Time required to start business in Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau: Time required to start business was 8.5 in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2019)
8.5
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
124th
of 188 countries
All-time high
260.5
in 2006
All-time low
8.5
in 2011
Years of data
15
2005–2019
Time required to start business in Guinea-Bissau, 2005–2019
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Guinea-Bissau recorded 8.5 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 96.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, time required to start business in Guinea-Bissau peaked at 260.5 in 2006 and was at its lowest, 8.5, 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.
Time required to start business in Guinea-Bissau, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 259.5 | — |
| 2006 | 260.5 | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 259.5 | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 259.5 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 216.5 | -16.6% |
| 2010 | 216.5 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 8.5 | -96.1% |
| 2012 | 8.5 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 8.5 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 8.5 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 8.5 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 8.5 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 8.5 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 8.5 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 8.5 | +0.0% |
Guinea-Bissau compared with similar countries
- Guinea-Bissau's 8.5 is below the median for low income countries, which is 14.25, 60% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Guinea-Bissau's 8.5 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 14.25, 60% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 251.1 | 216.5 | 260.5 | 5 |
| 2010s | 29.3 | 8.5 | 216.5 | 10 |
Countries ranked near Guinea-Bissau
More reference data data for Guinea-Bissau
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0583 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.3098 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.395 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0269 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.395 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.1955 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.2346 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.56 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.15 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1466 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is time required to start business in Guinea-Bissau?
- Time required to start business in Guinea-Bissau was 8.5 in 2019, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest time required to start business recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The highest recorded value was 260.5 in 2006.
- What is the lowest time required to start business recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.5 in 2011.
- How does Guinea-Bissau rank for time required to start business?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 124th out of 188 countries with data for 2019.
- Is time required to start 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 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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