Starting a business: Time - Women (days) in Ghana
Ghana: Starting a business: Time - Women was 13 days in 2019. ▼ Falling
Starting a business: Time - Women in Ghana, 2003–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in days.
Analysis
In 2019, starting a business: time - women in Ghana stood at 13 days.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.1% on the previous year and up 18.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, starting a business: time - women in Ghana peaked at 21 days in 2003 and was at its lowest, 11 days, in 2008.
That places Ghana 83rd out of 191 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.
Starting a business: Time - Women in Ghana, year by year
| Year | days | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 21 days | — |
| 2004 | 21 days | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 17 days | -19.0% |
| 2006 | 17 days | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 13 days | -23.5% |
| 2008 | 11 days | -15.4% |
| 2009 | 11 days | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 11 days | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 11 days | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 11 days | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 14 days | +27.3% |
| 2014 | 14 days | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 14 days | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 14 days | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 14 days | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 14 days | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 13 days | -7.1% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 13 days is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 15 days, 87% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 13 days is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 14.5 days, 90% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 15.86 days | 11 days | 21 days | 7 |
| 2010s | 13 days | 11 days | 14 days | 10 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
More private sector data for Ghana
- Merchandise trade 42.5% (2025)
- Food imports 13.7% (2023)
- Manufactures imports 51.5% (2023)
- Merchandise imports 17.45 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 18.1% (2023)
- Manufactures exports 6.0% (2023)
- Merchandise exports 31.11 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 887.14 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2724 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 62.31 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is starting a business: time - women in Ghana?
- Starting a business: time - women in Ghana was 13 days in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest starting a business: time - women recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 21 days in 2003.
- What is the lowest starting a business: time - women recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 11 days in 2008.
- How does Ghana rank for starting a business: time - women?
- Ghana ranks 83rd out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is starting a business: time - women rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ghana data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Starting a business: Time - Women (days). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The time for women captures the median duration that business incorporation experts indicate is necessary for five female 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.