Economy > 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 | 2009 | ||
2 | Guinea-Bissau | 216 | 2009 | ||
3 | Haiti | 195 | 2009 | ||
4 | Congo, Republic of the | 160 | 2009 | ||
5 | Sao Tome and Principe | 144 | 2009 | ||
6 | Venezuela | 141 | 2009 | ||
7 | Equatorial Guinea | 136 | 2009 | ||
8 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 127 | 2009 | ||
9 | Brazil | 120 | 2009 | ||
10 | Brunei | 116 | 2009 | ||
11 | Laos | 100 | 2009 | ||
12 | Zimbabwe | 97 | 2009 | ||
13 | Cambodia | 85 | 2009 | ||
14 | Eritrea | 84 | 2009 | ||
15 | East Timor | 83 | 2009 | ||
16 | Iraq | 77 | 2009 | ||
failed states average (profile) | 75.77 | 2009 | |||
=17 | Chad | 75 | 2009 | ||
=17 | Togo | 75 | 2009 | ||
19 | Namibia | 66 | 2009 | ||
20 | Uruguay | 65 | 2009 | ||
21 | Ecuador | 64 | 2009 | ||
Latin America and Caribbean average (profile) | 62.84 | 2009 | |||
22 | Botswana | 61 | 2009 | ||
=23 | Costa Rica | 60 | 2009 | ||
=23 | Indonesia | 60 | 2009 | ||
=23 | Swaziland | 60 | 2009 | ||
=23 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 60 | 2009 | ||
27 | Gabon | 58 | 2009 | ||
28 | Solomon Islands | 57 | 2009 | ||
29 | Philippines | 53 | 2009 | ||
30 | Papua New Guinea | 51 | 2009 | ||
=31 | Vietnam | 50 | 2009 | ||
=31 | Bolivia | 50 | 2009 | ||
33 | Spain | 47 | 2009 | ||
=34 | Bhutan | 46 | 2009 | ||
=34 | Fiji | 46 | 2009 | ||
Catholic countries average (profile) | 45.86 | 2009 | |||
Former Spanish colonies average (profile) | 45.74 | 2009 | |||
Sub-Saharan Africa average (profile) | 44.13 | 2009 | |||
=36 | Belize | 44 | 2009 | ||
=36 | Bangladesh | 44 | 2009 | ||
38 | Trinidad and Tobago | 43 | 2009 | ||
=39 | Peru | 41 | 2009 | ||
=39 | Guinea | 41 | 2009 | ||
Former French colonies average (profile) | 40.56 | 2009 | |||
=41 | Cote d'Ivoire | 40 | 2009 | ||
=41 | Lesotho | 40 | 2009 | ||
=43 | Nicaragua | 39 | 2009 | ||
=43 | Seychelles | 39 | 2009 | ||
=43 | Malawi | 39 | 2009 | ||
=43 | Vanuatu | 39 | 2009 | ||
=47 | Sri Lanka | 38 | 2009 | ||
=47 | China | 38 | 2009 | ||
=47 | Tajikistan | 38 | 2009 | ||
=50 | Djibouti | 37 | 2009 | ||
=50 | Guatemala | 37 | 2009 | ||
52 | Sudan | 36 | 2009 | ||
=53 | Kuwait | 35 | 2009 | ||
=53 | Paraguay | 35 | 2009 | ||
=53 | Cameroon | 35 | 2009 | ||
=56 | Guyana | 34 | 2009 | ||
=56 | Kenya | 34 | 2009 | ||
=56 | Israel | 34 | 2009 | ||
Emerging markets average (profile) | 33.52 | 2009 | |||
=59 | Thailand | 32 | 2009 | ||
=59 | Burundi | 32 | 2009 | ||
=59 | Poland | 32 | 2009 | ||
=62 | Nigeria | 31 | 2009 | ||
=62 | Nepal | 31 | 2009 | ||
=62 | The Bahamas | 31 | 2009 | ||
=62 | Benin | 31 | 2009 | ||
=66 | India | 30 | 2009 | ||
=66 | Russia | 30 | 2009 | ||
Former British colonies average (profile) | 29.6 | 2009 | |||
South Asia average (profile) | 29.6 | 2009 | |||
68 | Tanzania | 29 | 2009 | ||
Religious countries average (profile) | 28.24 | 2009 | |||
=69 | Palau | 28 | 2009 | ||
=69 | Austria | 28 | 2009 | ||
=71 | The Gambia | 27 | 2009 | ||
=71 | Ukraine | 27 | 2009 | ||
=71 | Chile | 27 | 2009 | ||
=74 | Lithuania | 26 | 2009 | ||
=74 | Argentina | 26 | 2009 | ||
=74 | Mozambique | 26 | 2009 | ||
South and Central Asia average (profile) | 25.83 | 2009 | |||
=77 | Tonga | 25 | 2009 | ||
=77 | Uganda | 25 | 2009 | ||
Heavily indebted countries average (profile) | 24.46 | 2009 | |||
Muslim countries average (profile) | 24.3 | 2009 | |||
=79 | Luxembourg | 24 | 2009 | ||
=79 | Cape Verde | 24 | 2009 | ||
=79 | Algeria | 24 | 2009 | ||
=79 | Comoros | 24 | 2009 | ||
83 | Japan | 23 | 2009 | ||
=84 | Central African Republic | 22 | 2009 | ||
