Starting a business - Score in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Starting a business - Score was 91.99 in 2019. ▲ Rising
Starting a business - Score in Afghanistan, 2004–2019
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
In 2019, starting a business - score in Afghanistan stood at 91.99.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and up 5.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, starting a business - score in Afghanistan peaked at 92.04 in 2018 and was at its lowest, 80.29, in 2007.
Afghanistan ranks 53rd of 191 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Starting a business - Score in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 83.59 | — |
| 2005 | 83.19 | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 84.17 | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 80.29 | -4.6% |
| 2008 | 83.44 | +3.9% |
| 2009 | 87.35 | +4.7% |
| 2010 | 87.78 | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 87.9 | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 88.31 | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 91.55 | +3.7% |
| 2014 | 90.95 | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 90.47 | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 90.35 | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 82.55 | -8.6% |
| 2018 | 92.04 | +11.5% |
| 2019 | 91.99 | -0.1% |
Afghanistan compared with similar countries
- Afghanistan's 91.99 is above the median for low income countries, which is 79.03, 1.2× the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Afghanistan's 91.99 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 87.84, 1.0× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 83.67 | 80.29 | 87.35 | 6 |
| 2010s | 89.39 | 82.55 | 92.04 | 10 |
Countries ranked near Afghanistan
- 50 Mauritania 92.24 compare
- 51 Cyprus 92.04 compare
- 52 Panama 92.01 compare
- 54 Albania 91.76 compare
- 55 Democratic Republic of Congo 91.63 compare
- 56 United States 91.59 compare
More private sector data for Afghanistan
- Merchandise trade 22.2% (2025)
- Food imports 26.9% (2019)
- Manufactures imports 41.1% (2019)
- Merchandise imports 3.61 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 63.9% (2019)
- Manufactures exports 4.8% (2019)
- Merchandise exports 926.00 million current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 21.12 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0517 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 0.7617 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is starting a business - score in Afghanistan?
- Starting a business - score in Afghanistan was 91.99 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest starting a business - score recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 92.04 in 2018.
- What is the lowest starting a business - score recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 80.29 in 2007.
- How does Afghanistan rank for starting a business - score?
- Afghanistan ranks 53rd out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is starting a business - score rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Afghanistan data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Starting a business - Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The score for starting a business is the simple average of the scores for each of the component indicators: the procedures, time and cost for an entrepreneur to start and formally operate a business, as well as the paid-in minimum capital requirement.