Government > Start-up procedures to register a business > Number: Countries Compared
DEFINITION:
Start-up procedures are those required to start a business, including interactions to obtain necessary permits and licenses and to complete all inscriptions, verifications, and notifications to start operations. Data are for businesses with specific characteristics of ownership, size, and type of production.
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| # | COUNTRY | AMOUNT | DATE | GRAPH | HISTORY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Equatorial Guinea | 20 | 2006 | ||
| 2 | Chad | 19 | 2006 | ||
| =3 | Guinea-Bissau | 17 | 2006 | ||
| =3 | Brazil | 17 | 2006 | ||
| =3 | Uganda | 17 | 2006 | ||
| =3 | Paraguay | 17 | 2006 | ||
| =7 | Belarus | 16 | 2006 | ||
| =7 | Venezuela | 16 | 2006 | ||
| =9 | Azerbaijan | 15 | 2006 | ||
| =9 | Bolivia | 15 | 2006 | ||
| =9 | Argentina | 15 | 2006 | ||
| =9 | Greece | 15 | 2006 | ||
| =13 | Algeria | 14 | 2006 | ||
| =13 | Ecuador | 14 | 2006 | ||
| =13 | Tajikistan | 14 | 2006 | ||
| =16 | Honduras | 13 | 2006 | ||
| =16 | Kuwait | 13 | 2006 | ||
| =16 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 13 | 2006 | ||
| =16 | Mozambique | 13 | 2006 | ||
| =16 | Angola | 13 | 2006 | ||
| =16 | Mali | 13 | 2006 | ||
| =16 | China | 13 | 2006 | ||
| =16 | Togo | 13 | 2006 | ||
| =16 | Eritrea | 13 | 2006 | ||
| =16 | Kenya | 13 | 2006 | ||
| =16 | Guatemala | 13 | 2006 | ||
| =16 | Saudi Arabia | 13 | 2006 | ||
| =16 | Suriname | 13 | 2006 | ||
| =16 | Colombia | 13 | 2006 | ||
| =16 | Guinea | 13 | 2006 | ||
| =16 | Tanzania | 13 | 2006 | ||
| =16 | Swaziland | 13 | 2006 | ||
| OPEC countries average (profile) | 12.11 | 2006 | |||
| =33 | United Arab Emirates | 12 | 2006 | ||
| =33 | Haiti | 12 | 2006 | ||
| =33 | Cameroon | 12 | 2006 | ||
| =33 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 12 | 2006 | ||
| =33 | South Korea | 12 | 2006 | ||
| =33 | Indonesia | 12 | 2006 | ||
| =33 | Syria | 12 | 2006 | ||
| =33 | Ghana | 12 | 2006 | ||
| =33 | Cape Verde | 12 | 2006 | ||
| =33 | Yemen | 12 | 2006 | ||
| Former Spanish colonies average (profile) | 12 | 2006 | |||
| failed states average (profile) | 11.5 | 2006 | |||
| Sub-Saharan Africa average (profile) | 11.13 | 2006 | |||
| =43 | Costa Rica | 11 | 2006 | ||
| =43 | Philippines | 11 | 2006 | ||
| =43 | Jordan | 11 | 2006 | ||
| =43 | Mauritania | 11 | 2006 | ||
| =43 | Botswana | 11 | 2006 | ||
| =43 | Pakistan | 11 | 2006 | ||
| =43 | Albania | 11 | 2006 | ||
| =43 | India | 11 | 2006 | ||
| =43 | Cote d'Ivoire | 11 | 2006 | ||
| =43 | Vietnam | 11 | 2006 | ||
| =43 | Niger | 11 | 2006 | ||
| =43 | Iraq | 11 | 2006 | ||
| =43 | Djibouti | 11 | 2006 | ||
| =43 | Burundi | 11 | 2006 | ||
| =43 | Comoros | 11 | 2006 | ||
| =43 | Serbia and Montenegro | 11 | 2004 | ||
| Catholic countries average (profile) | 10.88 | 2006 | |||
| Former French colonies average (profile) | 10.84 | 2006 | |||
| Muslim countries average (profile) | 10.22 | 2006 | |||
| Middle Eastern and North Africa average (profile) | 10.13 | 2006 | |||
