Time required to start business in Lebanon

Lebanon: Time required to start business was 15 in 2019. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2019)
15
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
75th
of 188 countries
All-time high
53
in 2003
All-time low
15
in 2009
Years of data
17
2003–2019

Time required to start business in Lebanon, 2003–2019

10203040502003201120192003: 532004: 532005: 532006: 532007: 532008: 182009: 152010: 152011: 152012: 152013: 152014: 152015: 152016: 152017: 152018: 152019: 15

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Lebanon recorded 15 for time required to start business in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 17 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, time required to start business in Lebanon peaked at 53 in 2003 and was at its lowest, 15, in 2009.

That places Lebanon 75th out of 188 countries with data for 2019, putting it 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 Lebanon, year by year

Annual values for Time required to start business in Lebanon, 2003 to 2019.
Year Value Change
2003 53 —
2004 53 +0.0%
2005 53 +0.0%
2006 53 +0.0%
2007 53 +0.0%
2008 18 -66.0%
2009 15 -16.7%
2010 15 +0.0%
2011 15 +0.0%
2012 15 +0.0%
2013 15 +0.0%
2014 15 +0.0%
2015 15 +0.0%
2016 15 +0.0%
2017 15 +0.0%
2018 15 +0.0%
2019 15 +0.0%

Lebanon compared with similar countries

  • Lebanon's 15 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 15, 1.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
  • Lebanon's 15 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 14, 1.1× the median. (23 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 42.57 15 53 7
2010s 15 15 15 10

Countries ranked near Lebanon

  1. 74 Syria 15.5 compare
  2. 75 Guatemala 15 compare
  3. 75 Guinea 15 compare
  4. 75 Lesotho 15 compare
  5. 75 North Macedonia 15 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is time required to start business in Lebanon?
Time required to start business in Lebanon was 15 in 2019, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest time required to start business recorded in Lebanon?
The highest recorded value was 53 in 2003.
What is the lowest time required to start business recorded in Lebanon?
The lowest recorded value was 15 in 2009.
How does Lebanon rank for time required to start business?
Lebanon ranks 75th out of 188 countries with data for 2019.
Is time required to start business rising or falling in Lebanon?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Lebanon 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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Indicator
Time required to start business
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
188 places, 2,945 data points, 2003–2019
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