Starting a business: Time - Men (days) in Mauritius
Mauritius: Starting a business: Time - Men was 4.5 days in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Starting a business: Time - Men in Mauritius, 2004–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in days.
Analysis
The most recent figure for starting a business: time - men in Mauritius is 4.5 days, measured in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 16 years on record.
That represents a change of down 10.0% on the previous year and down 25.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, starting a business: time - men in Mauritius peaked at 46 days in 2004 and was at its lowest, 4.5 days, in 2019.
Mauritius ranks 164th of 191 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Starting a business: Time - Men in Mauritius, year by year
| Year | days | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 46 days | — |
| 2005 | 46 days | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 46 days | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 7 days | -84.8% |
| 2008 | 6 days | -14.3% |
| 2009 | 6 days | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 6 days | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 6 days | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 6 days | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 6 days | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 6 days | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 6 days | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 6 days | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 5 days | -16.7% |
| 2018 | 5 days | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 4.5 days | -10.0% |
Mauritius compared with similar countries
- Mauritius's 4.5 days is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 12 days, 38% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Mauritius's 4.5 days is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 14 days, 32% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 26.17 days | 6 days | 46 days | 6 |
| 2010s | 5.65 days | 4.5 days | 6 days | 10 |
Countries ranked near Mauritius
- 164 Albania 4.5 days compare
- 164 Kosovo 4.5 days compare
- 164 United Kingdom 4.5 days compare
- 164 Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) 4.5 days compare
More private sector data for Mauritius
- Merchandise trade 57.4% (2025)
- Food imports 21.2% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 54.2% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 6.94 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 50.9% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 46.1% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 2.34 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 1,883 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1449 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate -1.1 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is starting a business: time - men in Mauritius?
- Starting a business: time - men in Mauritius was 4.5 days in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest starting a business: time - men recorded in Mauritius?
- The highest recorded value was 46 days in 2004.
- What is the lowest starting a business: time - men recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.5 days in 2019.
- How does Mauritius rank for starting a business: time - men?
- Mauritius ranks 164th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is starting a business: time - men rising or falling in Mauritius?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Mauritius 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.