Government > Time required to start a business > Days: Countries Compared
DEFINITION:
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.
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# | COUNTRY | AMOUNT | DATE | GRAPH | HISTORY |
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1 | Suriname | 694 days | 2006 | ||
2 | Guinea-Bissau | 233 days | 2006 | ||
3 | Haiti | 203 days | 2006 | ||
4 | Laos | 163 days | 2006 | ||
5 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 155 days | 2006 | ||
6 | Brazil | 152 days | 2006 | ||
7 | Sao Tome and Principe | 144 days | 2006 | ||
8 | Venezuela | 141 days | 2006 | ||
9 | Equatorial Guinea | 136 days | 2006 | ||
10 | Angola | 124 days | 2006 | ||
11 | Mozambique | 113 days | 2006 | ||
12 | Botswana | 108 days | 2006 | ||
13 | Indonesia | 97 days | 2006 | ||
14 | Zimbabwe | 96 days | 2006 | ||
15 | Namibia | 95 days | 2006 | ||
16 | East Timor | 92 days | 2006 | ||
17 | Cambodia | 86 days | 2006 | ||
18 | Mauritania | 82 days | 2006 | ||
19 | Ghana | 81 days | 2006 | ||
failed states average (profile) | 80.29 days | 2006 | |||
=20 | Costa Rica | 77 days | 2006 | ||
=20 | Iraq | 77 days | 2006 | ||
22 | Eritrea | 76 days | 2006 | ||
23 | Chad | 75 days | 2006 | ||
24 | Paraguay | 74 days | 2006 | ||
=25 | Dominican Republic | 73 days | 2006 | ||
=25 | Lesotho | 73 days | 2006 | ||
27 | Peru | 72 days | 2006 | ||
28 | Congo, Republic of the | 71 days | 2006 | ||
29 | Belarus | 69 days | 2006 | ||
30 | Tajikistan | 67 days | 2006 | ||
OPEC countries average (profile) | 65.89 days | 2006 | |||
31 | Ecuador | 65 days | 2006 | ||
=32 | Yemen | 63 days | 2006 | ||
=32 | United Arab Emirates | 63 days | 2006 | ||
34 | Bhutan | 62 days | 2006 | ||
Sub-Saharan Africa average (profile) | 61.04 days | 2006 | |||
35 | Swaziland | 61 days | 2006 | ||
=36 | Slovenia | 60 days | 2006 | ||
=36 | Gabon | 60 days | 2006 | ||
38 | Senegal | 58 days | 2006 | ||
39 | Solomon Islands | 57 days | 2006 | ||
Former French colonies average (profile) | 56.52 days | 2006 | |||
Former Spanish colonies average (profile) | 56.16 days | 2006 | |||
40 | Papua New Guinea | 56 days | 2006 | ||
Catholic countries average (profile) | 54.15 days | 2006 | |||
=41 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 54 days | 2006 | ||
=41 | Kenya | 54 days | 2006 | ||
=43 | Azerbaijan | 53 days | 2006 | ||
=43 | Togo | 53 days | 2006 | ||
=45 | Cape Verde | 52 days | 2006 | ||
=45 | Grenada | 52 days | 2006 | ||
47 | Serbia and Montenegro | 51 days | 2004 | ||
=48 | Bolivia | 50 days | 2006 | ||
=48 | Vietnam | 50 days | 2006 | ||
=48 | Sri Lanka | 50 days | 2006 | ||
51 | Guinea | 49 days | 2006 | ||
52 | Philippines | 48 days | 2006 | ||
=53 | Spain | 47 days | 2006 | ||
=53 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 47 days | 2006 | ||
=53 | Iran | 47 days | 2006 | ||
=56 | Mauritius | 46 days | 2006 | ||
=56 | Lebanon | 46 days | 2006 | ||
=56 | Fiji | 46 days | 2006 | ||
=56 | Guyana | 46 days | 2006 | ||
=60 | Belize | 45 days | 2006 | ||
=60 | Cote d'Ivoire | 45 days | 2006 | ||
=60 | Croatia | 45 days | 2006 | ||
=63 | Colombia | 44 days | 2006 | ||
=63 | Honduras | 44 days | 2006 | ||
Emerging markets average (profile) | 43.64 days | 2006 | |||
=65 | Nigeria | 43 days | 2006 | ||
=65 | Trinidad and Tobago | 43 days | 2006 | ||
=65 | Syria | 43 days | 2006 | ||
=65 | Uruguay | 43 days | 2006 | ||
=65 | Burundi | 43 days | 2006 | ||
East Asia and Pacific average (profile) | 42.64 days | 2006 | |||
Religious countries average (profile) | 42.57 days | 2006 | |||
70 | Mali | 42 days | 2006 | ||
71 | Saint Lucia | 40 days | 2006 | ||
Former British colonies average (profile) | 39.84 days | 2006 | |||
=72 | Nicaragua | 39 days | 2006 | ||
=72 | Albania | 39 days | 2006 | ||
=72 | Saudi Arabia | 39 days | 2006 | ||
=72 | Sudan | 39 days | 2006 | ||
=72 | Vanuatu | 39 days | 2006 | ||
Muslim countries average (profile) | 38.42 days | 2006 | |||
=77 | Seychelles | 38 days | 2006 | ||
=77 | Greece | 38 days | 2006 | ||
=77 | Hungary | 38 days | 2006 | ||
Middle Eastern and North Africa average (profile) | 37.67 days | 2006 | |||
=80 | Djibouti | 37 days | 2006 | ||
