Starting a business: Procedures required - Men (number) - Score (Men) in Gambia
Gambia: Starting a business: Procedures required - Men (number) - Score (Men) was 70.59 in 2019. ▲ Rising
Starting a business: Procedures required - Men (number) - Score in Gambia, 2005–2019
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
In 2019, starting a business: procedures required - men (number) - score in Gambia stood at 70.59. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 9.1% on the previous year and up 20.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, starting a business: procedures required - men (number) - score in Gambia peaked at 70.59 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 52.94, in 2007.
That places Gambia 77th out of 191 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Starting a business: Procedures required - Men (number) - Score (Men) in Gambia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 58.82 | — |
| 2006 | 58.82 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 52.94 | -10.0% |
| 2008 | 58.82 | +11.1% |
| 2009 | 58.82 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 58.82 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 58.82 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 58.82 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 58.82 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 64.71 | +10.0% |
| 2015 | 64.71 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 64.71 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 64.71 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 64.71 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 70.59 | +9.1% |
Gambia compared with similar countries
- Gambia's 70.59 is above the median for low income countries, which is 67.65, 1.0× the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Gambia's 70.59 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 64.71, 1.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 57.65 | 52.94 | 58.82 | 5 |
| 2010s | 62.94 | 58.82 | 70.59 | 10 |
Countries ranked near Gambia
- 77 United States 70.59 compare
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- 77 Chile 70.59 compare
- 77 Djibouti 70.59 compare
- 77 Grenada 70.59 compare
- 77 Guatemala 70.59 compare
- 77 Guinea 70.59 compare
- 77 Hungary 70.59 compare
- 77 Lesotho 70.59 compare
- 77 Maldives 70.59 compare
- 77 Myanmar 70.59 compare
- 77 North Macedonia 70.59 compare
- 77 Papua New Guinea 70.59 compare
- 77 Portugal 70.59 compare
- 77 Puerto Rico 70.59 compare
- 77 Romania 70.59 compare
- 77 Sao Tome and Principe 70.59 compare
- 77 Switzerland 70.59 compare
- 77 East Timor 70.59 compare
- 77 Ukraine 70.59 compare
- 77 Yemen 70.59 compare
More private sector data for Gambia
- Merchandise trade 54.3% (2025)
- Food imports 22.0% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 44.7% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 894.00 million current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service imports 176.88 million current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 90.7% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 1.0% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 514.00 million current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 461.00 million current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 182.13 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is starting a business: procedures required - men (number) - score in Gambia?
- Starting a business: procedures required - men (number) - score in Gambia was 70.59 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest starting a business: procedures required - men (number) - score recorded in Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 70.59 in 2019.
- What is the lowest starting a business: procedures required - men (number) - score recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 52.94 in 2007.
- How does Gambia rank for starting a business: procedures required - men (number) - score?
- Gambia ranks 77th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is starting a business: procedures required - men (number) - score rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Gambia data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Starting a business: Procedures required - Men (number) - Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The score for the number of procedures for men benchmarks economies with respect to the regulatory best practice on the indicator. The score is indicated on a scale from 0 to 100, where 0 represents the worst regulatory performance and 100 the best regulatory performance.