Starting a business: Time - Women (days) in Mozambique
Mozambique: Starting a business: Time - Women was 17 days in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Starting a business: Time - Women in Mozambique, 2003–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in days.
Analysis
The most recent figure for starting a business: time - women in Mozambique is 17 days, measured in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 17 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 50.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, starting a business: time - women in Mozambique peaked at 179 days in 2004 and was at its lowest, 17 days, in 2017.
Mozambique ranks 62nd 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 Mozambique, year by year
| Year | days | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 177 days | — |
| 2004 | 179 days | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 179 days | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 117 days | -34.6% |
| 2007 | 32 days | -72.6% |
| 2008 | 34 days | +6.2% |
| 2009 | 34 days | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 21 days | -38.2% |
| 2011 | 21 days | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 21 days | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 21 days | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 21 days | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 21 days | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 21 days | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 17 days | -19.0% |
| 2018 | 17 days | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 17 days | +0.0% |
Mozambique compared with similar countries
- Mozambique's 17 days is above the median for low income countries, which is 14.5 days, 1.2× the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Mozambique's 17 days is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 14.5 days, 1.2× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 107.43 days | 32 days | 179 days | 7 |
| 2010s | 19.8 days | 17 days | 21 days | 10 |
Countries ranked near Mozambique
- 61 India 17.47 days compare
- 62 Marshall Islands 17 days compare
- 64 Brazil 16.62 days compare
- 65 Pakistan 16.5 days compare
- 65 Dominican Republic 16.5 days compare
- 65 El Salvador 16.5 days compare
- 65 Luxembourg 16.5 days compare
More private sector data for Mozambique
- Merchandise trade 77.5% (2025)
- Food imports 19.6% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 56.0% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 9.21 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 12.3% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 4.6% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 8.10 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 227.33 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.3626 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate -1.35 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is starting a business: time - women in Mozambique?
- Starting a business: time - women in Mozambique was 17 days in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest starting a business: time - women recorded in Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 179 days in 2004.
- What is the lowest starting a business: time - women recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 17 days in 2017.
- How does Mozambique rank for starting a business: time - women?
- Mozambique ranks 62nd out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is starting a business: time - women rising or falling in Mozambique?
- Over the last ten years it is down 50.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Mozambique 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.