Starting a business: Time - Men (days) in Zambia
Zambia: Starting a business: Time - Men was 8.5 days in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Starting a business: Time - Men in Zambia, 2003–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in days.
Analysis
In 2019, starting a business: time - men in Zambia stood at 8.5 days. That is the lowest value across all 17 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 55.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, starting a business: time - men in Zambia peaked at 36 days in 2003 and was at its lowest, 8.5 days, in 2013.
Zambia ranks 124th of 191 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Starting a business: Time - Men in Zambia, year by year
| Year | days | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 36 days | — |
| 2004 | 36 days | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 36 days | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 36 days | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 34 days | -5.6% |
| 2008 | 19 days | -44.1% |
| 2009 | 19 days | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 19 days | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 19 days | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 18.5 days | -2.6% |
| 2013 | 8.5 days | -54.1% |
| 2014 | 8.5 days | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 8.5 days | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 8.5 days | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 8.5 days | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 8.5 days | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 8.5 days | +0.0% |
Zambia compared with similar countries
- Zambia's 8.5 days is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 15 days, 57% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Zambia's 8.5 days is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 14 days, 61% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 30.86 days | 19 days | 36 days | 7 |
| 2010s | 11.6 days | 8.5 days | 19 days | 10 |
Countries ranked near Zambia
More private sector data for Zambia
- Merchandise trade 91.7% (2025)
- Food imports 7.8% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 64.4% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 13.17 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 8.7% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 14.1% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 13.31 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 607.56 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.461 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 18.07 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is starting a business: time - men in Zambia?
- Starting a business: time - men in Zambia was 8.5 days in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest starting a business: time - men recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 36 days in 2003.
- What is the lowest starting a business: time - men recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.5 days in 2013.
- How does Zambia rank for starting a business: time - men?
- Zambia ranks 124th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is starting a business: time - men rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 55.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Zambia 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.