Starting a business: Time - Men in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Starting a business: Time - Men was 27 days in 2019. ▼ Falling
Starting a business: Time - Men in Zimbabwe, 2003–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in days.
Analysis
The most recent figure for starting a business: time - men in Zimbabwe is 27 days, measured in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 17 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 15.6% on the previous year and down 71.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, starting a business: time - men in Zimbabwe peaked at 132 days in 2003 and was at its lowest, 27 days, in 2019.
Zimbabwe ranks 36th of 188 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 99.43 days | 94 days | 132 days | 7 |
| 2010s | 74.5 days | 27 days | 91 days | 10 |
Countries ranked near Zimbabwe
More private sector data for Zimbabwe
- Merchandise trade 38.7% (2025)
- Food imports 19.0% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 58.3% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 10.11 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 21.6% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 6.7% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 9.71 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 438.49 million current US$ (2024)
- Transport services 34.1% (2024)
- Computer, communications and other services 37.1% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is starting a business: time - men in Zimbabwe?
- Starting a business: time - men in Zimbabwe was 27 days in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest starting a business: time - men recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 132 days in 2003.
- What is the lowest starting a business: time - men recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 27 days in 2019.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for starting a business: time - men?
- Zimbabwe ranks 36th out of 188 countries with data for 2019.
- Is starting a business: time - men rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 71.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Zimbabwe 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.