Time required to start a business in South Sudan
South Sudan: Time required to start a business was 13 days in 2019. ▼ Falling
Latest (2019)
13 days
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
83rd
of 188 countries
All-time high
14 days
in 2012
All-time low
13 days
in 2017
Years of data
8
2012–2019
Time required to start a business in South Sudan, 2012–2019
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 South Sudan stood at 13 days. That is the lowest value across all 8 years on record.
That represents a change of down 7.1% over ten years.
South Sudan ranks 83rd of 188 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Time required to start a business in South Sudan, year by year
| Year | days | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 14 days | — |
| 2013 | 14 days | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 14 days | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 14 days | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 14 days | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 13 days | -7.1% |
| 2018 | 13 days | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 13 days | +0.0% |
South Sudan compared with similar countries
- South Sudan's 13 days is below the median for low income countries, which is 14.25 days, 91% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
- South Sudan's 13 days is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 14.25 days, 91% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near South Sudan
More reference data data for South Sudan
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 7 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.3667 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 7.41 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Enteric 19,422 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Manure Management 684.53 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Manure applied to Soils 325.82 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Manure left on Pasture 8,797 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Burning - Crop 6.36 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Manure Management 577.67 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - IPCC Agriculture 944.75 (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is time required to start a business in South Sudan?
- Time required to start a business in South Sudan was 13 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 South Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 14 days in 2012.
- What is the lowest time required to start a business recorded in South Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 13 days in 2017.
- How does South Sudan rank for time required to start a business?
- South Sudan ranks 83rd out of 188 countries with data for 2019.
- Is time required to start a business rising or falling in South Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this South Sudan 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.