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.
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More reference data data for South Sudan
- Summer temperature anomalies 2.51 °C (2026)
- Spring temperature anomalies -2.16 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month -0.2213 °C (2026)
- Chief executive of the government is elected 0 (2025)
- Annual precipitation 690.12 millimeters (2025)
- Precipitation anomalies -323.89 millimeters (2025)
- Consumer price index 41,281 2010 = 100 (2024)
- Universal right to vote 2 (2025)
- Democracy 0 (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote 1 (2025)
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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Number of calendar days needed to complete the procedures to legally operate a business.