Time required to start business in Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia: Time required to start business was 11 in 2019. ▼ Falling
Latest (2019)
11
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
103rd
of 188 countries
All-time high
22
in 2005
All-time low
11
in 2011
Years of data
15
2005–2019
Time required to start business in Saint Lucia, 2005–2019
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Saint Lucia recorded 11 for time required to start business in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 15 years on record.
The figure is down 21.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, time required to start business in Saint Lucia peaked at 22 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 11, in 2011.
Saint Lucia ranks 103rd of 188 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.
Time required to start business in Saint Lucia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 22 | — |
| 2006 | 20 | -9.1% |
| 2007 | 20 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 20 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 14 | -30.0% |
| 2010 | 14 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 11 | -21.4% |
| 2012 | 11 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 11 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 11 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 11 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 11 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 11 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 11 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 11 | +0.0% |
Saint Lucia compared with similar countries
- Saint Lucia's 11 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 12, 92% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Saint Lucia's 11 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 16, 69% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 19.2 | 14 | 22 | 5 |
| 2010s | 11.3 | 11 | 14 | 10 |
Countries ranked near Saint Lucia
More reference data data for Saint Lucia
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0062 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0081 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0143 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0 (1979)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0143 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0208 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0131 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0405 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0745 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0 (1979)
Frequently asked questions
- What is time required to start business in Saint Lucia?
- Time required to start business in Saint Lucia was 11 in 2019, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest time required to start business recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The highest recorded value was 22 in 2005.
- What is the lowest time required to start business recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The lowest recorded value was 11 in 2011.
- How does Saint Lucia rank for time required to start business?
- Saint Lucia ranks 103rd out of 188 countries with data for 2019.
- Is time required to start business rising or falling in Saint Lucia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Saint Lucia 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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