Cameroon CM: Time Required to Start a Business

2003 - 2019 | Yearly | Day | World Bank

Cameroon CM: Time Required to Start a Business data was reported at 13.500 Day in 2019. This stayed constant from the previous number of 13.500 Day for 2018. Cameroon CM: Time Required to Start a Business data is updated yearly, averaging 16.500 Day from Dec 2003 (Median) to 2019, with 17 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 45.000 Day in 2006 and a record low of 13.500 Day in 2019. Cameroon CM: Time Required to Start a Business data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Cameroon – Table CM.World Bank.WDI: Company Statistics. Time required to start a business is the number of calendar days needed to complete the procedures to legally operate a business. If a procedure can be speeded up at additional cost, the fastest procedure, independent of cost, is chosen.;World Bank, Doing Business project (http://www.doingbusiness.org/). NOTE: Doing Business has been discontinued as of 9/16/2021. For more information: https://bit.ly/3CLCbme;Unweighted average;Data are presented for the survey year instead of publication year.

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Last	Previous	Min	Max	Unit	Frequency	Range
13.500 2019	13.500 2018	13.500 2019	45.000 2006	Day	yearly	2003 - 2019

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Related indicators	Last	Frequency	Range
Cameroon CM: Time Required to Start a Business (Day)	13.500 2019	yearly	2003 - 2019
Cameroon CM: Firms Competing Against Unregistered Firms: % of Firms (%)	80.300 2016	yearly	2006 - 2016
Cameroon CM: Firm with Female Top Manager: % of Firms (%)	22.900 2016	yearly	2009 - 2016
Cameroon CM: Average Time to Clear Exports Through Customs (Day)	6.700 2016	yearly	2006 - 2016
Cameroon CM: Cost to Exports: USD per Container (USD)	1,379.000 2014	yearly	2005 - 2014
Cameroon CM: Firms using Banks to Finance Investment: % of Firms (%)	15.800 2016	yearly	2006 - 2016
Cameroon CM: Informal Payments to Public Officials: % of Firms (%)	45.600 2016	yearly	2006 - 2016
Cameroon CM: Losses Due To Theft and Vandalism: % of Annual Sales for Affected F... (%)	8.900 2016	yearly	2009 - 2016
Cameroon CM: Time Required to Obtain an Operating License (Day)	35.400 2016	yearly	2006 - 2016
Cameroon CM: Firms with Female Participation in Ownership: % of Firms (%)	39.700 2016	yearly	2006 - 2016
Cameroon CM: Firms Formally Registered When Operations Started: % of Firms (%)	81.100 2016	yearly	2009 - 2016
Cameroon CM: Value Lost Due to Electrical Outages: % of Sales for Affected Firms (%)	9.900 2016	yearly	2009 - 2016
Cameroon CM: Firms Offering Formal Training: % of Firms (%)	37.600 2016	yearly	2006 - 2016
Cameroon CM: Time Spent Dealing with the Requirements of Government Regulations:... (%)	17.900 2016	yearly	2006 - 2016
Cameroon CM: Time to Resolve Insolvency (Year)	2.800 2019	yearly	2003 - 2019
Cameroon CM: Time Required to Enforce a Contract (Day)	800.000 2019	yearly	2003 - 2019
Cameroon CM: Time Required to Register Property (Day)	81.000 2019	yearly	2004 - 2019
Cameroon CM: Procedures to Register Property (Number)	5.000 2019	yearly	2004 - 2019
Cameroon CM: Cost of Business Start-Up Procedures: % of GNI per Capita (%)	24.800 2019	yearly	2003 - 2019
Cameroon CM: Start-Up Procedures to Register a Business (Number)	6.000 2019	yearly	2003 - 2019
Cameroon CM: Time to Prepare and Pay Taxes (Hour)	624.000 2019	yearly	2005 - 2019
Cameroon CM: Number of Visits or Required Meetings with Tax Officials: Average f... (NA)	4.400 2016	yearly	2009 - 2016
Cameroon CM: Tax Payments (Number)	44.000 2019	yearly	2005 - 2019
Cameroon CM: Total Tax Rate: % of Profit (%)	57.700 2019	yearly	2005 - 2019
Cameroon CM: Time Required to Build a Warehouse (Day)	126.000 2019	yearly	2005 - 2019
Cameroon CM: Procedures to Build a Warehouse (Number)	16.000 2019	yearly	2005 - 2019
Cameroon CM: Time Required to Get Electricity (Day)	64.000 2019	yearly	2009 - 2019
Cameroon CM: Firms using Banks to Finance Working Capital: % of Firms (%)	20.200 2016	yearly	2006 - 2016
Cameroon CM: Bribery Incidence: % of Firms Experiencing at Least One Bribe Payme... (%)	26.700 2016	yearly	2006 - 2016
Cameroon CM: Cost of Business Start-Up Procedures: % of GNI Per Capita: Female (%)	24.900 2019	yearly	2003 - 2019
Cameroon CM: Cost of Business Start-Up Procedures: % of GNI Per Capita: Male (%)	24.600 2019	yearly	2003 - 2019
Cameroon CM: Time Required to Start a Business: Female (Day)	14.000 2019	yearly	2003 - 2019
Cameroon CM: Time Required to Start a Business: Male (Day)	13.000 2019	yearly	2003 - 2019
Cameroon CM: Start-Up Procedures to Register a Business: Female (Number)	6.000 2019	yearly	2003 - 2019
Cameroon CM: Start-Up Procedures to Register a Business: Male (Number)	5.000 2019	yearly	2003 - 2019
Cameroon CM: Firms Visited or Required Meetings with Tax Officials: % of Firms (%)	82.400 2016	yearly	2009 - 2016
Cameroon CM: Firms Experiencing Losses Due To Theft and Vandalism: % of Firms (%)	34.000 2016	yearly	2009 - 2016
Cameroon CM: Firms That Spend On R&D: % of Firms (%)	8.700 2016	yearly	2016 - 2016

