Latin America and Caribbean 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 | Suriname | 694 | 2009 | ||
| 2 | Haiti | 195 | 2009 | ||
| 3 | Venezuela | 141 | 2009 | ||
| 4 | Brazil | 120 | 2009 | ||
| 5 | Uruguay | 65 | 2009 | ||
| 6 | Ecuador | 64 | 2009 | ||
| 7 | Costa Rica | 60 | 2009 | ||
| 8 | Bolivia | 50 | 2009 | ||
| 9 | Belize | 44 | 2009 | ||
| 10 | Trinidad and Tobago | 43 | 2009 | ||
| 11 | Peru | 41 | 2009 | ||
| 12 | Nicaragua | 39 | 2009 | ||
| 13 | Guatemala | 37 | 2009 | ||
| 14 | Paraguay | 35 | 2009 | ||
| 15 | Guyana | 34 | 2009 | ||
| 16 | The Bahamas | 31 | 2009 | ||
| 17 | Chile | 27 | 2009 | ||
| 18 | Argentina | 26 | 2009 | ||
| 19 | Antigua and Barbuda | 21 | 2009 | ||
| =20 | Colombia | 20 | 2009 | ||
| =20 | Grenada | 20 | 2009 | ||
| =22 | Dominican Republic | 19 | 2009 | ||
| =22 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 19 | 2009 | ||
| 24 | El Salvador | 17 | 2009 | ||
| =25 | Dominica | 14 | 2009 | ||
| =25 | Saint Lucia | 14 | 2009 | ||
| =25 | Honduras | 14 | 2009 | ||
| 28 | Mexico | 13 | 2009 | ||
| 29 | Panama | 12 | 2009 | ||
| 30 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 11 | 2009 | ||
| 31 | Jamaica | 8 | 2009 |
