Sierra Leone SL: Time Required to Start a Business

2003 - 2017 | Yearly | Day | World Bank

Sierra Leone SL: Time Required to Start a Business data was reported at 11.000 Day in 2017. This records an increase from the previous number of 10.000 Day for 2016. Sierra Leone SL: Time Required to Start a Business data is updated yearly, averaging 12.000 Day from Dec 2003 (Median) to 2017, with 15 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 26.000 Day in 2007 and a record low of 10.000 Day in 2016. Sierra Leone SL: 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 Sierra Leone – Table SL.World Bank: 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/).; Unweighted average; Data are presented for the survey year instead of publication year.

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Last	Previous	Min	Max	Unit	Frequency	Range
11.00 2017	10.00 2016	10.00 2016	26.00 2007	Day	yearly	2003 - 2017

Related Indicators for Sierra Leone SL: Time Required to Start a Business

Related indicators	Last	Frequency	Range
Sierra Leone SL: Time Required to Start a Business (Day)	11.00 2017	yearly	2003 - 2017
Sierra Leone SL: Firms Competing Against Unregistered Firms: % of Firms (%)	62.50 2017	yearly	2009 - 2017
Sierra Leone SL: Firm with Female Top Manager: % of Firms (%)	15.90 2017	yearly	2009 - 2017
Sierra Leone SL: Cost to Exports: USD per Container (USD)	1,185.00 2014	yearly	2005 - 2014
Sierra Leone SL: Firms using Banks to Finance Investment: % of Firms (%)	7.00 2017	yearly	2009 - 2017
Sierra Leone SL: Informal Payments to Public Officials: % of Firms (%)	46.00 2017	yearly	2009 - 2017
Sierra Leone SL: Losses Due To Theft and Vandalism: % of Annual Sales for Affect... (%)	11.70 2017	yearly	2009 - 2017
Sierra Leone SL: Time Required to Obtain an Operating License (Day)	15.30 2017	yearly	2009 - 2017
Sierra Leone SL: Firms with Female Participation in Ownership: % of Firms (%)	18.80 2017	yearly	2009 - 2017
Sierra Leone SL: Firms Formally Registered When Operations Started: % of Firms (%)	91.30 2017	yearly	2009 - 2017
Sierra Leone SL: Value Lost Due to Electrical Outages: % of Sales for Affected F... (%)	15.80 2017	yearly	2009 - 2017
Sierra Leone SL: Firms Offering Formal Training: % of Firms (%)	21.60 2017	yearly	2009 - 2017
Sierra Leone SL: Time Spent Dealing with the Requirements of Government Regulati... (%)	13.10 2017	yearly	2009 - 2017
Sierra Leone SL: Cost to Imports: USD per Container (USD)	1,575.00 2014	yearly	2005 - 2014
Sierra Leone SL: Time to Resolve Insolvency (Year)	2.30 2017	yearly	2003 - 2017
Sierra Leone SL: Time Required to Enforce a Contract (Day)	515.00 2017	yearly	2003 - 2017
Sierra Leone SL: Time Required to Register Property (Day)	56.00 2017	yearly	2004 - 2017
Sierra Leone SL: Procedures to Register Property (Number)	7.00 2017	yearly	2004 - 2017
Sierra Leone SL: Cost of Business Start-Up Procedures: % of GNI per Capita (%)	36.20 2017	yearly	2003 - 2017
Sierra Leone SL: Start-Up Procedures to Register a Business (Number)	5.00 2017	yearly	2003 - 2017
Sierra Leone SL: Time to Prepare and Pay Taxes (Hour)	343.00 2017	yearly	2005 - 2017
Sierra Leone SL: Number of Visits or Required Meetings with Tax Officials: Avera... (NA)	3.20 2017	yearly	2009 - 2017
Sierra Leone SL: Tax Payments (Number)	34.00 2017	yearly	2005 - 2017
Sierra Leone SL: Total Tax Rate: % of Profit (%)	31.00 2017	yearly	2005 - 2017
Sierra Leone SL: Time Required to Build a Warehouse (Day)	182.00 2017	yearly	2005 - 2017
Sierra Leone SL: Procedures to Build a Warehouse (Number)	17.00 2017	yearly	2005 - 2017
Sierra Leone SL: Time Required to Get Electricity (Day)	82.00 2017	yearly	2009 - 2017
Sierra Leone SL: Firms using Banks to Finance Working Capital: % of Firms (%)	8.60 2017	yearly	2009 - 2017
Sierra Leone SL: Bribery Incidence: % of Firms Experiencing at Least One Bribe P... (%)	46.10 2017	yearly	2009 - 2017
Sierra Leone SL: Cost of Business Start-Up Procedures: % of GNI Per Capita: Fema... (%)	36.20 2017	yearly	2003 - 2017
Sierra Leone SL: Cost of Business Start-Up Procedures: % of GNI Per Capita: Male (%)	36.20 2017	yearly	2003 - 2017
Sierra Leone SL: Time Required to Start a Business: Female (Day)	11.00 2017	yearly	2003 - 2017
Sierra Leone SL: Time Required to Start a Business: Male (Day)	11.00 2017	yearly	2003 - 2017
Sierra Leone SL: Start-Up Procedures to Register a Business: Female (Number)	5.00 2017	yearly	2003 - 2017
Sierra Leone SL: Start-Up Procedures to Register a Business: Male (Number)	5.00 2017	yearly	2003 - 2017
Sierra Leone SL: Firms Experiencing Losses Due To Theft and Vandalism: % of Firm... (%)	47.30 2017	yearly	2009 - 2017
Sierra Leone SL: Firms Visited or Required Meetings with Tax Officials: % of Fir... (%)	87.20 2017	yearly	2009 - 2017
Sierra Leone SL: Firms That Spend On R&D: % of Firms (%)	11.10 2017	yearly	2017 - 2017

