Starting a business: Time - Men (days) in Uganda
Uganda: Starting a business: Time - Men was 24 days in 2019. ▼ Falling
Starting a business: Time - Men in Uganda, 2003–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in days.
Analysis
In 2019, starting a business: time - men in Uganda stood at 24 days. That is the lowest value across all 17 years on record.
That represents a change of down 11.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, starting a business: time - men in Uganda peaked at 36 days in 2003 and was at its lowest, 24 days, in 2017.
That places Uganda 40th out of 191 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.
Starting a business: Time - Men in Uganda, year by year
| Year | days | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 36 days | — |
| 2004 | 36 days | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 36 days | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 30 days | -16.7% |
| 2007 | 30 days | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 27 days | -10.0% |
| 2009 | 27 days | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 26 days | -3.7% |
| 2011 | 26 days | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 29 days | +11.5% |
| 2013 | 28 days | -3.4% |
| 2014 | 28 days | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 27 days | -3.6% |
| 2016 | 26 days | -3.7% |
| 2017 | 24 days | -7.7% |
| 2018 | 24 days | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 24 days | +0.0% |
Uganda compared with similar countries
- Uganda's 24 days is above the median for low income countries, which is 14 days, 1.7× the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Uganda's 24 days is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 14 days, 1.7× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 31.71 days | 27 days | 36 days | 7 |
| 2010s | 26.2 days | 24 days | 29 days | 10 |
Countries ranked near Uganda
More private sector data for Uganda
- Merchandise trade 49.9% (2025)
- Food imports 10.7% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 47.3% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 18.40 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 39.3% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 14.3% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 12.50 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 243.26 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2017 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 55.49 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is starting a business: time - men in Uganda?
- Starting a business: time - men in Uganda was 24 days in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest starting a business: time - men recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 36 days in 2003.
- What is the lowest starting a business: time - men recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 24 days in 2017.
- How does Uganda rank for starting a business: time - men?
- Uganda ranks 40th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is starting a business: time - men rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Uganda 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.