Middle Eastern and North Africa 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 | Yemen | 40 | 2013 | ||
| 2 | Libya | 35 | 2013 | ||
| 3 | Kuwait | 32 | 2013 | ||
| 4 | Iraq | 29 | 2013 | ||
| 5 | Algeria | 25 | 2013 | ||
| 6 | Saudi Arabia | 20.5 | 2013 | ||
| 7 | Iran | 16 | 2013 | ||
| 8 | Israel | 14 | 2013 | ||
| 9 | Syria | 13 | 2013 | ||
| 10 | Jordan | 12 | 2013 | ||
| =11 | Morocco | 11 | 2013 | ||
| =11 | Tunisia | 11 | 2013 | ||
| =13 | Bahrain | 9 | 2013 | ||
| =13 | Lebanon | 9 | 2013 | ||
| 15 | Qatar | 8.5 | 2013 | ||
| =16 | Oman | 8 | 2013 | ||
| =16 | United Arab Emirates | 8 | 2013 | ||
| =16 | Egypt | 8 | 2013 |
