Starting a business: Time - Men (days) in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Starting a business: Time - Men was 32 days in 2019. ▲ Rising
Starting a business: Time - Men in Ethiopia, 2003–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in days.
Analysis
Ethiopia recorded 32 days for starting a business: time - men in 2019.
The figure is up 60.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, starting a business: time - men in Ethiopia peaked at 47 days in 2003 and was at its lowest, 19 days, in 2006.
That places Ethiopia 31st out of 191 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Starting a business: Time - Men in Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | days | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 47 days | — |
| 2004 | 35 days | -25.5% |
| 2005 | 35 days | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 19 days | -45.7% |
| 2007 | 19 days | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 19 days | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 20 days | +5.3% |
| 2010 | 20 days | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 40 days | +100.0% |
| 2012 | 40 days | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 39 days | -2.5% |
| 2014 | 39 days | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 35 days | -10.3% |
| 2016 | 35 days | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 33 days | -5.7% |
| 2018 | 32 days | -3.0% |
| 2019 | 32 days | +0.0% |
Ethiopia compared with similar countries
- Ethiopia's 32 days is above the median for low income countries, which is 14 days, 2.3× the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Ethiopia's 32 days is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 14 days, 2.3× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Starting a business: Time - Men in Ethiopia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | +100.0% | 20 days | 40 days |
| 2006 | -45.7% | 35 days | 19 days |
| 2004 | -25.5% | 47 days | 35 days |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 27.71 days | 19 days | 47 days | 7 |
| 2010s | 34.5 days | 20 days | 40 days | 10 |
Countries ranked near Ethiopia
- 28 Sudan 34 days compare
- 29 Equatorial Guinea 33 days compare
- 29 Philippines 33 days compare
- 31 Seychelles 32 days compare
- 33 Kiribati 31 days compare
- 34 Tanzania 29.5 days compare
More private sector data for Ethiopia
- Merchandise trade 24.2% (2025)
- Food imports 13.8% (2023)
- Manufactures imports 69.2% (2023)
- Merchandise imports 23.01 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 80.4% (2023)
- Manufactures exports 9.2% (2023)
- Merchandise exports 7.58 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 55.99 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.06 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 38.61 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is starting a business: time - men in Ethiopia?
- Starting a business: time - men in Ethiopia was 32 days in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest starting a business: time - men recorded in Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 47 days in 2003.
- What is the lowest starting a business: time - men recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 19 days in 2006.
- How does Ethiopia rank for starting a business: time - men?
- Ethiopia ranks 31st out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is starting a business: time - men rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 60.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ethiopia 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.