Starting a business: Time - Men (days) in South Sudan
South Sudan: Starting a business: Time - Men was 13 days in 2019. ▼ Falling
Starting a business: Time - Men in South Sudan, 2012–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in days.
Analysis
In 2019, starting a business: time - men in South Sudan stood at 13 days. That is the lowest value across all 8 years on record.
That represents a change of down 7.1% over ten years.
That places South Sudan 82nd out of 191 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
Starting a business: Time - Men in South Sudan, year by year
| Year | days | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 14 days | — |
| 2013 | 14 days | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 14 days | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 14 days | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 14 days | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 13 days | -7.1% |
| 2018 | 13 days | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 13 days | +0.0% |
South Sudan compared with similar countries
- South Sudan's 13 days is below the median for low income countries, which is 14 days, 93% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
- South Sudan's 13 days is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 14 days, 93% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near South Sudan
More private sector data for South Sudan
- Merchandise trade 37.2% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 1.27 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports 955.00 million current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 78.35 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 7.18 % change on previous year (2025)
- Merchandise imports (current US$), per capita 104.28 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise imports (current US$), annual growth rate 7.08 % change on previous year (2025)
- Commercial service exports (current US$), per capita 33.38 current US$ per person (2023)
- Commercial service exports 383.32 million current US$ (2023)
- Transport services 63.4% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is starting a business: time - men in South Sudan?
- Starting a business: time - men in South Sudan was 13 days in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest starting a business: time - men recorded in South Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 14 days in 2012.
- What is the lowest starting a business: time - men recorded in South Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 13 days in 2017.
- How does South Sudan rank for starting a business: time - men?
- South Sudan ranks 82nd out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is starting a business: time - men rising or falling in South Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this South Sudan 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.