Starting a business: Procedures required - Men (number) in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Starting a business: Procedures required - Men was 5 number in 2019. ▼ Falling
Starting a business: Procedures required - Men in Sierra Leone, 2003–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2019, starting a business: procedures required - men in Sierra Leone stood at 5 number. That is the lowest value across all 17 years on record.
That represents a change of down 16.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, starting a business: procedures required - men in Sierra Leone peaked at 8 number in 2003 and was at its lowest, 5 number, in 2016.
Sierra Leone ranks 116th of 191 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.
Starting a business: Procedures required - Men in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 8 number | — |
| 2004 | 8 number | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 8 number | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 8 number | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 8 number | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 6 number | -25.0% |
| 2009 | 6 number | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 6 number | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 6 number | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 6 number | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 6 number | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 6 number | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 6 number | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 5 number | -16.7% |
| 2017 | 5 number | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 5 number | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 5 number | +0.0% |
Sierra Leone compared with similar countries
- Sierra Leone's 5 number is below the median for low income countries, which is 6.5 number, 77% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Sierra Leone's 5 number is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 7 number, 71% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.43 number | 6 number | 8 number | 7 |
| 2010s | 5.6 number | 5 number | 6 number | 10 |
Countries ranked near Sierra Leone
- 116 Pakistan 5 number compare
- 116 Albania 5 number compare
- 116 Belgium 5 number compare
- 116 Benin 5 number compare
- 116 Cameroon 5 number compare
- 116 Cyprus 5 number compare
- 116 Denmark 5 number compare
- 116 Dominica 5 number compare
- 116 Egypt 5 number compare
- 116 France 5 number compare
- 116 Iceland 5 number compare
- 116 Kuwait 5 number compare
- 116 Liberia 5 number compare
- 116 Luxembourg 5 number compare
- 116 Madagascar 5 number compare
- 116 Mali 5 number compare
- 116 Malta 5 number compare
- 116 Marshall Islands 5 number compare
- 116 Panama 5 number compare
- 116 Poland 5 number compare
- 116 Rwanda 5 number compare
- 116 Saint Lucia 5 number compare
- 116 Thailand 5 number compare
- 116 Uruguay 5 number compare
More private sector data for Sierra Leone
- Merchandise trade 45.9% (2025)
- Food imports 32.3% (2018)
- Manufactures imports 63.9% (2018)
- Merchandise imports 1.89 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 45.6% (2018)
- Manufactures exports 25.1% (2018)
- Merchandise exports 1.53 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 173.93 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2055 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 6.75 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is starting a business: procedures required - men in Sierra Leone?
- Starting a business: procedures required - men in Sierra Leone was 5 number in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest starting a business: procedures required - men recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 8 number in 2003.
- What is the lowest starting a business: procedures required - men recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 5 number in 2016.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for starting a business: procedures required - men?
- Sierra Leone ranks 116th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is starting a business: procedures required - men rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sierra Leone data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Starting a business: Procedures required - Men (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The number of procedures for men records all the procedures required in practice for five male married entrepreneurs to start and operate a local limited liability company. A procedure is de?ned as any interaction of the company founders with external parties. Both pre- and post-incorporation procedures that are officially required or commonly done in practice are recorded.