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

0510152012201520192012: 14 days2013: 14 days2014: 14 days2015: 14 days2016: 14 days2017: 13 days2018: 13 days2019: 13 days

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

Annual values for Time required to start a business in South Sudan, 2012 to 2019.
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

  1. 80 Djibouti 14 days compare
  2. 80 Nicaragua 14 days compare
  3. 82 Cameroon 13.5 days compare
  4. 83 Burkina Faso 13 days compare
  5. 83 East Timor 13 days compare
  6. 83 Finland 13 days compare
  7. 83 Ghana 13 days compare

See the full ranking of 188 places →

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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

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