Starting a business - Score in Eritrea
Eritrea: Starting a business - Score was 52.86 in 2019. ▲ Rising
Starting a business - Score in Eritrea, 2004–2019
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
In 2019, starting a business - score in Eritrea stood at 52.86. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.8% on the previous year and up 59.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, starting a business - score in Eritrea peaked at 52.86 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 18.93, in 2004.
That places Eritrea 186th out of 191 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Starting a business - Score in Eritrea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 18.93 | — |
| 2005 | 22.08 | +16.7% |
| 2006 | 23.89 | +8.2% |
| 2007 | 20.9 | -12.5% |
| 2008 | 23.8 | +13.9% |
| 2009 | 33.25 | +39.7% |
| 2010 | 35.95 | +8.1% |
| 2011 | 38.36 | +6.7% |
| 2012 | 42.14 | +9.9% |
| 2013 | 42.8 | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 44.81 | +4.7% |
| 2015 | 46.16 | +3.0% |
| 2016 | 46.36 | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 50.6 | +9.1% |
| 2018 | 51.91 | +2.6% |
| 2019 | 52.86 | +1.8% |
Eritrea compared with similar countries
- Eritrea's 52.86 is below the median for low income countries, which is 79.03, 67% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Eritrea's 52.86 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 83.5, 63% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 23.81 | 18.93 | 33.25 | 6 |
| 2010s | 45.19 | 35.95 | 52.86 | 10 |
Countries ranked near Eritrea
More private sector data for Eritrea
- Merchandise trade 29.4% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 524.00 million current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports 631.00 million current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 174.94 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2082 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2011)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 10.12 % change on previous year (2025)
- Merchandise imports (current US$), per capita 145.27 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise imports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.46 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2011)
- Merchandise imports (current US$), annual growth rate -1.69 % change on previous year (2025)
- Commercial service exports (current US$), per capita 24.08 current US$ per person (2000)
Frequently asked questions
- What is starting a business - score in Eritrea?
- Starting a business - score in Eritrea was 52.86 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest starting a business - score recorded in Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 52.86 in 2019.
- What is the lowest starting a business - score recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.93 in 2004.
- How does Eritrea rank for starting a business - score?
- Eritrea ranks 186th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is starting a business - score rising or falling in Eritrea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 59.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Eritrea 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.