| Religious countries average (profile) | 10.05 | 2006 | |||
| =59 | East Timor | 10 | 2006 | ||
| =59 | Madagascar | 10 | 2006 | ||
| =59 | Malawi | 10 | 2006 | ||
| =59 | Dominican Republic | 10 | 2006 | ||
| =59 | Central African Republic | 10 | 2006 | ||
| =59 | El Salvador | 10 | 2006 | ||
| =59 | Moldova | 10 | 2006 | ||
| =59 | Sudan | 10 | 2006 | ||
| =59 | Senegal | 10 | 2006 | ||
| =59 | Zimbabwe | 10 | 2006 | ||
| =59 | Sao Tome and Principe | 10 | 2006 | ||
| =59 | Cambodia | 10 | 2006 | ||
| =59 | Spain | 10 | 2006 | ||
| =59 | Gabon | 10 | 2006 | ||
| =59 | Czech Republic | 10 | 2006 | ||
| =59 | Peru | 10 | 2006 | ||
| =59 | Ukraine | 10 | 2006 | ||
| =59 | Croatia | 10 | 2006 | ||
| =59 | Uruguay | 10 | 2006 | ||
| =59 | Egypt | 10 | 2006 | ||
| =59 | Bhutan | 10 | 2006 | ||
| =59 | Poland | 10 | 2006 | ||
| =59 | Tunisia | 10 | 2006 | ||
| =59 | Namibia | 10 | 2006 | ||
| Emerging markets average (profile) | 9.8 | 2006 | |||
| Eastern Europe average (profile) | 9.71 | 2006 | |||
| Former Soviet republics average (profile) | 9.21 | 2006 | |||
| =83 | Slovakia | 9 | 2006 | ||
| =83 | Malaysia | 9 | 2006 | ||
| =83 | Nigeria | 9 | 2006 | ||
| =83 | Rwanda | 9 | 2006 | ||
| =83 | Belize | 9 | 2006 | ||
| =83 | Sierra Leone | 9 | 2006 | ||
| =83 | Italy | 9 | 2006 | ||
| =83 | Trinidad and Tobago | 9 | 2006 | ||
| =83 | Slovenia | 9 | 2006 | ||
| =83 | Oman | 9 | 2006 | ||
| =83 | Samoa | 9 | 2006 | ||
| =83 | Armenia | 9 | 2006 | ||
| =83 | Bulgaria | 9 | 2006 | ||
| =83 | South Africa | 9 | 2006 | ||
| =83 | Austria | 9 | 2006 | ||
| =83 | Chile | 9 | 2006 | ||
| =83 | Seychelles | 9 | 2006 | ||
| =83 | Germany | 9 | 2006 | ||
| Former British colonies average (profile) | 8.63 | 2006 | |||
| South Asia average (profile) | 8.6 | 2006 | |||
| South and Central Asia average (profile) | 8.33 | 2006 | |||
| =101 | Burkina Faso | 8 | 2006 | ||
| =101 | Congo, Republic of the | 8 | 2006 | ||
| =101 | Turkey | 8 | 2006 | ||
| =101 | Vanuatu | 8 | 2006 | ||
| =101 | Bangladesh | 8 | 2006 | ||
| =101 | Portugal | 8 | 2006 | ||
| =101 | Palau | 8 | 2006 | ||
| =101 | Thailand | 8 | 2006 | ||
| =101 | Uzbekistan | 8 | 2006 | ||
| =101 | Fiji | 8 | 2006 | ||
| =101 | Papua New Guinea | 8 | 2006 | ||
| =101 | Mexico | 8 | 2006 | ||
| =101 | The Gambia | 8 | 2006 | ||
| =101 | Lesotho | 8 | 2006 | ||
| =101 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 8 | 2006 | ||
| =101 | Mongolia | 8 | 2006 | ||
| =101 | Laos | 8 | 2006 | ||
| =101 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 8 | 2006 | ||
| =101 | Japan | 8 | 2006 | ||
| =101 | Iran | 8 | 2006 | ||
| =101 | Kyrgyzstan | 8 | 2006 | ||
| =101 | Guyana | 8 | 2006 | ||
| =101 | Sri Lanka | 8 | 2006 | ||
| East Asia and Pacific average (profile) | 8 | 2006 | |||
| Heavily indebted countries average (profile) | 7.67 | 2006 | |||
| Non-religious countries average (profile) | 7.62 | 2006 | |||
| Eurozone average (profile) | 7.53 | 2006 | |||
| NATO countries average (profile) | 7.42 | 2006 | |||
| European Union average (profile) | 7.28 | 2006 | |||
