Starting a business: Time - Men 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 127th out of 188 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.
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
- 126 Mexico 8.41 days compare
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- 127 Sierra Leone 8 days compare
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- 127 Sri Lanka 8 days compare
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)
- Commercial service exports 597.45 million current US$ (2020)
- Transport services 88.9% (2020)
- Computer, communications and other services 6.9% (2020)
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 127th out of 188 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.