Starting a business: Time - Men (days) - Score in Kenya
Kenya: Starting a business: Time - Men (days) - Score was 77.39 in 2019. ▲ Rising
Starting a business: Time - Men (days) - Score in Kenya, 2003–2019
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
The most recent figure for starting a business: time - men (days) - score in Kenya is 77.39, measured in 2019.
That represents a change of up 14.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, starting a business: time - men (days) - score in Kenya peaked at 78.39 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 40.2, in 2003.
That places Kenya 146th out of 188 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 53.41 | 40.2 | 67.34 | 7 |
| 2010s | 71.66 | 65.33 | 78.39 | 10 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
- 144 Central African Republic 78.39 compare
- 145 Nepal 77.89 compare
- 146 Bulgaria 77.39 compare
- 146 Costa Rica 77.39 compare
- 149 Uganda 76.38 compare
More private sector data for Kenya
- Merchandise trade 22.2% (2025)
- Food imports 16.3% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 56.6% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 21.61 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 49.2% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 30.7% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 8.60 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 7.49 billion current US$ (2024)
- Transport services 34.6% (2024)
- Computer, communications and other services 35.1% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is starting a business: time - men (days) - score in Kenya?
- Starting a business: time - men (days) - score in Kenya was 77.39 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest starting a business: time - men (days) - score recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 78.39 in 2016.
- What is the lowest starting a business: time - men (days) - score recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 40.2 in 2003.
- How does Kenya rank for starting a business: time - men (days) - score?
- Kenya ranks 146th out of 188 countries with data for 2019.
- Is starting a business: time - men (days) - score rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kenya 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.