Time required to start a business in Madagascar
Madagascar: Time required to start a business was 8 days in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Time required to start a business in Madagascar, 2003–2019
Source: Doing Business project, World Bank (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in days.
Analysis
In 2019, time required to start a business in Madagascar stood at 8 days. That is the lowest value across all 17 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 33.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, time required to start a business in Madagascar peaked at 67 days in 2003 and was at its lowest, 8 days, in 2017.
Madagascar ranks 131st 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 a business in Madagascar, year by year
| Year | days | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 67 days | — |
| 2004 | 47 days | -29.9% |
| 2005 | 42 days | -10.6% |
| 2006 | 20 days | -52.4% |
| 2007 | 12 days | -40.0% |
| 2008 | 12 days | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 12 days | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 12 days | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 12 days | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 12 days | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 12 days | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 12 days | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 13 days | +8.3% |
| 2016 | 12 days | -7.7% |
| 2017 | 8 days | -33.3% |
| 2018 | 8 days | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 8 days | +0.0% |
Madagascar compared with similar countries
- Madagascar's 8 days is below the median for low income countries, which is 14.25 days, 56% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Madagascar's 8 days is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 14.25 days, 56% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 30.29 days | 12 days | 67 days | 7 |
| 2010s | 10.9 days | 8 days | 13 days | 10 |
Countries ranked near Madagascar
More reference data data for Madagascar
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.4459 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 4.82 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 5.9 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.4503 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 5.9 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.5 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.43 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 26.56 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 32.81 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 2.45 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is time required to start a business in Madagascar?
- Time required to start a business in Madagascar was 8 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 Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 67 days in 2003.
- What is the lowest time required to start a business recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 8 days in 2017.
- How does Madagascar rank for time required to start a business?
- Madagascar ranks 131st out of 188 countries with data for 2019.
- Is time required to start a business rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 33.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Madagascar 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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Number of calendar days needed to complete the procedures to legally operate a business.