Starting a business: Time - Men (days) in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Starting a business: Time - Men was 8 days in 2019. ▼ Falling
Starting a business: Time - Men in Sierra Leone, 2003–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in days.
Analysis
The most recent figure for starting a business: time - men in Sierra Leone 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 Sierra Leone peaked at 26 days in 2003 and was at its lowest, 8 days, in 2016.
That places Sierra Leone 128th out of 191 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.
Starting a business: Time - Men in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | days | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 26 days | — |
| 2004 | 26 days | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 26 days | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 26 days | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 26 days | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 17 days | -34.6% |
| 2009 | 12 days | -29.4% |
| 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 | 10 days | -16.7% |
| 2016 | 8 days | -20.0% |
| 2017 | 8 days | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 8 days | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 8 days | +0.0% |
Sierra Leone compared with similar countries
- Sierra Leone's 8 days is below the median for low income countries, which is 14 days, 57% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Sierra Leone'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 | 22.71 days | 12 days | 26 days | 7 |
| 2010s | 10.2 days | 8 days | 12 days | 10 |
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More private sector data for Sierra Leone
- Merchandise trade 45.9% (2025)
- Food imports 32.3% (2018)
- Manufactures imports 63.9% (2018)
- Merchandise imports 1.89 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 45.6% (2018)
- Manufactures exports 25.1% (2018)
- Merchandise exports 1.53 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 173.93 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2055 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 6.75 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is starting a business: time - men in Sierra Leone?
- Starting a business: time - men in Sierra Leone was 8 days in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest starting a business: time - men recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 26 days in 2003.
- What is the lowest starting a business: time - men recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 8 days in 2016.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for starting a business: time - men?
- Sierra Leone ranks 128th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is starting a business: time - men rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is down 33.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sierra Leone 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.