Starting a business: Time - Women (days) in Mauritius
Mauritius: Starting a business: Time - Women was 4.5 days in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Starting a business: Time - Women in Mauritius, 2004–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in days.
Analysis
Mauritius recorded 4.5 days for starting a business: time - women in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 16 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 10.0% on the previous year and down 35.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, starting a business: time - women in Mauritius peaked at 47 days in 2004 and was at its lowest, 4.5 days, in 2019.
Mauritius ranks 165th of 191 countries on this measure, 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 in Mauritius, year by year
| Year | days | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 47 days | — |
| 2005 | 47 days | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 47 days | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 8 days | -83.0% |
| 2008 | 7 days | -12.5% |
| 2009 | 7 days | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 7 days | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 7 days | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 7 days | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 7 days | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 7 days | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 7 days | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 7 days | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 6 days | -14.3% |
| 2018 | 5 days | -16.7% |
| 2019 | 4.5 days | -10.0% |
Mauritius compared with similar countries
- Mauritius's 4.5 days is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 12 days, 38% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Mauritius's 4.5 days is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 14.5 days, 31% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 27.17 days | 7 days | 47 days | 6 |
| 2010s | 6.45 days | 4.5 days | 7 days | 10 |
Countries ranked near Mauritius
- 165 Albania 4.5 days compare
- 165 Kosovo 4.5 days compare
- 165 United Arab Emirates 4.5 days compare
- 165 United Kingdom 4.5 days compare
- 165 Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) 4.5 days compare
More private sector data for Mauritius
- Merchandise trade 57.4% (2025)
- Food imports 21.2% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 54.2% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 6.94 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 50.9% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 46.1% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 2.34 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 1,883 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1449 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate -1.1 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is starting a business: time - women in Mauritius?
- Starting a business: time - women in Mauritius was 4.5 days in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest starting a business: time - women recorded in Mauritius?
- The highest recorded value was 47 days in 2004.
- What is the lowest starting a business: time - women recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.5 days in 2019.
- How does Mauritius rank for starting a business: time - women?
- Mauritius ranks 165th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is starting a business: time - women rising or falling in Mauritius?
- Over the last ten years it is down 35.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Mauritius 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.