Starting a business: Time - Men in Côte d’Ivoire
Côte d’Ivoire: Starting a business: Time - Men was 6 days in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Starting a business: Time - Men in Côte d’Ivoire, 2003–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in days.
Analysis
The most recent figure for starting a business: time - men in Côte d’Ivoire is 6 days, measured in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 17 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 85.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, starting a business: time - men in Côte d’Ivoire peaked at 62 days in 2003 and was at its lowest, 6 days, in 2018.
That places Côte d’Ivoire 151st out of 190 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 47.43 days | 40 days | 62 days | 7 |
| 2010s | 15.3 days | 6 days | 40 days | 10 |
Countries ranked near Côte d’Ivoire
More private sector data for Côte d’Ivoire
- Merchandise trade 47.9% (2025)
- Food imports 20.5% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 51.2% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 19.27 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 47.2% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 8.0% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 28.47 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 1.14 billion current US$ (2024)
- Transport services 41.4% (2024)
- Computer, communications and other services 47.7% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is starting a business: time - men in Côte d’Ivoire?
- Starting a business: time - men in Côte d’Ivoire was 6 days in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest starting a business: time - men recorded in Côte d’Ivoire?
- The highest recorded value was 62 days in 2003.
- What is the lowest starting a business: time - men recorded in Côte d’Ivoire?
- The lowest recorded value was 6 days in 2018.
- How does Côte d’Ivoire rank for starting a business: time - men?
- Côte d’Ivoire ranks 151st out of 190 countries with data for 2019.
- Is starting a business: time - men rising or falling in Côte d’Ivoire?
- Over the last ten years it is down 85.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Côte d’Ivoire 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.