Starting a business: Time - Men in Burundi
Burundi: Starting a business: Time - Men was 5 days in 2019. ▼ Falling
Starting a business: Time - Men in Burundi, 2003–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in days.
Analysis
Burundi recorded 5 days for starting a business: time - men in 2019.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 61.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, starting a business: time - men in Burundi peaked at 13 days in 2003 and was at its lowest, 4 days, in 2015.
Burundi ranks 159th of 188 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 13 days | 13 days | 13 days | 7 |
| 2010s | 6.5 days | 4 days | 13 days | 10 |
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More private sector data for Burundi
- Merchandise trade 45.2% (2025)
- Food imports 13.7% (2023)
- Manufactures imports 61.1% (2023)
- Merchandise imports 1.19 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 46.0% (2023)
- Manufactures exports 15.2% (2023)
- Merchandise exports 332.00 million current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 77.22 million current US$ (2025)
- Transport services 60.3% (2025)
- Computer, communications and other services 19.8% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is starting a business: time - men in Burundi?
- Starting a business: time - men in Burundi was 5 days in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest starting a business: time - men recorded in Burundi?
- The highest recorded value was 13 days in 2003.
- What is the lowest starting a business: time - men recorded in Burundi?
- The lowest recorded value was 4 days in 2015.
- How does Burundi rank for starting a business: time - men?
- Burundi ranks 159th out of 188 countries with data for 2019.
- Is starting a business: time - men rising or falling in Burundi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 61.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Burundi 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.