Starting a business: Time - Men (days) - Score in Ghana
Ghana: Starting a business: Time - Men (days) - Score was 87.44 in 2019. ▲ Rising
Starting a business: Time - Men (days) - Score in Ghana, 2003–2019
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
The most recent figure for starting a business: time - men (days) - score in Ghana is 87.44, measured in 2019.
That represents a change of up 1.2% on the previous year and down 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, starting a business: time - men (days) - score in Ghana peaked at 89.45 in 2008 and was at its lowest, 79.4, in 2003.
Ghana ranks 105th of 191 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Starting a business: Time - Men (days) - Score in Ghana, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 79.4 | — |
| 2004 | 79.4 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 83.42 | +5.1% |
| 2006 | 83.42 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 87.44 | +4.8% |
| 2008 | 89.45 | +2.3% |
| 2009 | 89.45 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 89.45 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 89.45 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 89.45 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 86.43 | -3.4% |
| 2014 | 86.43 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 86.43 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 86.43 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 86.43 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 86.43 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 87.44 | +1.2% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 87.44 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 85.43, 1.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 87.44 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 86.43, 1.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 84.57 | 79.4 | 89.45 | 7 |
| 2010s | 87.44 | 86.43 | 89.45 | 10 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
- 103 Spain 87.94 compare
- 104 Indonesia 87.8 compare
- 105 Burkina Faso 87.44 compare
- 105 Cameroon 87.44 compare
- 105 Finland 87.44 compare
- 105 South Sudan 87.44 compare
- 105 East Timor 87.44 compare
More private sector data for Ghana
- Merchandise trade 42.5% (2025)
- Food imports 13.7% (2023)
- Manufactures imports 51.5% (2023)
- Merchandise imports 17.45 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 18.1% (2023)
- Manufactures exports 6.0% (2023)
- Merchandise exports 31.11 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 887.14 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2724 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 62.31 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is starting a business: time - men (days) - score in Ghana?
- Starting a business: time - men (days) - score in Ghana was 87.44 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest starting a business: time - men (days) - score recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 89.45 in 2008.
- What is the lowest starting a business: time - men (days) - score recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 79.4 in 2003.
- How does Ghana rank for starting a business: time - men (days) - score?
- Ghana ranks 105th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is starting a business: time - men (days) - score rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ghana 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.