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.

Time required to start a business in Somalia

Name: Time required to start a business in Somalia
Creator: Doing Business project, World Bank (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

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

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%.

Countries ranked near Somalia

5 Eritrea 84 days compare
6 Bosnia and Herzegovina 80 days compare
7 Iran 72.5 days compare
9 Suriname 66 days compare
10 Chad 58 days compare
11 Namibia 54 days compare

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More reference data data for Somalia

Temperature anomalies by month -0.06 °C (2026)
Spring temperature anomalies 0.3971 °C (2026)
Summer temperature anomalies 0.484 °C (2026)
Competitive elections 0 (2025)
Universal right to vote 0 (2025)
Men's universal right to vote 0 (2025)
Universal right to vote in practice 0 (2025)
Elected parliament 0 (2025)
Civil liberties rating 7 (2025)
Autumn temperature anomalies 0.6624 °C (2025)

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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

Indicator: Time required to start a business
Unit: days
Source: Doing Business project, World Bank (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 188 places, 2,945 data points, 2003–2019
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Number of calendar days needed to complete the procedures to legally operate a business.