Starting a business: Time - Men (days) - Score in Benin
Benin: Starting a business: Time - Men (days) - Score was 92.46 in 2019. ▲ Rising
Starting a business: Time - Men (days) - Score in Benin, 2003–2019
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
Benin recorded 92.46 for starting a business: time - men (days) - score in 2019. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
That represents a change of up 39.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, starting a business: time - men (days) - score in Benin peaked at 92.46 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 65.33, in 2003.
That places Benin 52nd out of 188 countries with data for 2019, putting it 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 | 66.19 | 65.33 | 66.33 | 7 |
| 2010s | 83.52 | 66.33 | 92.46 | 10 |
Countries ranked near Benin
- 50 Nigeria 93.24 compare
- 51 Sweden 92.96 compare
- 52 Afghanistan 92.46 compare
- 52 Bahrain 92.46 compare
- 52 Gambia, The 92.46 compare
- 52 Germany 92.46 compare
- 52 Guinea-Bissau 92.46 compare
- 52 Korea, Rep. 92.46 compare
- 52 Madagascar 92.46 compare
- 52 Sierra Leone 92.46 compare
- 52 Slovenia 92.46 compare
- 52 Sri Lanka 92.46 compare
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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is starting a business: time - men (days) - score in Benin?
- Starting a business: time - men (days) - score in Benin was 92.46 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest starting a business: time - men (days) - score recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 92.46 in 2016.
- What is the lowest starting a business: time - men (days) - score recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 65.33 in 2003.
- How does Benin rank for starting a business: time - men (days) - score?
- Benin ranks 52nd out of 188 countries with data for 2019.
- Is starting a business: time - men (days) - score rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 39.4%. 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: Time - Men (days) - Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The score for the time for men benchmarks economies with respect to the regulatory best practice on the indicator. The score ranges from 0 to 100, where 0 represents the worst regulatory performance and 100 the best regulatory performance.