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Cameroon Key Series

National Accounts	Last	Frequency	Range
Forecast: GDP PPP Per Capita (PPP Intl $)	5,542.930 2027	yearly	1980 - 2027
Forecast: Nominal GDP Per Capita (USD)	1,973.490 2027	yearly	1980 - 2027
Forecast: Real GDP Growth (%)	4.898 2027	yearly	1980 - 2027

Government and Public Finance	Last	Frequency	Range
Forecast: Government Expenditure (XAF bn)	7,713.943 2029	yearly	2000 - 2029
Forecast: Government Net Debt (XAF bn)	14,906.343 2029	yearly	1998 - 2029
Forecast: Government Revenue (XAF bn)	7,193.073 2029	yearly	2000 - 2029

Demographic and Labour Market	Last	Frequency	Range
Forecast: Population (Person mn)	32.244 2028	yearly	1980 - 2028
Forecast: Unemployment Rate (%)	0.000	yearly	-

Inflation	Last	Frequency	Range
Forecast: Consumer Price Index Growth (%)	2.000 2028	yearly	1980 - 2028

Balance of Payments	Last	Frequency	Range
Forecast: Current Account Balance (USD bn)	-2.355 2029	yearly	1980 - 2029

More Indicators for Cameroon

Indicators	Last	Frequency	Range
Cameroon CM: External Debt: Total Debt Service: % of Exports of Goods, Services ... (%)	20.469 2022	yearly	1977 - 2022
Cameroon CM: External Debt: Total Debt Service: % of GNI (%)	4.277 2022	yearly	1970 - 2022
Cameroon CM: External Debt: TDS: IMF Repurchases and Charges (USD mn)	0.644 2021	yearly	1978 - 2021
Cameroon CM: External Debt: TDS: Debt Service: Long-Term (USD mn)	1,027.500 2018	yearly	1970 - 2018
Cameroon CM: External Debt: TDS: Debt Service: Private Non-Guaranteed (USD mn)	418.111 2018	yearly	1970 - 2018
Cameroon CM: External Debt: Debt Service: % of Exports (%)	18.741 2022	yearly	1977 - 2022
Cameroon CM: External Debt: TDS: Debt Service: Public and Publicly Guaranteed (P... (USD mn)	1,655.401 2022	yearly	1970 - 2022
Cameroon CM:(GDP) Gross Domestic ProductVolume Index: YoY% (%)	3.855 2019	yearly	1963 - 2019
Cameroon CM: External Debt: Public and Publicly Guaranteed Debt Service: % of GN... (%)	3.892 2022	yearly	1970 - 2022
Cameroon CM: External Debt: Public and Publicly Guaranteed Debt Service: % of Ex... (%)	18.813 2022	yearly	1977 - 2022
Cameroon CM: External Debt: TDS: PPG: The International Bank for Reconstruction ... (USD mn)	4.026 2018	yearly	1970 - 2018
Cameroon CM: External Debt: TDS: PPG: International Development Association (IDA... (USD mn)	17.640 2018	yearly	1971 - 2018
Cameroon CM: External Debt: TDS: Multilateral Debt Service (USD mn)	163.050 2022	yearly	1970 - 2022
Cameroon CM: External Debt: Multilateral Debt Service: % of Public and Publicly ... (%)	9.850 2022	yearly	1970 - 2022
Cameroon CM: External Debt: TDS: PPG: Official Creditors: Multilateral: Concessi... (USD mn)	36.289 2018	yearly	1971 - 2018
