Time required to start business in Kenya
Kenya: Time required to start business was 23 in 2019. ▼ Falling
Latest (2019)
23
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
41st
of 188 countries
All-time high
60
in 2003
All-time low
22
in 2016
Years of data
17
2003–2019
Time required to start business in Kenya, 2003–2019
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Kenya recorded 23 for time required to start business in 2019.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 30.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, time required to start business in Kenya peaked at 60 in 2003 and was at its lowest, 22, in 2016.
Kenya ranks 41st of 188 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.
Time required to start business in Kenya, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 60 | — |
| 2004 | 47 | -21.7% |
| 2005 | 55 | +17.0% |
| 2006 | 55 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 45 | -18.2% |
| 2008 | 33 | -26.7% |
| 2009 | 33 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 33 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 35 | +6.1% |
| 2012 | 34 | -2.9% |
| 2013 | 34 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 32 | -5.9% |
| 2015 | 28 | -12.5% |
| 2016 | 22 | -21.4% |
| 2017 | 23 | +4.5% |
| 2018 | 23 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 23 | +0.0% |
Kenya compared with similar countries
- Kenya's 23 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 15, 1.5× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Kenya's 23 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 14.25, 1.6× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 46.86 | 33 | 60 | 7 |
| 2010s | 28.7 | 22 | 35 | 10 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
More reference data data for Kenya
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.5379 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 12.22 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 14.55 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.377 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 14.55 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.8 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.1 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 58.05 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 68.95 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 2.05 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is time required to start business in Kenya?
- Time required to start business in Kenya was 23 in 2019, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest time required to start business recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 60 in 2003.
- What is the lowest time required to start business recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 22 in 2016.
- How does Kenya rank for time required to start business?
- Kenya ranks 41st out of 188 countries with data for 2019.
- Is time required to start business rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 30.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Kenya 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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