Starting a business: Time - Men (days) - Score in Gambia
Gambia: Starting a business: Time - Men (days) - Score was 92.46 in 2019. ▲ Rising
Starting a business: Time - Men (days) - Score in Gambia, 2005–2019
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
Gambia recorded 92.46 for starting a business: time - men (days) - score in 2019. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 22.7% on the previous year and up 26.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, starting a business: time - men (days) - score in Gambia peaked at 92.46 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 68.34, in 2007.
Gambia ranks 54th of 191 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Starting a business: Time - Men (days) - Score in Gambia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 72.36 | — |
| 2006 | 73.37 | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 68.34 | -6.8% |
| 2008 | 73.37 | +7.4% |
| 2009 | 73.37 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 73.37 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 73.37 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 73.37 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 73.37 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 74.37 | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 75.38 | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 75.38 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 75.38 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 75.38 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 92.46 | +22.7% |
Gambia compared with similar countries
- Gambia's 92.46 is above the median for low income countries, which is 86.43, 1.1× the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Gambia's 92.46 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 | 72.16 | 68.34 | 73.37 | 5 |
| 2010s | 76.18 | 73.37 | 92.46 | 10 |
Countries ranked near Gambia
- 52 Nigeria 93.24 compare
- 53 Sweden 92.96 compare
- 54 Afghanistan 92.46 compare
- 54 Bahrain 92.46 compare
- 54 Benin 92.46 compare
- 54 Germany 92.46 compare
- 54 Guinea-Bissau 92.46 compare
- 54 South Korea 92.46 compare
- 54 Madagascar 92.46 compare
- 54 Sierra Leone 92.46 compare
- 54 Slovenia 92.46 compare
- 54 Sri Lanka 92.46 compare
More private sector data for Gambia
- Merchandise trade 54.3% (2025)
- Food imports 22.0% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 44.7% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 894.00 million current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 90.7% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 1.0% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 514.00 million current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 182.13 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1982 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 41.6 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is starting a business: time - men (days) - score in Gambia?
- Starting a business: time - men (days) - score in Gambia was 92.46 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest starting a business: time - men (days) - score recorded in Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 92.46 in 2019.
- What is the lowest starting a business: time - men (days) - score recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 68.34 in 2007.
- How does Gambia rank for starting a business: time - men (days) - score?
- Gambia ranks 54th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is starting a business: time - men (days) - score rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Gambia 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.