Starting a business - Score in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Starting a business - Score was 72 in 2019. ▲ Rising
Starting a business - Score in Zimbabwe, 2003–2019
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
Zimbabwe recorded 72 for starting a business - score in 2019. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
The figure is up 8.3% on the previous year and up 88.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, starting a business - score in Zimbabwe peaked at 72 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 36.76, in 2003.
That places Zimbabwe 168th out of 191 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Starting a business - Score in Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 36.76 | — |
| 2004 | 38.27 | +4.1% |
| 2005 | 38.27 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 40.78 | +6.6% |
| 2007 | 38.27 | -6.2% |
| 2008 | 38.27 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 38.27 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 40.24 | +5.1% |
| 2011 | 45.47 | +13.0% |
| 2012 | 49.17 | +8.2% |
| 2013 | 47.92 | -2.6% |
| 2014 | 49.03 | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 49.22 | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 48.84 | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 59.28 | +21.4% |
| 2018 | 66.48 | +12.1% |
| 2019 | 72 | +8.3% |
Zimbabwe compared with similar countries
- Zimbabwe's 72 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 82.73, 87% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Zimbabwe's 72 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 83.5, 86% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 38.42 | 36.76 | 40.78 | 7 |
| 2010s | 52.76 | 40.24 | 72 | 10 |
Countries ranked near Zimbabwe
More private sector data for Zimbabwe
- Merchandise trade 38.7% (2025)
- Food imports 19.0% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 58.3% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 10.11 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 21.6% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 6.7% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 9.71 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 572.66 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1895 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 30.61 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is starting a business - score in Zimbabwe?
- Starting a business - score in Zimbabwe was 72 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest starting a business - score recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 72 in 2019.
- What is the lowest starting a business - score recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 36.76 in 2003.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for starting a business - score?
- Zimbabwe ranks 168th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is starting a business - score rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 88.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Zimbabwe 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.