Time required to start business in Senegal

Senegal: Time required to start business was 6 in 2019. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2019)
6
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
150th
of 188 countries
All-time high
58
in 2007
All-time low
6
in 2011
Years of data
17
2003–2019

Time required to start business in Senegal, 2003–2019

02040602003201120192003: 572004: 572005: 572006: 572007: 582008: 92009: 92010: 92011: 62012: 62013: 62014: 62015: 62016: 62017: 62018: 62019: 6

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

The most recent figure for time required to start business in Senegal is 6, measured in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 17 years on record.

The figure is down 33.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, time required to start business in Senegal peaked at 58 in 2007 and was at its lowest, 6, in 2011.

That places Senegal 150th out of 188 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Time required to start business in Senegal, year by year

Annual values for Time required to start business in Senegal, 2003 to 2019.
Year Value Change
2003 57 —
2004 57 +0.0%
2005 57 +0.0%
2006 57 +0.0%
2007 58 +1.8%
2008 9 -84.5%
2009 9 +0.0%
2010 9 +0.0%
2011 6 -33.3%
2012 6 +0.0%
2013 6 +0.0%
2014 6 +0.0%
2015 6 +0.0%
2016 6 +0.0%
2017 6 +0.0%
2018 6 +0.0%
2019 6 +0.0%

Senegal compared with similar countries

  • Senegal's 6 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 15, 40% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
  • Senegal's 6 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 14.25, 42% of the median. (48 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 43.43 9 58 7
2010s 6.3 6 9 10

Countries ranked near Senegal

  1. 147 Portugal 6.5 compare
  2. 147 Ukraine 6.5 compare
  3. 147 Uruguay 6.5 compare
  4. 150 Cote d'Ivoire 6 compare
  5. 150 Cyprus 6 compare
  6. 150 Mauritania 6 compare
  7. 150 Panama 6 compare
  8. 150 Thailand 6 compare

See the full ranking of 188 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is time required to start business in Senegal?
Time required to start business in Senegal was 6 in 2019, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest time required to start business recorded in Senegal?
The highest recorded value was 58 in 2007.
What is the lowest time required to start business recorded in Senegal?
The lowest recorded value was 6 in 2011.
How does Senegal rank for time required to start business?
Senegal ranks 150th out of 188 countries with data for 2019.
Is time required to start business rising or falling in Senegal?
Over the last ten years it is down 33.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Senegal 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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