Starting a business: Time - Men (days) in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Starting a business: Time - Men was 13 days in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Starting a business: Time - Men in Burkina Faso, 2003–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in days.
Analysis
Burkina Faso recorded 13 days for starting a business: time - men in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 17 years on record.
That represents a change of down 7.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, starting a business: time - men in Burkina Faso peaked at 40 days in 2003 and was at its lowest, 13 days, in 2011.
That places Burkina Faso 82nd out of 191 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Starting a business: Time - Men in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | days | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 40 days | — |
| 2004 | 40 days | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 40 days | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 34 days | -15.0% |
| 2007 | 18 days | -47.1% |
| 2008 | 16 days | -11.1% |
| 2009 | 14 days | -12.5% |
| 2010 | 14 days | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 13 days | -7.1% |
| 2012 | 13 days | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 13 days | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 13 days | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 13 days | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 13 days | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 13 days | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 13 days | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 13 days | +0.0% |
Burkina Faso compared with similar countries
- Burkina Faso's 13 days is below the median for low income countries, which is 14 days, 93% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Burkina Faso's 13 days is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 14 days, 93% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 28.86 days | 14 days | 40 days | 7 |
| 2010s | 13.1 days | 13 days | 14 days | 10 |
Countries ranked near Burkina Faso
More private sector data for Burkina Faso
- Merchandise trade 67.5% (2025)
- Food imports 11.2% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 46.9% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 7.57 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 7.1% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 2.7% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 11.08 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 460.07 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.4009 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 96.38 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is starting a business: time - men in Burkina Faso?
- Starting a business: time - men in Burkina Faso was 13 days in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest starting a business: time - men recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 40 days in 2003.
- What is the lowest starting a business: time - men recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 13 days in 2011.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for starting a business: time - men?
- Burkina Faso ranks 82nd out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is starting a business: time - men rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Burkina Faso 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.