Starting a business: Time - Men (days) in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Starting a business: Time - Men was 8 days in 2019. ▼ Falling
Starting a business: Time - Men in Afghanistan, 2004–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in days.
Analysis
Afghanistan recorded 8 days for starting a business: time - men in 2019.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 11.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, starting a business: time - men in Afghanistan peaked at 10 days in 2007 and was at its lowest, 6 days, in 2013.
That places Afghanistan 128th out of 191 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.
Starting a business: Time - Men in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | days | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 9 days | — |
| 2005 | 9 days | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 9 days | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 10 days | +11.1% |
| 2008 | 10 days | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 9 days | -10.0% |
| 2010 | 9 days | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 9 days | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 9 days | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 6 days | -33.3% |
| 2014 | 8 days | +33.3% |
| 2015 | 8 days | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 8 days | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 8 days | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 8 days | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 8 days | +0.0% |
Afghanistan compared with similar countries
- Afghanistan's 8 days is below the median for low income countries, which is 14 days, 57% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Afghanistan's 8 days is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 14 days, 57% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.33 days | 9 days | 10 days | 6 |
| 2010s | 8.1 days | 6 days | 9 days | 10 |
Countries ranked near Afghanistan
- 127 Mexico 8.41 days compare
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More private sector data for Afghanistan
- Merchandise trade 22.2% (2025)
- Food imports 26.9% (2019)
- Manufactures imports 41.1% (2019)
- Merchandise imports 3.61 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 63.9% (2019)
- Manufactures exports 4.8% (2019)
- Merchandise exports 926.00 million current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 21.12 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0517 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 0.7617 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is starting a business: time - men in Afghanistan?
- Starting a business: time - men in Afghanistan was 8 days in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest starting a business: time - men recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 10 days in 2007.
- What is the lowest starting a business: time - men recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 6 days in 2013.
- How does Afghanistan rank for starting a business: time - men?
- Afghanistan ranks 128th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is starting a business: time - men rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Afghanistan data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Starting a business: Time - Men (days). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The time for men captures the median duration that business incorporation experts indicate is necessary for five male married entrepreneurs to complete all procedures required to start and operate a business with minimum follow-up and no extra payments. It is calulared in calendar days. The time estimates of all procedures are added to calculate the total time required to start and operate a business, taking into account simultaneity of processes. It is assumed that the minimum time required for each procedure is one day, except for procedures that can be fully completed online, for which the time required is recorded as half a day.