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Sierra Leone Key Series

National Accounts	Last	Frequency	Range
Forecast: GDP PPP Per Capita (PPP Intl $)	2,470.350 2027	yearly	1980 - 2027
Forecast: Nominal GDP Per Capita (USD)	525.368 2027	yearly	1980 - 2027
Forecast: Real GDP Growth (%)	4.649 2028	yearly	1980 - 2028

Government and Public Finance	Last	Frequency	Range
Forecast: Government Expenditure (SLL bn)	46,764.196 2029	yearly	2000 - 2029
Forecast: Government Net Debt (SLL bn)	119,353.843 2029	yearly	2001 - 2029
Forecast: Government Revenue (SLL bn)	41,761.109 2029	yearly	2000 - 2029

Demographic and Labour Market	Last	Frequency	Range
Forecast: Population (Person mn)	9.391 2028	yearly	1980 - 2028
Forecast: Unemployment Rate (%)	0.000	yearly	-

Inflation	Last	Frequency	Range
Forecast: Consumer Price Index Growth (%)	8.900 2028	yearly	1980 - 2028

Balance of Payments	Last	Frequency	Range
Forecast: Current Account Balance (USD bn)	-0.417 2029	yearly	1980 - 2029

More Indicators for Sierra Leone

Indicators	Last	Frequency	Range
Sierra Leone SL: CPIA: Equity of Public Resource Use Rating: 1=Low To 6=High (NA)	3.50 2017	yearly	2005 - 2017
Sierra Leone SL: CPIA: Property Rights and Rule-Based Governance Rating: 1=Low T... (NA)	3.00 2017	yearly	2005 - 2017
Sierra Leone SL: CPIA: Social Protection Rating: 1=Low To 6=High (NA)	3.50 2017	yearly	2005 - 2017
Sierra Leone SL: CPIA: Public Sector Management and Institutions Cluster Average... (NA)	3.10 2017	yearly	2005 - 2017
Sierra Leone SL: CPIA: Efficiency of Revenue Mobilization Rating: 1=Low To 6=Hig... (NA)	3.00 2017	yearly	2005 - 2017
Sierra Leone SL: CPIA: Policies for Social Inclusion/Equity Cluster Average: 1=L... (NA)	3.20 2017	yearly	2005 - 2017
Sierra Leone SL: CPIA: Structural Policies Cluster Average: 1=Low To 6=High (NA)	3.17 2017	yearly	2005 - 2017
Sierra Leone SL: CPIA: Trade Rating: 1=Low To 6=High (NA)	3.50 2017	yearly	2005 - 2017
Sierra Leone SL: CPIA: Transparency: Accountability: and Corruption in The Publi... (NA)	3.00 2017	yearly	2005 - 2017
Sierra Leone SL: Air Transport: Registered Carrier Departures Worldwide (Unit)	2,145.00 2012	yearly	1975 - 2012
Sierra Leone SL: Air Transport: Freight (Ton-km mn)	0.00 2012	yearly	1975 - 2012
Sierra Leone SL: Air Transport: Passengers Carried (Person)	50,193.00 2012	yearly	1975 - 2012
Sierra Leone SL: Liner Shipping Connectivity Index: Maximum Value In 2004 = 100 (NA)	7.61 2016	yearly	2004 - 2016
Sierra Leone SL: Fixed Telephone Subscriptions (Unit)	17,000.00 2016	yearly	1965 - 2016
Sierra Leone SL: Fixed Telephone Subscriptions: per 100 People (Number)	0.23 2016	yearly	1965 - 2016
Sierra Leone SL: Secure Internet Servers (Unit)	14.00 2017	yearly	2010 - 2017
Sierra Leone SL: Secure Internet Servers: per 1 Million People (Number)	1.85 2017	yearly	2010 - 2017
