Starting a business: Cost - Men (% of income per capita) - Score in Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau: Starting a business: Cost - Men (% of income per capita) - Score was 55.6% in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Starting a business: Cost - Men (% of income per capita) - Score in Guinea-Bissau, 2005–2019
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
The most recent figure for starting a business: cost - men (% of income per capita) - score in Guinea-Bissau is 55.6%, measured in 2019.
The figure is up 1.9% on the previous year and up 577.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, starting a business: cost - men (% of income per capita) - score in Guinea-Bissau peaked at 56.8% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2005.
Guinea-Bissau ranks 183rd of 191 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Starting a business: Cost - Men (% of income per capita) - Score in Guinea-Bissau, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 0.0% | — |
| 2006 | 0.0% | — |
| 2007 | 0.0% | — |
| 2008 | 0.0% | — |
| 2009 | 8.2% | — |
| 2010 | 8.3% | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 49.0% | +487.4% |
| 2012 | 56.8% | +15.9% |
| 2013 | 53.4% | -5.9% |
| 2014 | 48.7% | -8.9% |
| 2015 | 40.8% | -16.1% |
| 2016 | 47.2% | +15.6% |
| 2017 | 50.0% | +6.0% |
| 2018 | 54.5% | +9.0% |
| 2019 | 55.6% | +1.9% |
Guinea-Bissau compared with similar countries
- Guinea-Bissau's 55.6% is below the median for low income countries, which is 81.8%, 68% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Guinea-Bissau's 55.6% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 89.1%, 62% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.6% | 0.0% | 8.2% | 5 |
| 2010s | 46.4% | 8.3% | 56.8% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Guinea-Bissau
- 180 Nicaragua 67.2% compare
- 181 Zimbabwe 61.7% compare
- 182 South Sudan 61.3% compare
- 184 Suriname 53.3% compare
- 185 Mozambique 46.6% compare
- 186 Central African Republic 36.1% compare
More private sector data for Guinea-Bissau
- Merchandise trade 31.7% (2025)
- Food imports 41.7% (2018)
- Manufactures imports 38.6% (2018)
- Merchandise imports 489.00 million current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 68.5% (2018)
- Manufactures exports 0.0% (2015)
- Merchandise exports 313.00 million current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 139.14 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1238 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 36.68 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is starting a business: cost - men (% of income per capita) - score in Guinea-Bissau?
- Starting a business: cost - men (% of income per capita) - score in Guinea-Bissau was 55.6% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest starting a business: cost - men (% of income per capita) - score recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The highest recorded value was 56.8% in 2012.
- What is the lowest starting a business: cost - men (% of income per capita) - score recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2005.
- How does Guinea-Bissau rank for starting a business: cost - men (% of income per capita) - score?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 183rd out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is starting a business: cost - men (% of income per capita) - score rising or falling in Guinea-Bissau?
- Over the last ten years it is up 577.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Guinea-Bissau data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Starting a business: Cost - Men (% of income per capita) - Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The score for the cost for men benchmarks economies with respect to the regulatory best practice on the indicator. The score ranges from 0 to 100, where 0 represents the worst regulatory performance and 100 the best regulatory performance.