Starting a business: Time - Women (days) in Rwanda
Rwanda: Starting a business: Time - Women was 4 days in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Starting a business: Time - Women in Rwanda, 2003–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in days.
Analysis
In 2019, starting a business: time - women in Rwanda stood at 4 days. That is the lowest value across all 17 years on record.
The figure is down 42.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, starting a business: time - women in Rwanda peaked at 18 days in 2003 and was at its lowest, 4 days, in 2016.
That places Rwanda 172nd out of 191 countries with data for 2019, putting it 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 Rwanda, year by year
| Year | days | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 18 days | — |
| 2004 | 18 days | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 18 days | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 16 days | -11.1% |
| 2007 | 16 days | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 14 days | -12.5% |
| 2009 | 7 days | -50.0% |
| 2010 | 7 days | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 7 days | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 8 days | +14.3% |
| 2013 | 7 days | -12.5% |
| 2014 | 7 days | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 6 days | -14.3% |
| 2016 | 4 days | -33.3% |
| 2017 | 4 days | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 4 days | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 4 days | +0.0% |
Rwanda compared with similar countries
- Rwanda's 4 days is below the median for low income countries, which is 14.5 days, 28% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Rwanda's 4 days is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 14.5 days, 28% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 15.29 days | 7 days | 18 days | 7 |
| 2010s | 5.8 days | 4 days | 8 days | 10 |
Countries ranked near Rwanda
More private sector data for Rwanda
- Merchandise trade 45.9% (2025)
- Food imports 22.4% (2022)
- Manufactures imports 50.0% (2022)
- Merchandise imports 5.07 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 27.2% (2022)
- Manufactures exports 10.4% (2022)
- Merchandise exports 2.45 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 168.16 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1496 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate -23.46 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is starting a business: time - women in Rwanda?
- Starting a business: time - women in Rwanda was 4 days in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest starting a business: time - women recorded in Rwanda?
- The highest recorded value was 18 days in 2003.
- What is the lowest starting a business: time - women recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 4 days in 2016.
- How does Rwanda rank for starting a business: time - women?
- Rwanda ranks 172nd out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is starting a business: time - women rising or falling in Rwanda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 42.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Rwanda 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.