Former British colonies 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 | Brunei | 101 | 2013 | ||
| 2 | Zimbabwe | 90 | 2013 | ||
| 3 | Burma | 72 | 2013 | ||
| 4 | Namibia | 66 | 2013 | ||
| 5 | Botswana | 60 | 2013 | ||
| 6 | Fiji | 59 | 2013 | ||
| 7 | Belize | 44 | 2013 | ||
| =8 | Yemen | 40 | 2013 | ||
| =8 | Malawi | 40 | 2013 | ||
| 10 | Swaziland | 38 | 2013 | ||
| 11 | Trinidad and Tobago | 37.5 | 2013 | ||
| 12 | Sudan | 36 | 2013 | ||
| =13 | Kuwait | 32 | 2013 | ||
| =13 | Bhutan | 32 | 2013 | ||
| =13 | Uganda | 32 | 2013 | ||
| =13 | Kenya | 32 | 2013 | ||
| 17 | Lesotho | 29 | 2013 | ||
| 18 | Nigeria | 28 | 2013 | ||
| =19 | India | 27 | 2013 | ||
| =19 | The Gambia | 27 | 2013 | ||
| 21 | Tanzania | 26 | 2013 | ||
| 22 | The Bahamas | 23.5 | 2013 | ||
| =23 | Antigua and Barbuda | 21 | 2013 | ||
| =23 | Pakistan | 21 | 2013 | ||
| 25 | Guyana | 20 | 2013 | ||
| 26 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 18.5 | 2013 | ||
| 27 | Barbados | 18 | 2013 | ||
| =28 | Grenada | 15 | 2013 | ||
| =28 | Saint Lucia | 15 | 2013 | ||
| =30 | Israel | 14 | 2013 | ||
| =30 | Ghana | 14 | 2013 | ||
| =32 | Jordan | 12 | 2013 | ||
| =32 | Sierra Leone | 12 | 2013 | ||
| =32 | Dominica | 12 | 2013 | ||
| 35 | Bangladesh | 10.5 | 2013 | ||
| =36 | Maldives | 9 | 2013 | ||
| =36 | Bahrain | 9 | 2013 | ||
| 38 | Qatar | 8.5 | 2013 | ||
| =39 | Sri Lanka | 8 | 2013 | ||
| =39 | Egypt | 8 | 2013 | ||
| =39 | United Arab Emirates | 8 | 2013 | ||
| 42 | Zambia | 6.5 | 2013 | ||
| =43 | Malaysia | 6 | 2013 | ||
| =43 | Jamaica | 6 | 2013 | ||
| =45 | Canada | 5 | 2013 | ||
| =45 | United States | 5 | 2013 | ||
| =47 | Australia | 2.5 | 2013 | ||
| =47 | Singapore | 2.5 | 2013 | ||
| 49 | New Zealand | 0.5 | 2013 |