Sierra Leone SL: Exports: Lead Time: Median Case (Day)	2.00 2012	yearly	2007 - 2012
Sierra Leone SL: Imports: Lead Time: Median Case (Day)	2.00 2012	yearly	2007 - 2012
Sierra Leone SL: Logistics Performance Index: 1=Low To 5=High: Efficiency of Cus... (NA)	1.91 2016	yearly	2007 - 2016
Sierra Leone SL: Logistics Performance Index: 1=Low To 5=High: Quality of Trade ... (NA)	2.07 2016	yearly	2007 - 2016
Sierra Leone SL: Logistics Performance Index: 1=Low To 5=High: Ease of Arranging... (NA)	2.31 2016	yearly	2007 - 2016
Sierra Leone SL: Logistics Performance Index: 1=Low To 5=High: Competence and Qu... (NA)	1.85 2016	yearly	2007 - 2016
Sierra Leone SL: Logistics Performance Index: 1=Low To 5=High: Overall (NA)	2.03 2016	yearly	2007 - 2016
Sierra Leone SL: Logistics Performance Index: 1=Low To 5=High: Frequency with wh... (NA)	2.23 2016	yearly	2007 - 2016
Sierra Leone SL: Logistics Performance Index: 1=Low To 5=High: Ability to Track ... (NA)	1.74 2016	yearly	2007 - 2016
Sierra Leone SL: Arms Imports: SIPRI Trend Indicator Values (TIV) (TIV)	2,000,000.00 2016	yearly	1973 - 2016
Sierra Leone SL: Armed Forces Personnel: Total (Person)	8,500.00 2016	yearly	1985 - 2016
Sierra Leone SL: Armed Forces Personnel: % of Total Labour Force (%)	0.34 2016	yearly	1990 - 2016
Sierra Leone SL: Military Expenditure (SLL mn)	211,295.00 2017	yearly	1961 - 2017
Sierra Leone SL: Military Expenditure: % of GDP (%)	0.77 2017	yearly	1961 - 2017
Sierra Leone SL: Military Expenditure: % of Central Government Expenditure (%)	8.27 2014	yearly	2000 - 2014
Sierra Leone SL: GDP: USD: Final Consumption Expenditure: General Government (USD mn)	442.30 2016	yearly	1964 - 2016
Sierra Leone SL: GDP: Final Consumption Expenditure: General Government (SLL mn)	2,874,922.10 2016	yearly	1964 - 2016
Sierra Leone SL: GDP: Growth: Final Consumption Expenditure: General Government (%)	17.92 2016	yearly	1981 - 2016
Sierra Leone SL: GDP: Real: Final Consumption Expenditure: General Government (SLL mn)	897,804.44 2016	yearly	1980 - 2016
Sierra Leone SL: GDP: % of GDP: Final Consumption Expenditure: General Governmen... (%)	12.44 2016	yearly	1964 - 2016
Sierra Leone SL: GDP: USD: Final Consumption Expenditure: Household (USD mn)	3,630.91 2016	yearly	1964 - 2016
Sierra Leone SL: GDP: Final Consumption Expenditure: Household (SLL mn)	23,600,926.16 2016	yearly	1964 - 2016
Sierra Leone SL: GDP: Real: Final Consumption Expenditure: Household (SLL mn)	9,526,938.27 2016	yearly	1980 - 2016
Sierra Leone SL: GDP: PPP: Household Final Consumption Expenditure (Intl $ mn)	10,233.93 2016	yearly	2006 - 2016
Sierra Leone SL: GDP: USD: Final Consumption Expenditure (USD mn)	4,073.21 2016	yearly	1964 - 2016
Sierra Leone SL: GDP: Final Consumption Expenditure (SLL mn)	26,475,848.26 2016	yearly	1964 - 2016
Sierra Leone SL: GDP: Real: Final Consumption Expenditure (SLL mn)	10,424,742.71 2016	yearly	1980 - 2016
