Starting a business: Time - Men (days) - Score in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Starting a business: Time - Men (days) - Score was 92.46 in 2019. ▲ Rising
Starting a business: Time - Men (days) - Score in Sierra Leone, 2003–2019
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
In 2019, starting a business: time - men (days) - score in Sierra Leone stood at 92.46. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, starting a business: time - men (days) - score in Sierra Leone peaked at 92.46 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 74.37, in 2003.
Sierra Leone ranks 52nd of 188 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 77.67 | 74.37 | 88.44 | 7 |
| 2010s | 90.25 | 88.44 | 92.46 | 10 |
Countries ranked near Sierra Leone
- 50 Nigeria 93.24 compare
- 51 Sweden 92.96 compare
- 52 Afghanistan 92.46 compare
- 52 Bahrain 92.46 compare
- 52 Benin 92.46 compare
- 52 Gambia 92.46 compare
- 52 Germany 92.46 compare
- 52 Guinea-Bissau 92.46 compare
- 52 South Korea 92.46 compare
- 52 Madagascar 92.46 compare
- 52 Slovenia 92.46 compare
- 52 Sri Lanka 92.46 compare
More private sector data for Sierra Leone
- Merchandise trade 45.9% (2025)
- Food imports 32.3% (2018)
- Manufactures imports 63.9% (2018)
- Merchandise imports 1.89 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 45.6% (2018)
- Manufactures exports 25.1% (2018)
- Merchandise exports 1.53 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 49.60 million current US$ (2024)
- Transport services 68.7% (2024)
- Computer, communications and other services 16.6% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is starting a business: time - men (days) - score in Sierra Leone?
- Starting a business: time - men (days) - score in Sierra Leone was 92.46 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest starting a business: time - men (days) - score recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 92.46 in 2016.
- What is the lowest starting a business: time - men (days) - score recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 74.37 in 2003.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for starting a business: time - men (days) - score?
- Sierra Leone ranks 52nd out of 188 countries with data for 2019.
- Is starting a business: time - men (days) - score rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sierra Leone 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.