Time required to start a business in Namibia
Namibia: Time required to start a business was 54 days in 2019. ▼ Falling
Time required to start a business in Namibia, 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 Namibia stood at 54 days. 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 a business in Namibia peaked at 99 days in 2007 and was at its lowest, 54 days, 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 84.57 days | 66 days | 99 days | 7 |
| 2010s | 62.4 days | 54 days | 66 days | 10 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is time required to start a business in Namibia?
- Time required to start a business in Namibia was 54 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 Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 99 days in 2007.
- What is the lowest time required to start a business recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 54 days in 2017.
- How does Namibia rank for time required to start a business?
- Namibia ranks 11th out of 188 countries with data for 2019.
- Is time required to start a 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 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.