Time required to start business in Madagascar

Madagascar: Time required to start business was 8 in 2019. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2019)
8
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
131st
of 188 countries
All-time high
67
in 2003
All-time low
8
in 2017
Years of data
17
2003–2019

Time required to start business in Madagascar, 2003–2019

02040602003201120192003: 672004: 472005: 422006: 202007: 122008: 122009: 122010: 122011: 122012: 122013: 122014: 122015: 132016: 122017: 82018: 82019: 8

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2019, time required to start business in Madagascar stood at 8. 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 business in Madagascar peaked at 67 in 2003 and was at its lowest, 8, 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 business in Madagascar, year by year

Annual values for Time required to start business in Madagascar, 2003 to 2019.
Year Value Change
2003 67 —
2004 47 -29.9%
2005 42 -10.6%
2006 20 -52.4%
2007 12 -40.0%
2008 12 +0.0%
2009 12 +0.0%
2010 12 +0.0%
2011 12 +0.0%
2012 12 +0.0%
2013 12 +0.0%
2014 12 +0.0%
2015 13 +8.3%
2016 12 -7.7%
2017 8 -33.3%
2018 8 +0.0%
2019 8 +0.0%

Madagascar compared with similar countries

  • Madagascar's 8 is below the median for low income countries, which is 14.25, 56% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
  • Madagascar's 8 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 14.25, 56% of the median. (48 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 30.29 12 67 7
2010s 10.9 8 13 10

Countries ranked near Madagascar

  1. 129 Mexico 8.4 compare
  2. 130 Bahrain 8.3 compare
  3. 131 Gambia 8 compare
  4. 131 Germany 8 compare
  5. 131 Sierra Leone 8 compare
  6. 131 Slovenia 8 compare
  7. 131 South Korea 8 compare
  8. 131 Sri Lanka 8 compare

See the full ranking of 188 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is time required to start business in Madagascar?
Time required to start business in Madagascar was 8 in 2019, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest time required to start business recorded in Madagascar?
The highest recorded value was 67 in 2003.
What is the lowest time required to start business recorded in Madagascar?
The lowest recorded value was 8 in 2017.
How does Madagascar rank for time required to start business?
Madagascar ranks 131st out of 188 countries with data for 2019.
Is time required to start 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 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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