Cameroon CM: External Debt: TDS: PPG: Official Creditors (USD mn)	484.045 2018	yearly	1970 - 2018
Cameroon CM: External Debt: TDS: PPG: Private Creditors: Bonds (USD mn)	34.144 2018	yearly	1970 - 2018
Cameroon CM: External Debt: TDS: PPG: Private Creditors: Commercial Banks (USD mn)	82.205 2018	yearly	1974 - 2018
Cameroon CM: External Debt: TDS: Private Non-Guaranteed (PNG): Bonds (USD mn)	0.000 2017	yearly	1970 - 2017
Cameroon CM: External Debt: TDS: PNG: Commercial Banks and Other Creditors (USD mn)	418.111 2018	yearly	1970 - 2018
Cameroon CM: External Debt: TDS: PPG: Private Creditors: Others (USD mn)	8.994 2018	yearly	1970 - 2018
Cameroon CM: External Debt: TDS: PPG: Private Creditors (USD mn)	125.344 2018	yearly	1970 - 2018
Cameroon CM: External Debt: Total Amount Rescheduled (USD mn)	0.000 2016	yearly	1989 - 2016
Cameroon CM: External Debt: UND: Undisbursed: Total (USD mn)	6,586.784 2018	yearly	1970 - 2018
Cameroon CM: External Debt: UND: Undisbursed: Official Creditors (USD mn)	5,706.659 2018	yearly	1970 - 2018
Cameroon CM: External Debt: UND: Undisbursed: Private Creditors (USD mn)	880.125 2018	yearly	1970 - 2018
Cameroon CM: Electricity Production From Coal Sources: % of Total (%)	0.000 2015	yearly	1971 - 2015
Cameroon CM: Electricity Production From Hydroelectric Sources: % of Total (%)	74.993 2015	yearly	1971 - 2015
Cameroon CM: Electric Power Transmission and Distribution Losses: % of Output (%)	11.053 2014	yearly	1971 - 2014
Cameroon CM: Electricity Production From Natural Gas Sources: % of Total (%)	5.993 2015	yearly	1971 - 2015
Cameroon CM: Electricity Production From Nuclear Sources: % of Total (%)	0.000 2014	yearly	1971 - 2014
Cameroon CM: Electricity Production From Oil Sources: % of Total (%)	17.890 2015	yearly	1971 - 2015
Cameroon CM:(GDP) Gross Domestic Productper Unit of Energy Use: PPP per Kg of Oi... (Intl $/kg)	9.930 2014	yearly	1990 - 2014
Cameroon CM: Energy Imports: Net: % of Energy Use (%)	-28.320 2014	yearly	1971 - 2014
Cameroon CM: Alternative and Nuclear Energy: % of Total Energy Use (%)	4.601 2014	yearly	1971 - 2014
Cameroon CM: Fossil Fuel Energy Consumption: % of Total (%)	38.318 2014	yearly	1971 - 2014
Cameroon CM: Electric Power Consumption: per Capita (kWh)	279.916 2014	yearly	1971 - 2014
Cameroon CM: Energy Use: Kg of Oil Equivalent per Capita (kg)	340.948 2014	yearly	1971 - 2014
Cameroon CM: CO2 Intensity: Kg per Kg of Oil Equivalent Energy Use (kg)	1.019 2014	yearly	1971 - 2014
Cameroon CM: CO2 Emissions (kt)	9,928.400 2020	yearly	1990 - 2020
Cameroon CM: CO2 Emissions: Metric Tons per Capita (Metric Ton)	0.375 2020	yearly	1990 - 2020
Cameroon CM: CO2 Emissions: Kg per PPP of GDP (kg)	0.087 2020	yearly	1990 - 2020
