Starting a business: Time - Men (days) - Score in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Starting a business: Time - Men (days) - Score was 68.34 in 2019. ▼ Falling
Starting a business: Time - Men (days) - Score in Ethiopia, 2003–2019
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
Ethiopia recorded 68.34 for starting a business: time - men (days) - score in 2019.
The figure is down 15.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, starting a business: time - men (days) - score in Ethiopia peaked at 81.41 in 2006 and was at its lowest, 53.27, in 2003.
That places Ethiopia 160th out of 191 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.
Starting a business: Time - Men (days) - Score in Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 53.27 | — |
| 2004 | 65.33 | +22.6% |
| 2005 | 65.33 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 81.41 | +24.6% |
| 2007 | 81.41 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 81.41 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 80.4 | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 80.4 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 60.3 | -25.0% |
| 2012 | 60.3 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 61.31 | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 61.31 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 65.33 | +6.6% |
| 2016 | 65.33 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 67.34 | +3.1% |
| 2018 | 68.34 | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 68.34 | +0.0% |
Ethiopia compared with similar countries
- Ethiopia's 68.34 is below the median for low income countries, which is 86.43, 79% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Ethiopia's 68.34 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 86.43, 79% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Starting a business: Time - Men (days) - Score in Ethiopia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | -25.0% | 80.4 | 60.3 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 72.65 | 53.27 | 81.41 | 7 |
| 2010s | 65.83 | 60.3 | 80.4 | 10 |
Countries ranked near Ethiopia
- 157 Palau 72.36 compare
- 158 Tanzania 70.85 compare
- 159 Kiribati 69.35 compare
- 160 Seychelles 68.34 compare
- 162 Equatorial Guinea 67.34 compare
- 162 Philippines 67.34 compare
More private sector data for Ethiopia
- Merchandise trade 24.2% (2025)
- Food imports 13.8% (2023)
- Manufactures imports 69.2% (2023)
- Merchandise imports 23.01 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 80.4% (2023)
- Manufactures exports 9.2% (2023)
- Merchandise exports 7.58 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 55.99 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.06 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 38.61 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is starting a business: time - men (days) - score in Ethiopia?
- Starting a business: time - men (days) - score in Ethiopia was 68.34 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest starting a business: time - men (days) - score recorded in Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 81.41 in 2006.
- What is the lowest starting a business: time - men (days) - score recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 53.27 in 2003.
- How does Ethiopia rank for starting a business: time - men (days) - score?
- Ethiopia ranks 160th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is starting a business: time - men (days) - score rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ethiopia 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.