| =124 | Ethiopia | 7 | 2006 | ||
| =124 | France | 7 | 2006 | ||
| =124 | Panama | 7 | 2006 | ||
| =124 | Georgia | 7 | 2006 | ||
| =124 | Nepal | 7 | 2006 | ||
| =124 | Lithuania | 7 | 2006 | ||
| =124 | Solomon Islands | 7 | 2006 | ||
| =124 | Benin | 7 | 2006 | ||
| =124 | Federated States of Micronesia | 7 | 2006 | ||
| =124 | Russia | 7 | 2006 | ||
| =124 | Puerto Rico | 7 | 2006 | ||
| =124 | Antigua and Barbuda | 7 | 2006 | ||
| =124 | Kazakhstan | 7 | 2006 | ||
| High income OECD countries average (profile) | 6.67 | 2006 | |||
| Group of 7 countries (G7) average (profile) | 6.57 | 2006 | |||
| =137 | Singapore | 6 | 2006 | ||
| =137 | Zambia | 6 | 2006 | ||
| =137 | Nicaragua | 6 | 2006 | ||
| =137 | Switzerland | 6 | 2006 | ||
| =137 | Kiribati | 6 | 2006 | ||
| =137 | Saint Lucia | 6 | 2006 | ||
| =137 | Jamaica | 6 | 2006 | ||
| =137 | United Kingdom | 6 | 2006 | ||
| =137 | Hungary | 6 | 2006 | ||
| =137 | Lebanon | 6 | 2006 | ||
| =137 | Estonia | 6 | 2006 | ||
| =137 | Morocco | 6 | 2006 | ||
| =137 | Mauritius | 6 | 2006 | ||
| =137 | Netherlands | 6 | 2006 | ||
| =151 | Iceland | 5 | 2006 | ||
| =151 | Marshall Islands | 5 | 2006 | ||
| =151 | Latvia | 5 | 2006 | ||
| =151 | Romania | 5 | 2006 | ||
| =151 | United States | 5 | 2006 | ||
| =151 | Israel | 5 | 2006 | ||
| =151 | Maldives | 5 | 2006 | ||
| =151 | Hong Kong | 5 | 2006 | ||
| =151 | Dominica | 5 | 2006 | ||
| =160 | Grenada | 4 | 2006 | ||
| =160 | Belgium | 4 | 2006 | ||
| =160 | Tonga | 4 | 2006 | ||
| =160 | Ireland | 4 | 2006 | ||
| =160 | Norway | 4 | 2006 | ||
| =165 | Sweden | 3 | 2006 | ||
| =165 | Denmark | 3 | 2006 | ||
| =165 | Finland | 3 | 2006 | ||
| =165 | Afghanistan | 3 | 2006 | ||
| =169 | New Zealand | 2 | 2006 | ||
| =169 | Australia | 2 | 2006 | ||
| =169 | Canada | 2 | 2006 |
Citation
Interesting observations about Government > Start-up procedures to register a business > Number
- Brazil ranked first for start-up procedures to register a business > number amongst Emerging markets in 2006.
- Equatorial Guinea ranked first for start-up procedures to register a business > number amongst Hot countries in 2006.
- Greece ranked first for start-up procedures to register a business > number amongst Heavily indebted countries in 2006.
- Chad ranked first for start-up procedures to register a business > number amongst Muslim countries in 2006.
- China ranked first for start-up procedures to register a business > number amongst East Asia and Pacific in 2006.
- Uganda ranked first for start-up procedures to register a business > number amongst Former British colonies in 2006.
- Paraguay ranked second for start-up procedures to register a business > number amongst Christian countries in 2006.
- Belarus ranked first for start-up procedures to register a business > number amongst Europe in 2006.
- South Korea ranked second for start-up procedures to register a business > number amongst High income OECD countries in 2006.
- United States ranked second last for start-up procedures to register a business > number amongst Group of 7 countries (G7) in 2006.