Starting a business: Time - Women (days)- Score in Botswana
Botswana: Starting a business: Time - Women (days)- Score was 52.26 in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Starting a business: Time - Women (days)- Score in Botswana, 2003–2019
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
Botswana recorded 52.26 for starting a business: time - women (days)- score in 2019.
That represents a change of up 26.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, starting a business: time - women (days)- score in Botswana peaked at 60.3 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0, in 2003.
That places Botswana 177th out of 191 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Starting a business: Time - Women (days)- Score in Botswana, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 0 | — |
| 2004 | 0 | — |
| 2005 | 0 | — |
| 2006 | 0 | — |
| 2007 | 0 | — |
| 2008 | 26.13 | — |
| 2009 | 41.21 | +57.7% |
| 2010 | 41.21 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 60.3 | +46.3% |
| 2012 | 60.3 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 59.3 | -1.7% |
| 2014 | 52.26 | -11.9% |
| 2015 | 52.26 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 52.26 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 52.26 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 52.26 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 52.26 | +0.0% |
Botswana compared with similar countries
- Botswana's 52.26 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 88.44, 59% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Botswana's 52.26 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 85.93, 61% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.62 | 0 | 41.21 | 7 |
| 2010s | 53.47 | 41.21 | 60.3 | 10 |
Countries ranked near Botswana
More private sector data for Botswana
- Merchandise trade 57.8% (2025)
- Food imports 16.2% (2023)
- Manufactures imports 61.8% (2023)
- Merchandise imports 6.39 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 1.9% (2023)
- Manufactures exports 86.3% (2023)
- Merchandise exports 5.12 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 1,998 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2569 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 9.73 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is starting a business: time - women (days)- score in Botswana?
- Starting a business: time - women (days)- score in Botswana was 52.26 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest starting a business: time - women (days)- score recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 60.3 in 2011.
- What is the lowest starting a business: time - women (days)- score recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 2003.
- How does Botswana rank for starting a business: time - women (days)- score?
- Botswana ranks 177th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is starting a business: time - women (days)- score rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Botswana data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Starting a business: Time - Women (days)- Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The score for the time for women benchmarks economies with respect to the regulatory best practice on the indicator. The score ranges from 0 to 100, where 0 represents the worst regulatory performance and 100 the best regulatory performance.