Europe Compared by Economy > Time required to start a business > Days
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.".
CONTENTS
| # | COUNTRY | AMOUNT | DATE | GRAPH | HISTORY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 60 | 2009 | ||
| 2 | Spain | 47 | 2009 | ||
| 3 | Poland | 32 | 2009 | ||
| 4 | Russia | 30 | 2009 | ||
| 5 | Austria | 28 | 2009 | ||
| 6 | Ukraine | 27 | 2009 | ||
| 7 | Lithuania | 26 | 2009 | ||
| 8 | Luxembourg | 24 | 2009 | ||
| 9 | Croatia | 22 | 2009 | ||
| =10 | Czech Republic | 20 | 2009 | ||
| =10 | Switzerland | 20 | 2009 | ||
| 12 | Greece | 19 | 2009 | ||
| =13 | Germany | 18 | 2009 | ||
| =13 | Bulgaria | 18 | 2009 | ||
| =15 | Latvia | 16 | 2009 | ||
| =15 | Slovakia | 16 | 2009 | ||
| =17 | Sweden | 15 | 2009 | ||
| =17 | Armenia | 15 | 2009 | ||
| 19 | Finland | 14 | 2009 | ||
| =20 | United Kingdom | 13 | 2009 | ||
| =20 | Ireland | 13 | 2009 | ||
| =22 | Romania | 10 | 2009 | ||
| =22 | Azerbaijan | 10 | 2009 | ||
| =22 | Italy | 10 | 2009 | ||
| =22 | Moldova | 10 | 2009 | ||
| =26 | Cyprus | 8 | 2009 | ||
| =26 | Netherlands | 8 | 2009 | ||
| =28 | Estonia | 7 | 2009 | ||
| =28 | Norway | 7 | 2009 | ||
| =28 | France | 7 | 2009 | ||
| =31 | Belarus | 6 | 2009 | ||
| =31 | Slovenia | 6 | 2009 | ||
| =31 | Denmark | 6 | 2009 | ||
| =31 | Portugal | 6 | 2009 | ||
| =31 | Turkey | 6 | 2009 | ||
| =36 | Iceland | 5 | 2009 | ||
| =36 | Albania | 5 | 2009 | ||
| =38 | Belgium | 4 | 2009 | ||
| =38 | Hungary | 4 | 2009 | ||
| 40 | Georgia | 3 | 2009 |