Cameroon CM: Other Greenhouse Gas Emissions: HFC, PFC & SF6: Thousand Metric Ton... (Metric Ton th)	1,385.669 2016	yearly	1970 - 2016
Cameroon CM: Agricultural Methane Emissions: % of Total (%)	62.291 2008	yearly	1970 - 2008
Cameroon CM: Methane Emissions: Kt of CO2 Equivalent (kt)	17,797.745 2020	yearly	1990 - 2020
Cameroon CM: Agricultural Nitrous Oxide Emissions: % of Total (%)	77.032 2008	yearly	1970 - 2008
Cameroon CM: Nitrous Oxide Emissions: Thousand Metric Tons of CO2 Equivalent (Metric Ton th)	62,399.453 2020	yearly	1990 - 2020
Cameroon CM: Bird Species: Threatened (Unit)	29.000 2018	yearly	2018 - 2018
Cameroon CM: Fish Species: Threatened (Unit)	122.000 2018	yearly	2018 - 2018
Cameroon CM: Plant Species: Higher: Threatened (Unit)	555.000 2018	yearly	2018 - 2018
Cameroon CM: Mammal Species: Threatened (Unit)	46.000 2018	yearly	2018 - 2018
Cameroon CM: Population Density: People per Square Km (Person/sq km)	57.538 2021	yearly	1961 - 2021
Cameroon CM: Population in Largest City (Person)	4,509,287.000 2023	yearly	1960 - 2023
Cameroon CM: Population in Largest City: as % of Urban Population (%)	26.537 2023	yearly	1960 - 2023
Cameroon CM: Population in Urban Agglomerations of More Than 1 Million (Person)	8,572,487.000 2023	yearly	1960 - 2023
Cameroon CM: Population in Urban Agglomerations of More Than 1 Million: as % of ... (%)	29.924 2023	yearly	1960 - 2023
Cameroon CM: Pump Price for Diesel Fuel: USD per Liter (USD)	0.940 2016	yearly	1991 - 2016
Cameroon CM: Total Reserves: % of Total External Debt (%)	34.007 2022	yearly	1971 - 2022
Cameroon CM: Total Reserves: Months of Imports (NA)	5.585 2022	yearly	1977 - 2022
Cameroon CM: Total Reserves: Excluding Gold (USD mn)	5,133.480 2022	yearly	1960 - 2022
Cameroon CM: Foreign Assets: Net (XAF mn)	2,354,248.361 2019	yearly	1960 - 2019
Cameroon CM: Domestic Credit: Provided by Financial Sector: % of GDP (%)	19.181 2018	yearly	1960 - 2018
Cameroon CM: Domestic Credit: to Private Sector: % of GDP (%)	14.091 2019	yearly	1960 - 2019
Cameroon CM: Business Extent of Disclosure Index (NA)	7.000 2019	yearly	2005 - 2019
Cameroon CM: Depth of Credit Information Index: 0=Low To 8=High (NA)	6.000 2019	yearly	2013 - 2019
Cameroon CM: Private Credit Bureau Coverage: % of Adults (%)	0.000 2019	yearly	2004 - 2019
Cameroon CM: Public Credit Registry Coverage: % of Adults (%)	40.100 2019	yearly	2004 - 2019
Cameroon CM: Average Time to Clear Exports Through Customs (Day)	6.700 2016	yearly	2006 - 2016
Cameroon CM: Cost to Exports: USD per Container (USD)	1,379.000 2014	yearly	2005 - 2014
Cameroon CM: Exports: Number of Documents (Number)	11.000 2014	yearly	2005 - 2014
Cameroon CM: Exports: Lead Time (Day)	23.000 2014	yearly	2005 - 2014
Cameroon CM: Firms using Banks to Finance Investment: % of Firms (%)	15.800 2016	yearly	2006 - 2016
