Time required to start business in Yemen

Yemen: Time required to start business was 40.5 in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
40.5
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
19th
of 188 countries
All-time high
72.5
in 2003
All-time low
12.5
in 2009
Years of data
17
2003–2019

Time required to start business in Yemen, 2003–2019

204060802003201120192003: 72.52004: 63.52005: 63.52006: 63.52007: 63.52008: 13.52009: 12.52010: 12.52011: 12.52012: 40.52013: 40.52014: 40.52015: 40.52016: 40.52017: 40.52018: 40.52019: 40.5

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2019, time required to start business in Yemen stood at 40.5.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 224.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, time required to start business in Yemen peaked at 72.5 in 2003 and was at its lowest, 12.5, in 2009.

Yemen ranks 19th of 188 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.

Time required to start business in Yemen, year by year

Annual values for Time required to start business in Yemen, 2003 to 2019.
Year Value Change
2003 72.5 —
2004 63.5 -12.4%
2005 63.5 +0.0%
2006 63.5 +0.0%
2007 63.5 +0.0%
2008 13.5 -78.7%
2009 12.5 -7.4%
2010 12.5 +0.0%
2011 12.5 +0.0%
2012 40.5 +224.0%
2013 40.5 +0.0%
2014 40.5 +0.0%
2015 40.5 +0.0%
2016 40.5 +0.0%
2017 40.5 +0.0%
2018 40.5 +0.0%
2019 40.5 +0.0%

Yemen compared with similar countries

  • Yemen's 40.5 is above the median for low income countries, which is 14.25, 2.8× the median. (24 countries reporting)
  • Yemen's 40.5 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 14, 2.9× the median. (23 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 50.36 12.5 72.5 7
2010s 34.9 12.5 40.5 10

Countries ranked near Yemen

  1. 16 Palestine 43.5 compare
  2. 17 Honduras 42 compare
  3. 18 Papua New Guinea 41 compare
  4. 20 Fiji 40 compare
  5. 20 South Africa 40 compare
  6. 22 Bolivia 39.5 compare

See the full ranking of 188 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is time required to start business in Yemen?
Time required to start business in Yemen was 40.5 in 2019, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest time required to start business recorded in Yemen?
The highest recorded value was 72.5 in 2003.
What is the lowest time required to start business recorded in Yemen?
The lowest recorded value was 12.5 in 2009.
How does Yemen rank for time required to start business?
Yemen ranks 19th out of 188 countries with data for 2019.
Is time required to start business rising or falling in Yemen?
Over the last ten years it is up 224.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Yemen 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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