Time required to start business in Somalia

Somalia: Time required to start business was 70 in 2019. ▬ Flat

Latest (2019)
70
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
8th
of 188 countries
All-time high
70
in 2015
All-time low
70
in 2015
Years of data
5
2015–2019

Time required to start business in Somalia, 2015–2019

0204060802015201720192015: 702016: 702017: 702018: 702019: 70

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

The most recent figure for time required to start business in Somalia is 70, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over five years.

Somalia ranks 8th of 188 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

Time required to start business in Somalia, year by year

Annual values for Time required to start business in Somalia, 2015 to 2019.
Year Value Change
2015 70 —
2016 70 +0.0%
2017 70 +0.0%
2018 70 +0.0%
2019 70 +0.0%

Somalia compared with similar countries

  • Somalia's 70 is above the median for low income countries, which is 14.25, 4.9× the median. (24 countries reporting)
  • Somalia's 70 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 14.25, 4.9× the median. (48 countries reporting)

Countries ranked near Somalia

  1. 5 Eritrea 84 compare
  2. 6 Bosnia and Herzegovina 80 compare
  3. 7 Iran 72.5 compare
  4. 9 Suriname 66 compare
  5. 10 Chad 58 compare
  6. 11 Namibia 54 compare

See the full ranking of 188 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is time required to start business in Somalia?
Time required to start business in Somalia was 70 in 2019, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest time required to start business recorded in Somalia?
The highest recorded value was 70 in 2015.
What is the lowest time required to start business recorded in Somalia?
The lowest recorded value was 70 in 2015.
How does Somalia rank for time required to start business?
Somalia ranks 8th out of 188 countries with data for 2019.
Where does this Somalia 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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