Sierra Leone SL: GDP: USD: Gross National Expenditure (USD mn)	4,608.19 2016	yearly	1980 - 2016
Sierra Leone SL: GDP: Gross National Expenditure (SLL mn)	29,953,235.54 2016	yearly	1980 - 2016
Sierra Leone SL: GDP: Real: Gross National Expenditure (SLL mn)	12,095,971.64 2016	yearly	2001 - 2016
Sierra Leone SL: GDP: % of GDP: Gross National Expenditure (%)	129.59 2016	yearly	1980 - 2016
Sierra Leone SL: GDP: USD: Exports of Goods and Services (USD mn)	885.95 2016	yearly	1964 - 2016
Sierra Leone SL: GDP: Growth: Exports of Goods and Services (%)	21.72 2016	yearly	1968 - 2016
Sierra Leone SL: GDP: Real: Exports of Goods and Services (SLL mn)	3,148,991.47 2016	yearly	1967 - 2016
Sierra Leone SL: GDP: % of GDP: Exports of Goods and Services (%)	24.91 2016	yearly	1964 - 2016
Sierra Leone SL: GDP: USD: Gross Fixed Capital Formation (USD mn)	672.83 2016	yearly	1980 - 2016
Sierra Leone SL: GDP: Growth: Gross Fixed Capital Formation (%)	8.42 2016	yearly	1981 - 2016
Sierra Leone SL: GDP: Real: Gross Fixed Capital Formation (SLL mn)	1,661,575.74 2016	yearly	1980 - 2016
Sierra Leone SL: GDP: % of GDP: Gross Fixed Capital Formation (%)	18.92 2016	yearly	1980 - 2016
Sierra Leone SL: GDP: USD: Changes in Inventories (USD mn)	42.71 2016	yearly	1965 - 2016
Sierra Leone SL: GDP: Real: Changes in Inventories (SLL mn)	42,409.78 2016	yearly	2001 - 2016
Sierra Leone SL: GDP: USD: Gross Capital Formation (USD mn)	715.53 2016	yearly	1980 - 2016
Sierra Leone SL: GDP: Gross Capital Formation (SLL mn)	4,650,975.40 2016	yearly	1980 - 2016
Sierra Leone SL: GDP: Growth: Gross Capital Formation (%)	8.28 2016	yearly	2002 - 2016
Sierra Leone SL: GDP: Real: Gross Capital Formation (SLL mn)	1,703,985.52 2016	yearly	2001 - 2016
Sierra Leone SL: GDP: % of GDP: Gross Capital Formation (%)	20.12 2016	yearly	1980 - 2016
Sierra Leone SL: GDP: USD: Imports of Goods and Services (USD mn)	1,938.11 2016	yearly	1964 - 2016
Sierra Leone SL: GDP: Growth: Imports of Goods and Services (%)	23.93 2016	yearly	1968 - 2016
Sierra Leone SL: GDP: Real: Imports of Goods and Services (SLL mn)	6,247,825.98 2016	yearly	1967 - 2016
Sierra Leone SL: GDP: % of GDP: Imports of Goods and Services (%)	54.50 2016	yearly	1964 - 2016
Sierra Leone SL: GDP: USD: External Balance of Goods and Services (USD mn)	-1,052.15 2016	yearly	1964 - 2016
Sierra Leone SL: GDP: External Balance of Goods and Services (SLL mn)	-6,838,998.07 2016	yearly	1964 - 2016
Sierra Leone SL: GDP: Real: External Balance of Goods and Services (SLL mn)	-3,098,834.51 2016	yearly	1967 - 2016
Sierra Leone SL: GDP: % of GDP: External Balance on Goods and Services (%)	-29.59 2016	yearly	1964 - 2016
Sierra Leone SL: GDP: % of GDP: Trade (%)	79.42 2016	yearly	1964 - 2016
Sierra Leone SL: GDP: USD: Gross Value Added at Factor Cost: Agriculture (USD mn)	2,275.73 2017	yearly	1964 - 2017
