Time required to start business in Saint Kitts and Nevis

Saint Kitts and Nevis: Time required to start business was 18.5 in 2019. ▬ Flat

Latest (2019)
18.5
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
55th
of 188 countries
All-time high
19
in 2005
All-time low
18.5
in 2013
Years of data
15
2005–2019

Time required to start business in Saint Kitts and Nevis, 2005–2019

051015202005201220192005: 192006: 192007: 192008: 192009: 192010: 192011: 192012: 192013: 18.52014: 18.52015: 18.52016: 18.52017: 18.52018: 18.52019: 18.5

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

The most recent figure for time required to start business in Saint Kitts and Nevis is 18.5, measured in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 15 years on record.

That represents a change of down 2.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, time required to start business in Saint Kitts and Nevis peaked at 19 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 18.5, in 2013.

That places Saint Kitts and Nevis 55th out of 188 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.

Time required to start business in Saint Kitts and Nevis, year by year

Annual values for Time required to start business in Saint Kitts and Nevis, 2005 to 2019.
Year Value Change
2005 19 —
2006 19 +0.0%
2007 19 +0.0%
2008 19 +0.0%
2009 19 +0.0%
2010 19 +0.0%
2011 19 +0.0%
2012 19 +0.0%
2013 18.5 -2.6%
2014 18.5 +0.0%
2015 18.5 +0.0%
2016 18.5 +0.0%
2017 18.5 +0.0%
2018 18.5 +0.0%
2019 18.5 +0.0%

Saint Kitts and Nevis compared with similar countries

  • Saint Kitts and Nevis's 18.5 is above the median for high income countries, which is 8.5, 2.2× the median. (62 countries reporting)
  • Saint Kitts and Nevis's 18.5 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 16, 1.2× the median. (33 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 19 19 19 5
2010s 18.65 18.5 19 10

Countries ranked near Saint Kitts and Nevis

  1. 53 Kuwait 19.4 compare
  2. 54 Antigua and Barbuda 19 compare
  3. 56 Algeria 18 compare
  4. 56 Guyana 18 compare
  5. 56 Liberia 18 compare
  6. 56 Vanuatu 18 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is time required to start business in Saint Kitts and Nevis?
Time required to start business in Saint Kitts and Nevis was 18.5 in 2019, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest time required to start business recorded in Saint Kitts and Nevis?
The highest recorded value was 19 in 2005.
What is the lowest time required to start business recorded in Saint Kitts and Nevis?
The lowest recorded value was 18.5 in 2013.
How does Saint Kitts and Nevis rank for time required to start business?
Saint Kitts and Nevis ranks 55th out of 188 countries with data for 2019.
Is time required to start business rising or falling in Saint Kitts and Nevis?
Over the last ten years it is down 2.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Saint Kitts and Nevis data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Time required to start business. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Time required to start business
Source
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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