Starting a business: Time - Men (days) in Gabon
Gabon: Starting a business: Time - Men was 10 days in 2019. ▼ Falling
Starting a business: Time - Men in Gabon, 2005–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in days.
Analysis
Gabon recorded 10 days for starting a business: time - men in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 15 years on record.
The figure is down 67.7% on the previous year and down 81.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, starting a business: time - men in Gabon peaked at 54 days in 2005 and was at its lowest, 10 days, in 2019.
Gabon ranks 110th 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 Gabon, year by year
| Year | days | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 54 days | — |
| 2006 | 54 days | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 54 days | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 54 days | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 54 days | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 54 days | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 54 days | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 54 days | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 47 days | -13.0% |
| 2014 | 47 days | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 47 days | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 47 days | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 33 days | -29.8% |
| 2018 | 31 days | -6.1% |
| 2019 | 10 days | -67.7% |
Gabon compared with similar countries
- Gabon's 10 days is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 12 days, 83% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Gabon's 10 days is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 14 days, 71% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 54 days | 54 days | 54 days | 5 |
| 2010s | 42.4 days | 10 days | 54 days | 10 |
Countries ranked near Gabon
- 108 Trinidad and Tobago 10.5 days compare
- 109 Russia 10.1 days compare
- 110 Colombia 10 days compare
- 110 Kyrgyzstan 10 days compare
- 110 Niger 10 days compare
- 110 Saudi Arabia 10 days compare
- 110 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 10 days compare
- 110 Switzerland 10 days compare
- 110 Taiwan 10 days compare
More private sector data for Gabon
- Merchandise trade 72.8% (2025)
- Food imports 15.7% (2023)
- Manufactures imports 76.4% (2023)
- Merchandise imports 4.00 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 0.9% (2023)
- Manufactures exports 17.8% (2023)
- Merchandise exports 11.60 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 4,473 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.5414 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate -10.77 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is starting a business: time - men in Gabon?
- Starting a business: time - men in Gabon was 10 days in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest starting a business: time - men recorded in Gabon?
- The highest recorded value was 54 days in 2005.
- What is the lowest starting a business: time - men recorded in Gabon?
- The lowest recorded value was 10 days in 2019.
- How does Gabon rank for starting a business: time - men?
- Gabon ranks 110th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is starting a business: time - men rising or falling in Gabon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 81.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Gabon 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.