Sierra Leone SL: GDP: Gross Value Added at Factor Cost: Agriculture (SLL mn)	16,647,096.19 2017	yearly	1964 - 2017
Sierra Leone SL: GDP: Growth: Gross Value Added: Agriculture (%)	5.42 2017	yearly	1965 - 2017
Sierra Leone SL: GDP: Real: Gross Value Added at Factor Cost: Agriculture (SLL mn)	4,714,211.00 2017	yearly	1964 - 2017
Sierra Leone SL: GDP: % of GDP: Gross Value Added: Agriculture (%)	60.30 2017	yearly	1964 - 2017
Sierra Leone SL: GDP: USD: Gross Value Added at Factor Cost: Industry: Manufactu... (USD mn)	73.90 2017	yearly	1964 - 2017
Sierra Leone SL: GDP: Gross Value Added at Factor Cost: Industry: Manufacturing (SLL mn)	540,614.14 2017	yearly	1964 - 2017
Sierra Leone SL: GDP: Growth: Gross Value Added: Industry: Manufacturing (%)	5.01 2017	yearly	1991 - 2017
Sierra Leone SL: GDP: Real: Gross Value Added at Factor Cost: Industry: Manufact... (SLL mn)	191,424.41 2017	yearly	1990 - 2017
Sierra Leone SL: GDP: % of GDP: Gross Value Added: Industry: Manufacturing (%)	1.96 2017	yearly	1964 - 2017
Sierra Leone SL: GDP: USD: Gross Value Added at Factor Cost: Industry (USD mn)	193.91 2017	yearly	1964 - 2017
Sierra Leone SL: GDP: Gross Value Added at Factor Cost: Industry (SLL mn)	1,418,483.14 2017	yearly	1964 - 2017
Sierra Leone SL: GDP: Growth: Gross Value Added: Industry (%)	-15.38 2017	yearly	1965 - 2017
Sierra Leone SL: GDP: Real: Gross Value Added at Factor Cost: Industry (SLL mn)	864,364.85 2017	yearly	1964 - 2017
Sierra Leone SL: GDP: % of GDP: Gross Value Added: Industry (%)	5.14 2017	yearly	1964 - 2017
Sierra Leone SL: Adjusted Savings: Education Expenditure (USD mn)	90.90 2016	yearly	1970 - 2016
Sierra Leone SL: Adjusted Savings: Education Expenditure: % of GNI (%)	2.71 2016	yearly	1970 - 2016
Sierra Leone SL: Adjusted Savings: Carbon Dioxide Damage (USD mn)	35.82 2016	yearly	1970 - 2016
Sierra Leone SL: Adjusted Savings: Carbon Dioxide Damage: % of GNI (%)	1.07 2016	yearly	1970 - 2016
Sierra Leone SL: Adjusted Savings: Net Forest Depletion (USD mn)	417.56 2016	yearly	1970 - 2016
Sierra Leone SL: Adjusted Savings: Net Forest Depletion: % of GNI (%)	12.46 2016	yearly	1970 - 2016
Sierra Leone SL: Adjusted Savings: Consumption of Fixed Capital (USD mn)	191.82 2016	yearly	1970 - 2016
Sierra Leone SL: Adjusted Savings: Consumption of Fixed Capital: % of GNI (%)	5.72 2016	yearly	1970 - 2016
Sierra Leone SL: Adjusted Savings: Mineral Depletion (USD mn)	65.66 2016	yearly	1970 - 2016
Sierra Leone SL: Adjusted Savings: Mineral Depletion: % of GNI (%)	1.96 2016	yearly	1970 - 2016
Sierra Leone SL: Adjusted Savings: Energy Depletion (USD mn)	0.00 2016	yearly	1980 - 2016
Sierra Leone SL: Adjusted Savings: Energy Depletion: % of GNI (%)	0.00 2016	yearly	1980 - 2016
Sierra Leone SL: Adjusted Savings: Particulate Emission Damage (USD mn)	72.35 2016	yearly	1990 - 2016

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