Starting a business: Time - Men (days) in Sudan
Sudan: Starting a business: Time - Men was 34 days in 2019. ▼ Falling
Starting a business: Time - Men in Sudan, 2004–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in days.
Analysis
In 2019, starting a business: time - men in Sudan stood at 34 days. That is the lowest value across all 16 years on record.
The figure is down 5.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, starting a business: time - men in Sudan peaked at 38 days in 2004 and was at its lowest, 34 days, in 2018.
That places Sudan 28th out of 191 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.
Starting a business: Time - Men in Sudan, year by year
| Year | days | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 38 days | — |
| 2005 | 38 days | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 38 days | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 38 days | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 38 days | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 36 days | -5.3% |
| 2010 | 36 days | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 36 days | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 36 days | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 36 days | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 36 days | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 36 days | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 36 days | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 36 days | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 34 days | -5.6% |
| 2019 | 34 days | +0.0% |
Sudan compared with similar countries
- Sudan's 34 days is above the median for low income countries, which is 14 days, 2.4× the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Sudan's 34 days is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 14 days, 2.4× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 37.67 days | 36 days | 38 days | 6 |
| 2010s | 35.6 days | 34 days | 36 days | 10 |
Countries ranked near Sudan
- 25 Angola 36 days compare
- 26 Libya 35 days compare
- 26 Paraguay 35 days compare
- 29 Equatorial Guinea 33 days compare
- 29 Philippines 33 days compare
- 31 Ethiopia 32 days compare
- 31 Seychelles 32 days compare
More private sector data for Sudan
- Merchandise trade 15.0% (2025)
- Food imports 29.9% (2018)
- Manufactures imports 56.0% (2018)
- Merchandise imports 6.20 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 50.6% (2018)
- Manufactures exports 1.1% (2018)
- Merchandise exports 2.80 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 54.2 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0465 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate -10.66 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is starting a business: time - men in Sudan?
- Starting a business: time - men in Sudan was 34 days in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest starting a business: time - men recorded in Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 38 days in 2004.
- What is the lowest starting a business: time - men recorded in Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 34 days in 2018.
- How does Sudan rank for starting a business: time - men?
- Sudan ranks 28th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is starting a business: time - men rising or falling in Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this 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.