Starting a business: Time - Men (days) in Madagascar
Madagascar: Starting a business: Time - Men was 8 days in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Starting a business: Time - Men in Madagascar, 2003–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in days.
Analysis
The most recent figure for starting a business: time - men in Madagascar is 8 days, measured in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 17 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 33.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, starting a business: time - men in Madagascar peaked at 67 days in 2003 and was at its lowest, 8 days, in 2017.
That places Madagascar 128th 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 Madagascar, year by year
| Year | days | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 67 days | — |
| 2004 | 47 days | -29.9% |
| 2005 | 42 days | -10.6% |
| 2006 | 20 days | -52.4% |
| 2007 | 12 days | -40.0% |
| 2008 | 12 days | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 12 days | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 12 days | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 12 days | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 12 days | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 12 days | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 12 days | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 13 days | +8.3% |
| 2016 | 12 days | -7.7% |
| 2017 | 8 days | -33.3% |
| 2018 | 8 days | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 8 days | +0.0% |
Madagascar compared with similar countries
- Madagascar's 8 days is below the median for low income countries, which is 14 days, 57% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Madagascar'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 | 30.29 days | 12 days | 67 days | 7 |
| 2010s | 10.9 days | 8 days | 13 days | 10 |
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More private sector data for Madagascar
- Merchandise trade 39.4% (2025)
- Food imports 18.4% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 58.9% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 5.24 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 30.5% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 32.3% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 2.50 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 76.3 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1273 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate -3.25 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is starting a business: time - men in Madagascar?
- Starting a business: time - men in Madagascar was 8 days in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest starting a business: time - men recorded in Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 67 days in 2003.
- What is the lowest starting a business: time - men recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 8 days in 2017.
- How does Madagascar rank for starting a business: time - men?
- Madagascar ranks 128th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is starting a business: time - men rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 33.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Madagascar 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.