Starting a business: Time - Women in Zambia
Zambia: Starting a business: Time - Women was 8.5 days in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Starting a business: Time - Women in Zambia, 2003–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in days.
Analysis
The most recent figure for starting a business: time - women in Zambia is 8.5 days, measured in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 17 years on record.
That represents a change of down 55.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, starting a business: time - women in Zambia peaked at 36 days in 2003 and was at its lowest, 8.5 days, in 2013.
Zambia ranks 129th of 190 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 Zambia, year by year
| Year | days | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 36 days | — |
| 2004 | 36 days | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 36 days | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 36 days | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 34 days | -5.6% |
| 2008 | 19 days | -44.1% |
| 2009 | 19 days | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 19 days | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 19 days | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 18.5 days | -2.6% |
| 2013 | 8.5 days | -54.1% |
| 2014 | 8.5 days | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 8.5 days | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 8.5 days | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 8.5 days | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 8.5 days | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 8.5 days | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 30.86 days | 19 days | 36 days | 7 |
| 2010s | 11.6 days | 8.5 days | 19 days | 10 |
Countries ranked near Zambia
More private sector data for Zambia
- Merchandise trade 91.7% (2025)
- Food imports 7.8% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 64.4% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 13.17 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 8.7% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 14.1% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 13.31 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 607.56 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.461 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 18.07 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is starting a business: time - women in Zambia?
- Starting a business: time - women in Zambia was 8.5 days in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest starting a business: time - women recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 36 days in 2003.
- What is the lowest starting a business: time - women recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.5 days in 2013.
- How does Zambia rank for starting a business: time - women?
- Zambia ranks 129th out of 190 countries with data for 2019.
- Is starting a business: time - women rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 55.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Zambia 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.