Time to start new business fell 5.48% to 34.5 days in Sudan in 2018, according to the National Statistical Office.
Historically, time to start new business in Sudan reached an all time high of 38.5 days in 2008 and an all time low of 34.5 days in 2018. When compared to Sudan's main peers, time to start new business in Chad amounted to 58.0 days, 11.5 days in Egypt, 32.0 days in Ethiopia and 13.0 days in South Sudan in 2018.
Sudan has been ranked 31st within the group of 172 countries we follow in terms of time to start new business, 19 places above the position seen 10 years ago.
| Time to Start New Business | Unit | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 |
| Cameroon | days | ... | ... | ... | ... | 16.5 | 16.5 | 16.5 | 16.5 | 16.5 | ||||||||||||
| Central African Republic | days | ... | ... | ... | ... | 22.0 | 22.0 | 22.0 | 22.0 | 22.0 | ||||||||||||
| Chad | days | ... | ... | ... | ... | 60.0 | 60.0 | 60.0 | 60.0 | 60.0 | ||||||||||||
| Egypt | days | ... | ... | ... | ... | 12.5 | 12.5 | 16.5 | 16.5 | 16.5 | ||||||||||||
| Eritrea | days | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 84.0 | 84.0 | 84.0 | 84.0 | 84.0 | |||||||||||
| Ethiopia | days | ... | ... | ... | ... | 39.0 | 39.0 | 35.0 | 35.0 | 33.0 | ||||||||||||
| Israel | days | ... | ... | ... | ... | 12.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | ||||||||||||
| Kenya | days | ... | ... | ... | ... | 34.0 | 32.0 | 28.0 | 22.0 | 23.0 | ||||||||||||
| Libya | days | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 35.0 | 35.0 | 35.0 | 35.0 | 35.0 | |||
| Niger | days | ... | ... | ... | ... | 18.0 | 16.0 | 16.0 | 11.0 | 8.00 | ||||||||||||
| Nigeria | days | ... | ... | ... | ... | 30.3 | 30.3 | 30.3 | 24.9 | 18.9 | ||||||||||||
| Saudi Arabia | days | ... | ... | ... | ... | 24.8 | 24.8 | 23.3 | 19.3 | 17.8 | ||||||||||||
| Somalia | days | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 70.0 | 70.0 | 70.0 | ||
| South Sudan | days | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 14.0 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 13.0 | |||
| Sudan | days | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 36.5 | 36.5 | 36.5 | 36.5 | 36.5 | |||||||||||
| Uganda | days | ... | ... | ... | ... | 28.0 | 28.0 | 27.0 | 26.0 | 24.0 |
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