=84 | South Africa | 22 | 2009 | ||
=84 | Croatia | 22 | 2009 | ||
=87 | Pakistan | 21 | 2009 | ||
=87 | Kiribati | 21 | 2009 | ||
=87 | Antigua and Barbuda | 21 | 2009 | ||
=90 | Liberia | 20 | 2009 | ||
=90 | Colombia | 20 | 2009 | ||
=90 | Czech Republic | 20 | 2009 | ||
=90 | Switzerland | 20 | 2009 | ||
=90 | Grenada | 20 | 2009 | ||
=90 | Kazakhstan | 20 | 2009 | ||
=96 | Dominican Republic | 19 | 2009 | ||
=96 | Mauritania | 19 | 2009 | ||
=96 | Greece | 19 | 2009 | ||
=96 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 19 | 2009 | ||
Cold countries average (profile) | 18.38 | 2009 | |||
=100 | Malaysia | 18 | 2009 | ||
=100 | Bulgaria | 18 | 2009 | ||
=100 | Zambia | 18 | 2009 | ||
=100 | Germany | 18 | 2009 | ||
Non-religious countries average (profile) | 17.67 | 2009 | |||
Eastern Europe average (profile) | 17.29 | 2009 | |||
=104 | El Salvador | 17 | 2009 | ||
=104 | Niger | 17 | 2009 | ||
=104 | Marshall Islands | 17 | 2009 | ||
Former Soviet republics average (profile) | 16.71 | 2009 | |||
=107 | Slovakia | 16 | 2009 | ||
=107 | Latvia | 16 | 2009 | ||
Europe average (profile) | 15.53 | 2009 | |||
European Union average (profile) | 15.44 | 2009 | |||
109 | European Union | 15.19 | 2009 | ||
=110 | Uzbekistan | 15 | 2009 | ||
=110 | Syria | 15 | 2009 | ||
=110 | United Arab Emirates | 15 | 2009 | ||
=110 | Armenia | 15 | 2009 | ||
=110 | Sweden | 15 | 2009 | ||
High income OECD countries average (profile) | 14.77 | 2009 | |||
Eurozone average (profile) | 14.76 | 2009 | |||
=115 | Burkina Faso | 14 | 2009 | ||
=115 | Dominica | 14 | 2009 | ||
=115 | Finland | 14 | 2009 | ||
=115 | Saint Lucia | 14 | 2009 | ||
=115 | Honduras | 14 | 2009 | ||
NATO countries average (profile) | 13.59 | 2009 | |||
=120 | Serbia and Montenegro | 13 | 2009 | ||
=120 | Ireland | 13 | 2009 | ||
=120 | Jordan | 13 | 2009 | ||
=120 | Mexico | 13 | 2009 | ||
=120 | United Kingdom | 13 | 2009 | ||
=120 | Mongolia | 13 | 2009 | ||
=126 | Panama | 12 | 2009 | ||
=126 | Sierra Leone | 12 | 2009 | ||
=126 | Morocco | 12 | 2009 | ||
=126 | Ghana | 12 | 2009 | ||
=126 | Oman | 12 | 2009 | ||
Group of 7 countries (G7) average (profile) | 11.71 | 2009 | |||
=131 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 11 | 2009 | ||
=131 | Kyrgyzstan | 11 | 2009 | ||
=131 | Tunisia | 11 | 2009 | ||
=134 | Moldova | 10 | 2009 | ||
=134 | Italy | 10 | 2009 | ||
=134 | Azerbaijan | 10 | 2009 | ||
=134 | Romania | 10 | 2009 | ||
=138 | Ethiopia | 9 | 2009 | ||
=138 | Bahrain | 9 | 2009 | ||
=138 | Lebanon | 9 | 2009 | ||
=138 | Maldives | 9 | 2009 | ||
=138 | Samoa | 9 | 2009 | ||
=143 | Senegal | 8 | 2009 | ||
=143 | Jamaica | 8 | 2009 | ||
=143 | Cyprus | 8 | 2009 | ||
=143 | Mali | 8 | 2009 | ||
=143 | Netherlands | 8 | 2009 | ||
=148 | Madagascar | 7 | 2009 | ||
=148 | Afghanistan | 7 | 2009 | ||
=148 | France | 7 | 2009 | ||
=148 | Norway | 7 | 2009 | ||
=148 | Estonia | 7 | 2009 | ||
=148 | Puerto Rico | 7 | 2009 | ||
=154 | Mauritius | 6 | 2009 | ||
=154 | Turkey | 6 | 2009 | ||
=154 | Portugal | 6 | 2009 | ||
=154 | Belarus | 6 | 2009 | ||
=154 | United States | 6 | 2009 | ||
=154 | Slovenia | 6 | 2009 | ||
=154 | Qatar | 6 | 2009 | ||
=154 | Denmark | 6 | 2009 | ||
=162 | Iceland | 5 | 2009 | ||
=162 | Albania | 5 | 2009 | ||
=162 | Saudi Arabia | 5 | 2009 | ||
=162 | Canada | 5 | 2009 | ||
=166 | Belgium | 4 | 2009 | ||
=166 | Hungary | 4 | 2009 | ||
=168 | Singapore | 3 | 2009 | ||
=168 | Georgia | 3 | 2009 | ||
=168 | Rwanda | 3 | 2009 | ||
171 | Australia | 2 | 2009 | ||
172 | New Zealand | 1 | 2009 |