Starting a business: Time - Men (days) in Liberia
Liberia: Starting a business: Time - Men was 18 days in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Starting a business: Time - Men in Liberia, 2006–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in days.
Analysis
Liberia recorded 18 days for starting a business: time - men in 2019.
That represents a change of down 14.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, starting a business: time - men in Liberia peaked at 69 days in 2006 and was at its lowest, 6 days, in 2013.
That places Liberia 56th out of 191 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Starting a business: Time - Men in Liberia, year by year
| Year | days | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 69 days | — |
| 2007 | 69 days | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 33 days | -52.2% |
| 2009 | 21 days | -36.4% |
| 2010 | 21 days | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 7 days | -66.7% |
| 2012 | 7 days | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 6 days | -14.3% |
| 2014 | 6 days | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 6 days | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 6 days | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 6 days | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 18 days | +200.0% |
| 2019 | 18 days | +0.0% |
Liberia compared with similar countries
- Liberia's 18 days is above the median for low income countries, which is 14 days, 1.3× the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Liberia's 18 days is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 14 days, 1.3× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 48 days | 21 days | 69 days | 4 |
| 2010s | 10.1 days | 6 days | 21 days | 10 |
Countries ranked near Liberia
More private sector data for Liberia
- Merchandise trade 87.0% (2025)
- Food imports 23.1% (2023)
- Manufactures imports 42.8% (2023)
- Merchandise imports 2.49 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 24.5% (2023)
- Manufactures exports 9.9% (2023)
- Merchandise exports 2.07 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 360.83 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.3942 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 57.86 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is starting a business: time - men in Liberia?
- Starting a business: time - men in Liberia was 18 days in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest starting a business: time - men recorded in Liberia?
- The highest recorded value was 69 days in 2006.
- What is the lowest starting a business: time - men recorded in Liberia?
- The lowest recorded value was 6 days in 2013.
- How does Liberia rank for starting a business: time - men?
- Liberia ranks 56th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is starting a business: time - men rising or falling in Liberia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Liberia 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.