median for low income countries, which is 14.25 days, 56% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Gambia's 8 days is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 14.25 days, 56% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 28.2 days | 27 days | 32 days | 5 |
| 2010s | 24.2 days | 8 days | 27 days | 10 |
Countries ranked near Gambia
More reference data data for Gambia
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0121 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.2798 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.3524 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0232 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.3524 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0407 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0331 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.36 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.72 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1264 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is time required to start a business in Gambia?
- Time required to start a business in Gambia was 8 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 Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 32 days in 2007.
- What is the lowest time required to start a business recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 8 days in 2019.
- How does Gambia rank for time required to start a business?
- Gambia ranks 131st out of 188 countries with data for 2019.
- Is time required to start a business rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 70.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Gambia 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.