East Asia and Pacific Compared by Government > Red tape > Time required to start a business > Days
DEFINITION:
Time required to start a business (days). 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.
CONTENTS
| # | COUNTRY | AMOUNT | DATE | GRAPH | HISTORY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cambodia | 104 | 2013 | ||
| 2 | Brunei | 101 | 2013 | ||
| 3 | East Timor | 94 | 2013 | ||
| 4 | Laos | 92 | 2013 | ||
| 5 | Burma | 72 | 2013 | ||
| 6 | Fiji | 59 | 2013 | ||
| 7 | Papua New Guinea | 53 | 2013 | ||
| 8 | Indonesia | 48 | 2013 | ||
| =9 | Philippines | 35 | 2013 | ||
| =9 | Vanuatu | 35 | 2013 | ||
| 11 | Vietnam | 34 | 2013 | ||
| 12 | China | 33 | 2013 | ||
| 13 | Kiribati | 31 | 2013 | ||
| 14 | Palau | 28 | 2013 | ||
| 15 | Thailand | 27.5 | 2013 | ||
| 16 | Japan | 22 | 2013 | ||
| 17 | Marshall Islands | 17 | 2013 | ||
| =18 | Federated States of Micronesia | 16 | 2013 | ||
| =18 | Tonga | 16 | 2013 | ||
| 20 | Mongolia | 11 | 2013 | ||
| =21 | Solomon Islands | 9 | 2013 | ||
| =21 | Samoa | 9 | 2013 | ||
| 23 | Malaysia | 6 | 2013 | ||
| 24 | South Korea | 5.5 | 2013 | ||
| =25 | Australia | 2.5 | 2013 | ||
| =25 | Singapore | 2.5 | 2013 | ||
| 27 | New Zealand | 0.5 | 2013 |
