What is starting a business - score in Benin?

Starting a business - score in Benin was 90.62 in 2019, according to the World Bank.

What is the highest starting a business - score recorded in Benin?

The highest recorded value was 90.62 in 2019.

What is the lowest starting a business - score recorded in Benin?

The lowest recorded value was 28.79 in 2006.

How does Benin rank for starting a business - score?

Benin ranks 64th out of 188 countries with data for 2019.

Is starting a business - score rising or falling in Benin?

Over the last ten years it is up 128.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this Benin 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.

Starting a business - Score in Benin

Name: Starting a business - Score in Benin
Creator: World Bank
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Benin: Starting a business - Score was 90.62 in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)

90.62

Change on year

up 0.0%

World rank

64th

of 188 countries

All-time high

90.62

in 2019

All-time low

28.79

in 2006

Years of data

2003–2019

Starting a business - Score in Benin, 2003–2019

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2019, starting a business - score in Benin stood at 90.62. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.

The figure is up 128.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, starting a business - score in Benin peaked at 90.62 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 28.79, in 2006.

Benin ranks 64th of 188 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
2000s	34.02	28.79	39.65	7
2010s	71.09	40.36	90.62	10

Countries ranked near Benin

61 Tonga 90.95 compare
62 Portugal 90.9 compare
63 Iceland 90.65 compare
65 Uruguay 89.6 compare
66 Bahrain 89.59 compare
67 Timor-Leste 89.41 compare

See the full ranking of 190 places →

More private sector data for Benin

Merchandise trade 36.4% (2025)
Food imports 33.3% (2024)
Manufactures imports 50.1% (2024)
Merchandise imports 4.95 billion current US$ (2025)
Food exports 39.7% (2024)
Manufactures exports 7.4% (2024)
Merchandise exports 3.99 billion current US$ (2025)
Commercial service exports 451.05 million current US$ (2023)
Transport services 41.1% (2023)
Computer, communications and other services 52.9% (2023)

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Frequently asked questions

What is starting a business - score in Benin?: Starting a business - score in Benin was 90.62 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest starting a business - score recorded in Benin?: The highest recorded value was 90.62 in 2019.
What is the lowest starting a business - score recorded in Benin?: The lowest recorded value was 28.79 in 2006.
How does Benin rank for starting a business - score?: Benin ranks 64th out of 188 countries with data for 2019.
Is starting a business - score rising or falling in Benin?: Over the last ten years it is up 128.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Benin 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

Indicator: Starting a business - Score
Source: World Bank
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 190 places, 3,083 data points, 2003–2019
Last refreshed: 10 August 2026

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.