Time required to start a business in Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau: Time required to start a business was 8.5 days in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Time required to start a business in Guinea-Bissau, 2005–2019
Source: Doing Business project, World Bank (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in days.
Analysis
Guinea-Bissau recorded 8.5 days for time required to start a business in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 15 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 96.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, time required to start a business in Guinea-Bissau peaked at 260.5 days in 2006 and was at its lowest, 8.5 days, in 2011.
Guinea-Bissau ranks 124th of 188 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 251.1 days | 216.5 days | 260.5 days | 5 |
| 2010s | 29.3 days | 8.5 days | 216.5 days | 10 |
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More reference data data for Guinea-Bissau
- Temperature anomalies by month 0.1558 °C (2026)
- Spring temperature anomalies 0.0461 °C (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies 0.1951 °C (2026)
- Competitive elections 0 (2025)
- Civil liberties rating 4 (2025)
- Free country 1 (2025)
- Universal right to vote in practice 0 (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote 1 (2025)
- Elected parliament 0 (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies -0.6203 °C (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is time required to start a business in Guinea-Bissau?
- Time required to start a business in Guinea-Bissau was 8.5 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 Guinea-Bissau?
- The highest recorded value was 260.5 days in 2006.
- What is the lowest time required to start a business recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.5 days in 2011.
- How does Guinea-Bissau rank for time required to start a business?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 124th out of 188 countries with data for 2019.
- Is time required to start a business rising or falling in Guinea-Bissau?
- Over the last ten years it is down 96.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Guinea-Bissau 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.