=80 | Bangladesh | 37 days | 2006 | ||
=80 | Malawi | 37 days | 2006 | ||
=80 | Cameroon | 37 days | 2006 | ||
Eastern Europe average (profile) | 36 days | 2006 | |||
=84 | Zambia | 35 days | 2006 | ||
=84 | Kuwait | 35 days | 2006 | ||
=84 | South Africa | 35 days | 2006 | ||
=84 | China | 35 days | 2006 | ||
=84 | India | 35 days | 2006 | ||
=84 | Samoa | 35 days | 2006 | ||
=84 | Estonia | 35 days | 2006 | ||
=91 | Oman | 34 days | 2006 | ||
=91 | Israel | 34 days | 2006 | ||
=91 | Burkina Faso | 34 days | 2006 | ||
Former Soviet republics average (profile) | 33.36 days | 2006 | |||
South Asia average (profile) | 33.2 days | 2006 | |||
South and Central Asia average (profile) | 33.08 days | 2006 | |||
=94 | Ukraine | 33 days | 2006 | ||
=94 | Thailand | 33 days | 2006 | ||
=96 | Bulgaria | 32 days | 2006 | ||
=96 | Tonga | 32 days | 2006 | ||
=96 | Argentina | 32 days | 2006 | ||
Heavily indebted countries average (profile) | 31.62 days | 2006 | |||
=99 | Poland | 31 days | 2006 | ||
=99 | Benin | 31 days | 2006 | ||
=99 | Nepal | 31 days | 2006 | ||
=102 | Uganda | 30 days | 2006 | ||
=102 | Guatemala | 30 days | 2006 | ||
=102 | Moldova | 30 days | 2006 | ||
=102 | Malaysia | 30 days | 2006 | ||
=102 | Tanzania | 30 days | 2006 | ||
=107 | Austria | 29 days | 2006 | ||
=107 | Uzbekistan | 29 days | 2006 | ||
=109 | Russia | 28 days | 2006 | ||
=109 | Palau | 28 days | 2006 | ||
=111 | Belgium | 27 days | 2006 | ||
=111 | Chile | 27 days | 2006 | ||
=111 | The Gambia | 27 days | 2006 | ||
=111 | Mexico | 27 days | 2006 | ||
=115 | Lithuania | 26 days | 2006 | ||
=115 | Sierra Leone | 26 days | 2006 | ||
=115 | El Salvador | 26 days | 2006 | ||
118 | Slovakia | 25 days | 2006 | ||
Eurozone average (profile) | 24.87 days | 2006 | |||
European Union average (profile) | 24.76 days | 2006 | |||
=119 | Germany | 24 days | 2006 | ||
=119 | Algeria | 24 days | 2006 | ||
=119 | Niger | 24 days | 2006 | ||
=119 | Armenia | 24 days | 2006 | ||
=119 | Czech Republic | 24 days | 2006 | ||
=119 | Pakistan | 24 days | 2006 | ||
NATO countries average (profile) | 23.46 days | 2006 | |||
=125 | Comoros | 23 days | 2006 | ||
=125 | Japan | 23 days | 2006 | ||
127 | South Korea | 22 days | 2006 | ||
=128 | Kyrgyzstan | 21 days | 2006 | ||
=128 | Antigua and Barbuda | 21 days | 2006 | ||
=128 | Kiribati | 21 days | 2006 | ||
=128 | Madagascar | 21 days | 2006 | ||
Non-religious countries average (profile) | 21 days | 2006 | |||
High income OECD countries average (profile) | 20.57 days | 2006 | |||
=132 | Kazakhstan | 20 days | 2006 | ||
=132 | Switzerland | 20 days | 2006 | ||
=132 | Mongolia | 20 days | 2006 | ||
=135 | Egypt | 19 days | 2006 | ||
=135 | Ireland | 19 days | 2006 | ||
=135 | Panama | 19 days | 2006 | ||
=135 | Dominica | 19 days | 2006 | ||
=139 | United Kingdom | 18 days | 2006 | ||
=139 | Jordan | 18 days | 2006 | ||
141 | Marshall Islands | 17 days | 2006 | ||
=142 | Latvia | 16 days | 2006 | ||
=142 | Sweden | 16 days | 2006 | ||
=142 | Federated States of Micronesia | 16 days | 2006 | ||
=142 | Georgia | 16 days | 2006 | ||
=142 | Rwanda | 16 days | 2006 | ||
=142 | Ethiopia | 16 days | 2006 | ||
=148 | Finland | 14 days | 2006 | ||
=148 | Central African Republic | 14 days | 2006 | ||
Group of 7 countries (G7) average (profile) | 13.43 days | 2006 | |||
=150 | Maldives | 13 days | 2006 | ||
=150 | Italy | 13 days | 2006 | ||
=150 | Norway | 13 days | 2006 | ||
=153 | Morocco | 12 days | 2006 | ||
=153 | New Zealand | 12 days | 2006 | ||
=153 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 12 days | 2006 | ||
=156 | Hong Kong | 11 days | 2006 | ||
=156 | Romania | 11 days | 2006 | ||
=156 | Tunisia | 11 days | 2006 | ||
159 | Netherlands | 10 days | 2006 | ||
160 | Turkey | 9 days | 2006 | ||
=161 | Afghanistan | 8 days | 2006 | ||
=161 | France | 8 days | 2006 | ||
=161 | Portugal | 8 days | 2006 | ||
=161 | Jamaica | 8 days | 2006 | ||
165 | Puerto Rico | 7 days | 2006 | ||
166 | Singapore | 6 days | 2006 | ||
=167 | Denmark | 5 days | 2006 | ||
=167 | United States | 5 days | 2006 | ||
=167 | Iceland | 5 days | 2006 | ||
170 | Canada | 3 days | 2006 | ||
171 | Australia | 2 days | 2006 |