Starting a business: Time - Men (days) in Djibouti
Djibouti: Starting a business: Time - Men was 14 days in 2019. ▼ Falling
Starting a business: Time - Men in Djibouti, 2005–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in days.
Analysis
The most recent figure for starting a business: time - men in Djibouti is 14 days, measured in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 15 years on record.
That represents a change of down 62.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, starting a business: time - men in Djibouti peaked at 44 days in 2005 and was at its lowest, 14 days, in 2014.
Djibouti ranks 80th of 191 countries on this measure, 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 Djibouti, year by year
| Year | days | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 44 days | — |
| 2006 | 44 days | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 44 days | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 37 days | -15.9% |
| 2009 | 37 days | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 37 days | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 37 days | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 37 days | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 17 days | -54.1% |
| 2014 | 14 days | -17.6% |
| 2015 | 14 days | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 14 days | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 14 days | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 14 days | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 14 days | +0.0% |
Djibouti compared with similar countries
- Djibouti's 14 days is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 15 days, 93% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Djibouti's 14 days is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 14 days, 1.0× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 41.2 days | 37 days | 44 days | 5 |
| 2010s | 21.2 days | 14 days | 37 days | 10 |
Countries ranked near Djibouti
- 80 Nicaragua 14 days compare
- 82 Burkina Faso 13 days compare
- 82 Cameroon 13 days compare
- 82 Finland 13 days compare
- 82 Ghana 13 days compare
- 82 South Sudan 13 days compare
- 82 East Timor 13 days compare
More private sector data for Djibouti
- Merchandise trade 267.1% (2025)
- Food imports 38.6% (2023)
- Manufactures imports 51.9% (2023)
- Merchandise imports 6.26 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 41.5% (2023)
- Manufactures exports 56.6% (2023)
- Merchandise exports 6.09 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 5,143 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 1.32 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 17.82 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is starting a business: time - men in Djibouti?
- Starting a business: time - men in Djibouti was 14 days in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest starting a business: time - men recorded in Djibouti?
- The highest recorded value was 44 days in 2005.
- What is the lowest starting a business: time - men recorded in Djibouti?
- The lowest recorded value was 14 days in 2014.
- How does Djibouti rank for starting a business: time - men?
- Djibouti ranks 80th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is starting a business: time - men rising or falling in Djibouti?
- Over the last ten years it is down 62.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Djibouti 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.