Time required to start a business in Guinea
Guinea: Time required to start a business was 15 days in 2019. ▼ Falling
Time required to start a business in Guinea, 2003–2019
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 Guinea is 15 days, measured in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 17 years on record.
That represents a change of down 62.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, time required to start a business in Guinea peaked at 48 days in 2003 and was at its lowest, 15 days, in 2014.
Guinea ranks 75th of 188 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 41.14 days | 40 days | 48 days | 7 |
| 2010s | 23.6 days | 15 days | 43 days | 10 |
Countries ranked near Guinea
More reference data data for Guinea
- Spring temperature anomalies 0.5077 °C (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies 0.6929 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month 0.6627 °C (2026)
- Universal right to vote in practice 0 (2025)
- Autumn temperature anomalies 0.2148 °C (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies 0.3921 °C (2025)
- Consumer price index 436.58 2010 = 100 (2025)
- Universal right to vote 2 (2025)
- Competitive elections 0 (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote 1 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is time required to start a business in Guinea?
- Time required to start a business in Guinea was 15 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?
- The highest recorded value was 48 days in 2003.
- What is the lowest time required to start a business recorded in Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 15 days in 2014.
- How does Guinea rank for time required to start a business?
- Guinea ranks 75th out of 188 countries with data for 2019.
- Is time required to start a business rising or falling in Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 62.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Guinea 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.