Starting a business: Time - Men in Ghana
Ghana: Starting a business: Time - Men was 13 days in 2019. ▼ Falling
Starting a business: Time - Men in Ghana, 2003–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in days.
Analysis
Ghana recorded 13 days for starting a business: time - men in 2019.
That represents a change of down 7.1% on the previous year and up 18.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, starting a business: time - men in Ghana peaked at 21 days in 2003 and was at its lowest, 11 days, in 2008.
Ghana ranks 81st of 188 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 15.86 days | 11 days | 21 days | 7 |
| 2010s | 13 days | 11 days | 14 days | 10 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
- 80 Nicaragua 14 days compare
- 81 Burkina Faso 13 days compare
- 81 Cameroon 13 days compare
- 81 Finland 13 days compare
- 81 South Sudan 13 days compare
- 81 Timor-Leste 13 days compare
More private sector data for Ghana
- Merchandise trade 42.5% (2025)
- Food imports 13.7% (2023)
- Manufactures imports 51.5% (2023)
- Merchandise imports 17.45 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 18.1% (2023)
- Manufactures exports 6.0% (2023)
- Merchandise exports 31.11 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 10.06 billion current US$ (2025)
- Transport services 20.1% (2025)
- Computer, communications and other services 56.1% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is starting a business: time - men in Ghana?
- Starting a business: time - men in Ghana was 13 days in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest starting a business: time - men recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 21 days in 2003.
- What is the lowest starting a business: time - men recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 11 days in 2008.
- How does Ghana rank for starting a business: time - men?
- Ghana ranks 81st out of 188 countries with data for 2019.
- Is starting a business: time - men rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ghana 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.