Starting a business: Time - Women (days) in Niger
Niger: Starting a business: Time - Women was 10 days in 2019. ▼ Falling
Starting a business: Time - Women in Niger, 2003–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in days.
Analysis
In 2019, starting a business: time - women in Niger stood at 10 days.
The figure is down 44.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, starting a business: time - women in Niger peaked at 36 days in 2003 and was at its lowest, 8 days, in 2017.
Niger ranks 111th of 191 countries on this measure, 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 Niger, year by year
| Year | days | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 36 days | — |
| 2004 | 36 days | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 36 days | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 32 days | -11.1% |
| 2007 | 24 days | -25.0% |
| 2008 | 20 days | -16.7% |
| 2009 | 18 days | -10.0% |
| 2010 | 18 days | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 18 days | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 18 days | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 18 days | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 16 days | -11.1% |
| 2015 | 16 days | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 11 days | -31.2% |
| 2017 | 8 days | -27.3% |
| 2018 | 10 days | +25.0% |
| 2019 | 10 days | +0.0% |
Niger compared with similar countries
- Niger's 10 days is below the median for low income countries, which is 14.5 days, 69% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Niger's 10 days is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 14.5 days, 69% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 28.86 days | 18 days | 36 days | 7 |
| 2010s | 14.3 days | 8 days | 18 days | 10 |
Countries ranked near Niger
- 109 Trinidad and Tobago 10.5 days compare
- 110 Russia 10.1 days compare
- 111 Colombia 10 days compare
- 111 Gabon 10 days compare
- 111 Kyrgyzstan 10 days compare
- 111 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 10 days compare
- 111 Switzerland 10 days compare
- 111 Taiwan 10 days compare
More private sector data for Niger
- Merchandise trade 21.3% (2025)
- Food imports 37.9% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 47.5% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 2.70 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 4.1% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 7.3% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 1.90 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 68.06 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0878 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 25.33 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is starting a business: time - women in Niger?
- Starting a business: time - women in Niger was 10 days in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest starting a business: time - women recorded in Niger?
- The highest recorded value was 36 days in 2003.
- What is the lowest starting a business: time - women recorded in Niger?
- The lowest recorded value was 8 days in 2017.
- How does Niger rank for starting a business: time - women?
- Niger ranks 111th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is starting a business: time - women rising or falling in Niger?
- Over the last ten years it is down 44.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Niger 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.