Time required to start a business in Sudan

Sudan: Time required to start a business was 34.5 days in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
34.5 days
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
28th
of 188 countries
All-time high
38.5 days
in 2004
All-time low
34.5 days
in 2018
Years of data
16
2004–2019

Time required to start a business in Sudan, 2004–2019

0102030402004201120192004: 38.5 days2005: 38.5 days2006: 38.5 days2007: 38.5 days2008: 38.5 days2009: 36.5 days2010: 36.5 days2011: 36.5 days2012: 36.5 days2013: 36.5 days2014: 36.5 days2015: 36.5 days2016: 36.5 days2017: 36.5 days2018: 34.5 days2019: 34.5 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 Sudan stood at 34.5 days. That is the lowest value across all 16 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, time required to start a business in Sudan peaked at 38.5 days in 2004 and was at its lowest, 34.5 days, in 2018.

That places Sudan 28th out of 188 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 38.17 days 36.5 days 38.5 days 6
2010s 36.1 days 34.5 days 36.5 days 10

Countries ranked near Sudan

  1. 25 Angola 36 days compare
  2. 26 Libya 35 days compare
  3. 26 Paraguay 35 days compare
  4. 29 Equatorial Guinea 33 days compare
  5. 29 Philippines 33 days compare
  6. 31 Ethiopia 32 days compare
  7. 31 Seychelles 32 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 Sudan?
Time required to start a business in Sudan was 34.5 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 Sudan?
The highest recorded value was 38.5 days in 2004.
What is the lowest time required to start a business recorded in Sudan?
The lowest recorded value was 34.5 days in 2018.
How does Sudan rank for time required to start a business?
Sudan ranks 28th out of 188 countries with data for 2019.
Is time required to start a business rising or falling in Sudan?
Over the last ten years it is down 5.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this 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.