Time required to start a business in Somalia
Somalia: Time required to start a business was 70 days in 2019. ▬ Flat
Latest (2019)
70 days
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
8th
of 188 countries
All-time high
70 days
in 2015
All-time low
70 days
in 2015
Years of data
5
2015–2019
Time required to start a business in Somalia, 2015–2019
Source: Doing Business project, World Bank (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in days.
Analysis
The most recent figure for time required to start a business in Somalia is 70 days, 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 a business in Somalia, year by year
| Year | days | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 70 days | — |
| 2016 | 70 days | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 70 days | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 70 days | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 70 days | +0.0% |
Somalia compared with similar countries
- Somalia's 70 days is above the median for low income countries, which is 14.25 days, 4.9× the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Somalia's 70 days is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 14.25 days, 4.9× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near Somalia
More reference data data for Somalia
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Burning - Crop residues 0.4444 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.3652 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 41.78 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure applied 234.3 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 43.31 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure Management 96.78 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Enteric Fermentation 28,272 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Crop Residues 71.14 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Enteric Fermentation 1,010 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.2685 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is time required to start a business in Somalia?
- Time required to start a business in Somalia was 70 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 Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 70 days in 2015.
- What is the lowest time required to start a business recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 70 days in 2015.
- How does Somalia rank for time required to start a business?
- Somalia ranks 8th out of 188 countries with data for 2019.
- Where does this Somalia 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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About this data
Number of calendar days needed to complete the procedures to legally operate a business.