Time required to start business in Namibia
Namibia: Time required to start business was 54 in 2019. ▼ Falling
Latest (2019)
54
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
11th
of 188 countries
All-time high
99
in 2007
All-time low
54
in 2017
Years of data
17
2003–2019
Time required to start business in Namibia, 2003–2019
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2019, time required to start business in Namibia stood at 54. That is the lowest value across all 17 years on record.
That represents a change of down 18.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, time required to start business in Namibia peaked at 99 in 2007 and was at its lowest, 54, in 2017.
Namibia ranks 11th of 188 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.
Time required to start business in Namibia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 86 | — |
| 2004 | 85 | -1.2% |
| 2005 | 95 | +11.8% |
| 2006 | 95 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 99 | +4.2% |
| 2008 | 66 | -33.3% |
| 2009 | 66 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 66 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 66 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 66 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 66 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 66 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 66 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 66 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 54 | -18.2% |
| 2018 | 54 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 54 | +0.0% |
Namibia compared with similar countries
- Namibia's 54 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 15, 3.6× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Namibia's 54 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 14.25, 3.8× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 84.57 | 66 | 99 | 7 |
| 2010s | 62.4 | 54 | 66 | 10 |
Countries ranked near Namibia
More reference data data for Namibia
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0579 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.52 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.62 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0157 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.62 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.194 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.1306 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 6.29 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 6.82 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0853 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is time required to start business in Namibia?
- Time required to start business in Namibia was 54 in 2019, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest time required to start business recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 99 in 2007.
- What is the lowest time required to start business recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 54 in 2017.
- How does Namibia rank for time required to start business?
- Namibia ranks 11th out of 188 countries with data for 2019.
- Is time required to start business rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Namibia 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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