Starting a business: Time - Men (days) in Gambia
Gambia: Starting a business: Time - Men was 8 days in 2019. ▼ Falling
Starting a business: Time - Men in Gambia, 2005–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in days.
Analysis
In 2019, starting a business: time - men in Gambia stood at 8 days. That is the lowest value across all 15 years on record.
That represents a change of down 68.0% on the previous year and down 70.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, starting a business: time - men in Gambia peaked at 32 days in 2007 and was at its lowest, 8 days, in 2019.
Gambia ranks 128th 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 Gambia, year by year
| Year | days | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 28 days | — |
| 2006 | 27 days | -3.6% |
| 2007 | 32 days | +18.5% |
| 2008 | 27 days | -15.6% |
| 2009 | 27 days | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 27 days | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 27 days | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 27 days | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 27 days | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 26 days | -3.7% |
| 2015 | 25 days | -3.8% |
| 2016 | 25 days | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 25 days | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 25 days | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 8 days | -68.0% |
Gambia compared with similar countries
- Gambia's 8 days is below the median for low income countries, which is 14 days, 57% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Gambia's 8 days is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 14 days, 57% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 28.2 days | 27 days | 32 days | 5 |
| 2010s | 24.2 days | 8 days | 27 days | 10 |
Countries ranked near Gambia
- 127 Mexico 8.41 days compare
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- 128 Madagascar 8 days compare
- 128 Sierra Leone 8 days compare
- 128 Slovenia 8 days compare
- 128 Sri Lanka 8 days compare
More private sector data for Gambia
- Merchandise trade 54.3% (2025)
- Food imports 22.0% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 44.7% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 894.00 million current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 90.7% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 1.0% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 514.00 million current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 182.13 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1982 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 41.6 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is starting a business: time - men in Gambia?
- Starting a business: time - men in Gambia was 8 days in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest starting a business: time - men recorded in Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 32 days in 2007.
- What is the lowest starting a business: time - men recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 8 days in 2019.
- How does Gambia rank for starting a business: time - men?
- Gambia ranks 128th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is starting a business: time - men rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 70.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Gambia 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.