Starting a business: Time - Women (days) in Lesotho
Lesotho: Starting a business: Time - Women was 15 days in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Starting a business: Time - Women in Lesotho, 2003–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in days.
Analysis
In 2019, starting a business: time - women in Lesotho stood at 15 days. That is the lowest value across all 17 years on record.
The figure is down 48.3% on the previous year and down 61.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, starting a business: time - women in Lesotho peaked at 138 days in 2003 and was at its lowest, 15 days, in 2019.
Lesotho ranks 75th 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 - Women in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | days | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 138 days | — |
| 2004 | 138 days | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 103 days | -25.4% |
| 2006 | 73 days | -29.1% |
| 2007 | 73 days | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 39 days | -46.6% |
| 2009 | 39 days | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 39 days | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 39 days | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 29 days | -25.6% |
| 2013 | 29 days | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 29 days | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 29 days | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 29 days | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 29 days | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 29 days | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 15 days | -48.3% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 15 days is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 15 days, 1.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 15 days is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 14.5 days, 1.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 86.14 days | 39 days | 138 days | 7 |
| 2010s | 29.6 days | 15 days | 39 days | 10 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
More private sector data for Lesotho
- Merchandise trade 102.9% (2025)
- Food imports 23.0% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 59.2% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 1.88 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 23.3% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 70.1% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 773.00 million current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 327.08 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.3004 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate -22 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is starting a business: time - women in Lesotho?
- Starting a business: time - women in Lesotho was 15 days in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest starting a business: time - women recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 138 days in 2003.
- What is the lowest starting a business: time - women recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 15 days in 2019.
- How does Lesotho rank for starting a business: time - women?
- Lesotho ranks 75th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is starting a business: time - women rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is down 61.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Lesotho 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.