Starting a business: Time - Men (days) in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: Starting a business: Time - Men was 9 days in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Starting a business: Time - Men in Cape Verde, 2005–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in days.
Analysis
The most recent figure for starting a business: time - men in Cape Verde is 9 days, measured in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 15 years on record.
The figure is down 50.0% on the previous year and down 62.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, starting a business: time - men in Cape Verde peaked at 60 days in 2005 and was at its lowest, 9 days, in 2019.
Cape Verde ranks 118th of 191 countries on this measure, 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 Cape Verde, year by year
| Year | days | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 60 days | — |
| 2006 | 52 days | -13.3% |
| 2007 | 52 days | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 52 days | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 24 days | -53.8% |
| 2010 | 18 days | -25.0% |
| 2011 | 18 days | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 18 days | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 18 days | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 18 days | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 18 days | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 18 days | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 18 days | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 18 days | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 9 days | -50.0% |
Cape Verde compared with similar countries
- Cape Verde's 9 days is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 12 days, 75% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Cape Verde's 9 days is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 14 days, 64% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 48 days | 24 days | 60 days | 5 |
| 2010s | 17.1 days | 9 days | 18 days | 10 |
Countries ranked near Cape Verde
More private sector data for Cape Verde
- Merchandise trade 70.0% (2025)
- Food imports 32.6% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 50.8% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 2.04 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 86.4% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 13.6% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 96.00 million current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 182.05 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0314 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 23.08 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is starting a business: time - men in Cape Verde?
- Starting a business: time - men in Cape Verde was 9 days in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest starting a business: time - men recorded in Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 60 days in 2005.
- What is the lowest starting a business: time - men recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 9 days in 2019.
- How does Cape Verde rank for starting a business: time - men?
- Cape Verde ranks 118th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is starting a business: time - men rising or falling in Cape Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is down 62.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Cape Verde 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.