Starting a business: Time - Men in Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau: Starting a business: Time - Men was 8 days in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Starting a business: Time - Men in Guinea-Bissau, 2005–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in days.
Analysis
The most recent figure for starting a business: time - men in Guinea-Bissau is 8 days, measured in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 15 years on record.
That represents a change of down 96.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, starting a business: time - men in Guinea-Bissau peaked at 260 days in 2006 and was at its lowest, 8 days, in 2011.
Guinea-Bissau ranks 127th of 188 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 250.6 days | 216 days | 260 days | 5 |
| 2010s | 28.8 days | 8 days | 216 days | 10 |
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More private sector data for Guinea-Bissau
- Merchandise trade 31.7% (2025)
- Food imports 41.7% (2018)
- Manufactures imports 38.6% (2018)
- Merchandise imports 489.00 million current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 68.5% (2018)
- Manufactures exports 0.0% (2015)
- Merchandise exports 313.00 million current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 48.77 million current US$ (2024)
- Transport services 34.5% (2024)
- Computer, communications and other services 20.4% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is starting a business: time - men in Guinea-Bissau?
- Starting a business: time - men in Guinea-Bissau was 8 days in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest starting a business: time - men recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The highest recorded value was 260 days in 2006.
- What is the lowest starting a business: time - men recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The lowest recorded value was 8 days in 2011.
- How does Guinea-Bissau rank for starting a business: time - men?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 127th out of 188 countries with data for 2019.
- Is starting a business: time - men rising or falling in Guinea-Bissau?
- Over the last ten years it is down 96.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Guinea-Bissau 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.