Time required to start business in Togo

Togo: Time required to start business was 2.5 in 2019. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2019)
2.5
Change on year
down 54.5%
World rank
182nd
of 188 countries
All-time high
84
in 2009
All-time low
2.5
in 2019
Years of data
17
2003–2019

Time required to start business in Togo, 2003–2019

0204060802003201120192003: 742004: 632005: 632006: 622007: 602008: 602009: 842010: 842011: 842012: 382013: 192014: 102015: 102016: 62017: 62018: 5.52019: 2.5

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Togo recorded 2.5 for time required to start business in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 17 years on record.

The figure is down 54.5% on the previous year and down 97.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, time required to start business in Togo peaked at 84 in 2009 and was at its lowest, 2.5, in 2019.

Togo ranks 182nd of 188 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Time required to start business in Togo, year by year

Annual values for Time required to start business in Togo, 2003 to 2019.
Year Value Change
2003 74 —
2004 63 -14.9%
2005 63 +0.0%
2006 62 -1.6%
2007 60 -3.2%
2008 60 +0.0%
2009 84 +40.0%
2010 84 +0.0%
2011 84 +0.0%
2012 38 -54.8%
2013 19 -50.0%
2014 10 -47.4%
2015 10 +0.0%
2016 6 -40.0%
2017 6 +0.0%
2018 5.5 -8.3%
2019 2.5 -54.5%

Togo compared with similar countries

  • Togo's 2.5 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 15, 17% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
  • Togo's 2.5 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 14.25, 18% of the median. (48 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Time required to start business in Togo changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
2012 -54.8% 84 38
2019 -54.5% 5.5 2.5
2013 -50.0% 38 19
2014 -47.4% 19 10
2009 +40.0% 60 84
2016 -40.0% 10 6

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 66.57 60 84 7
2010s 26.5 2.5 84 10

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Frequently asked questions

What is time required to start business in Togo?
Time required to start business in Togo was 2.5 in 2019, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest time required to start business recorded in Togo?
The highest recorded value was 84 in 2009.
What is the lowest time required to start business recorded in Togo?
The lowest recorded value was 2.5 in 2019.
How does Togo rank for time required to start business?
Togo ranks 182nd out of 188 countries with data for 2019.
Is time required to start business rising or falling in Togo?
Over the last ten years it is down 97.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Togo 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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