Starting a business: Time - Men (days) in Comoros
Comoros: Starting a business: Time - Men was 16 days in 2019. ▼ Falling
Starting a business: Time - Men in Comoros, 2005–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in days.
Analysis
The most recent figure for starting a business: time - men in Comoros is 16 days, measured in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 15 years on record.
The figure is down 27.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, starting a business: time - men in Comoros peaked at 30 days in 2005 and was at its lowest, 16 days, in 2013.
That places Comoros 69th 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 15 years of available data.
Starting a business: Time - Men in Comoros, year by year
| Year | days | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 30 days | — |
| 2006 | 30 days | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 30 days | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 22 days | -26.7% |
| 2009 | 22 days | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 22 days | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 22 days | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 20 days | -9.1% |
| 2013 | 16 days | -20.0% |
| 2014 | 16 days | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 16 days | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 16 days | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 16 days | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 16 days | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 16 days | +0.0% |
Comoros compared with similar countries
- Comoros's 16 days is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 15 days, 1.1× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Comoros's 16 days is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 14 days, 1.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 26.8 days | 22 days | 30 days | 5 |
| 2010s | 17.6 days | 16 days | 22 days | 10 |
Countries ranked near Comoros
More private sector data for Comoros
- Merchandise trade 23.1% (2025)
- Food imports 42.1% (2023)
- Manufactures imports 46.5% (2023)
- Merchandise imports 371.00 million current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 88.5% (2023)
- Manufactures exports 10.2% (2023)
- Merchandise exports 48.00 million current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 54.37 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0264 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 60 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is starting a business: time - men in Comoros?
- Starting a business: time - men in Comoros was 16 days in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest starting a business: time - men recorded in Comoros?
- The highest recorded value was 30 days in 2005.
- What is the lowest starting a business: time - men recorded in Comoros?
- The lowest recorded value was 16 days in 2013.
- How does Comoros rank for starting a business: time - men?
- Comoros ranks 69th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is starting a business: time - men rising or falling in Comoros?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Comoros 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.