Starting a business: Time - Men (days) - Score in Democratic Republic of Congo
Democratic Republic of Congo: Starting a business: Time - Men (days) - Score was 93.47 in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Starting a business: Time - Men (days) - Score in Democratic Republic of Congo, 2003–2019
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
In 2019, starting a business: time - men (days) - score in Democratic Republic of Congo stood at 93.47. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
The figure is up 10.7% over five years.
Over the whole period, starting a business: time - men (days) - score in Democratic Republic of Congo peaked at 93.47 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0, in 2003.
Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 45th of 191 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Starting a business: Time - Men (days) - Score in Democratic Republic of Congo, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 0 | — |
| 2004 | 0 | — |
| 2005 | 0 | — |
| 2006 | 0 | — |
| 2007 | 0 | — |
| 2008 | 0 | — |
| 2009 | 0 | — |
| 2010 | 16.08 | — |
| 2011 | 35.18 | +118.8% |
| 2012 | 42.21 | +20.0% |
| 2013 | 69.35 | +64.3% |
| 2014 | 84.42 | +21.7% |
| 2015 | 89.45 | +6.0% |
| 2016 | 89.45 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 93.47 | +4.5% |
| 2018 | 93.47 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 93.47 | +0.0% |
Democratic Republic of Congo compared with similar countries
- Democratic Republic of Congo's 93.47 is above the median for low income countries, which is 86.43, 1.1× the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Democratic Republic of Congo's 93.47 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 86.43, 1.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| 2010s | 70.65 | 16.08 | 93.47 | 10 |
Countries ranked near Democratic Republic of Congo
More private sector data for Democratic Republic of Congo
- Merchandise trade 66.1% (2025)
- Food imports 4.8% (2023)
- Manufactures imports 50.2% (2023)
- Merchandise imports 28.10 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 0.6% (2023)
- Manufactures exports 17.9% (2023)
- Merchandise exports 32.10 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 284.49 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.3526 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 7.36 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is starting a business: time - men (days) - score in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- Starting a business: time - men (days) - score in Democratic Republic of Congo was 93.47 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest starting a business: time - men (days) - score recorded in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 93.47 in 2017.
- What is the lowest starting a business: time - men (days) - score recorded in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 2003.
- How does Democratic Republic of Congo rank for starting a business: time - men (days) - score?
- Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 45th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Where does this Democratic Republic of Congo 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.