Cameroon CM: Informal Payments to Public Officials: % of Firms (%)	45.600 2016	yearly	2006 - 2016
Cameroon CM: Losses Due To Theft and Vandalism: % of Annual Sales for Affected F... (%)	8.900 2016	yearly	2009 - 2016
Cameroon CM: Time Required to Obtain an Operating License (Day)	35.400 2016	yearly	2006 - 2016
Cameroon CM: Firms with Female Participation in Ownership: % of Firms (%)	39.700 2016	yearly	2006 - 2016
Cameroon CM: Firms Formally Registered When Operations Started: % of Firms (%)	81.100 2016	yearly	2009 - 2016
Cameroon CM: Value Lost Due to Electrical Outages: % of Sales for Affected Firms (%)	9.900 2016	yearly	2009 - 2016
Cameroon CM: Firms Offering Formal Training: % of Firms (%)	37.600 2016	yearly	2006 - 2016
Cameroon CM: Time Spent Dealing with the Requirements of Government Regulations:... (%)	17.900 2016	yearly	2006 - 2016
Cameroon CM: Cost to Imports: USD per Container (USD)	2,267.000 2014	yearly	2005 - 2014
Cameroon CM: Imports: Number of Documents (Number)	12.000 2014	yearly	2005 - 2014
Cameroon CM: Imports: Lead Time (Day)	25.000 2014	yearly	2005 - 2014
Cameroon CM: Time to Resolve Insolvency (Year)	2.800 2019	yearly	2003 - 2019
Cameroon CM: Time Required to Enforce a Contract (Day)	800.000 2019	yearly	2003 - 2019
Cameroon CM: Time Required to Register Property (Day)	81.000 2019	yearly	2004 - 2019
Cameroon CM: Procedures to Register Property (Number)	5.000 2019	yearly	2004 - 2019
Cameroon CM: Cost of Business Start-Up Procedures: % of GNI per Capita (%)	24.800 2019	yearly	2003 - 2019
Cameroon CM: Start-Up Procedures to Register a Business (Number)	6.000 2019	yearly	2003 - 2019
Cameroon CM: Time to Prepare and Pay Taxes (Hour)	624.000 2019	yearly	2005 - 2019
Cameroon CM: Number of Visits or Required Meetings with Tax Officials: Average f... (NA)	4.400 2016	yearly	2009 - 2016
Cameroon CM: Tax Payments (Number)	44.000 2019	yearly	2005 - 2019
Cameroon CM: Total Tax Rate: % of Profit (%)	57.700 2019	yearly	2005 - 2019
Cameroon CM: Time Required to Build a Warehouse (Day)	126.000 2019	yearly	2005 - 2019
Cameroon CM: Procedures to Build a Warehouse (Number)	16.000 2019	yearly	2005 - 2019
Cameroon CM: Investment with Private Participation: Energy (USD mn)	1,369.420 2018	yearly	2001 - 2018
Cameroon CM: Investment with Private Participation: Telecoms (USD mn)	467.00 2014	yearly	1999 - 2014
Cameroon CM: Scientific and Technical Journal Articles (Unit)	875.620 2018	yearly	2000 - 2018
Cameroon CM: CPIA: Business Regulatory Environment Rating: 1=Low To 6=High (NA)	3.000 2023	yearly	2005 - 2023
Cameroon CM: CPIA: Debt Policy Rating: 1=Low To 6=High (NA)	3.500 2023	yearly	2005 - 2023

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