Economy > Companies > Time required to obtain an operating license > Days: Countries Compared
DEFINITION:
Time required to obtain an operating license (days). Time required to obtain operating license is the average wait to obtain an operating license from the day the establishment applied for it to the day it was granted.
CONTENTS
| # | COUNTRY | AMOUNT | DATE | GRAPH | HISTORY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Argentina | 176.1 | 2010 | ||
| 2 | Syria | 169.2 | 2009 | ||
| 3 | Dominican Republic | 138.4 | 2010 | ||
| 4 | Venezuela | 117.2 | 2010 | ||
| 5 | Uruguay | 108 | 2010 | ||
| 6 | Brazil | 83.5 | 2009 | ||
| 7 | Paraguay | 81.3 | 2010 | ||
| 8 | Lebanon | 81 | 2009 | ||
| 9 | Chile | 68.5 | 2010 | ||
| 10 | Panama | 66.3 | 2010 | ||
| Former Spanish colonies average (profile) | 65.69 | 2010 | |||
| 11 | Lithuania | 65.5 | 2009 | ||
| 12 | Togo | 56.4 | 2009 | ||
| 13 | Russia | 56.3 | 2012 | ||
| 14 | Slovenia | 56 | 2009 | ||
| 15 | Mexico | 54 | 2010 | ||
| 16 | Barbados | 49.3 | 2010 | ||
| 17 | Zambia | 48.3 | 2007 | ||
| 18 | Peru | 46.5 | 2010 | ||
| 19 | El Salvador | 44.4 | 2010 | ||
| 20 | Cote d'Ivoire | 44.1 | 2009 | ||
| 21 | Mongolia | 43.5 | 2009 | ||
| 22 | Egypt | 42.7 | 2008 | ||
| 23 | Suriname | 42 | 2010 | ||
| 24 | Madagascar | 41.3 | 2009 | ||
| 25 | Guatemala | 41.1 | 2010 | ||
| 26 | Mali | 41 | 2007 | ||
| 27 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 40 | 2010 | ||
| 28 | Niger | 39.7 | 2009 | ||
| 29 | Cape Verde | 39.2 | 2009 | ||
| 30 | Bolivia | 37.3 | 2010 | ||
| 31 | South Africa | 36.2 | 2007 | ||
| 32 | Turkey | 36 | 2008 | ||
| 33 | Burkina Faso | 35.8 | 2009 | ||
| =34 | Costa Rica | 35.6 | 2010 | ||
| =34 | Hungary | 35.6 | 2009 | ||
| 36 | Mozambique | 35.2 | 2007 | ||
| 37 | Angola | 34.7 | 2010 | ||
| 38 | Republic of Macedonia | 33.8 | 2009 | ||
| =39 | Slovakia | 32.1 | 2009 | ||
| =39 | Thailand | 32.1 | 2006 | ||
| 41 | Ukraine | 31 | 2008 | ||
| 42 | Kazakhstan | 30.8 | 2009 | ||
| 43 | Benin | 30.7 | 2009 | ||
| 44 | Guinea-Bissau | 30.4 | 2006 | ||
| =45 | Ecuador | 30 | 2010 | ||
| =45 | Cameroon | 30 | 2009 | ||
| 47 | Honduras | 28.8 | 2010 | ||
| 48 | Trinidad and Tobago | 28.7 | 2010 | ||
| 49 | Serbia | 28 | 2009 | ||
| 50 | China | 27.5 | 2012 | ||
| 51 | Burundi | 27.3 | 2006 | ||
| 52 | Botswana | 27.2 | 2010 | ||
| 53 | Croatia | 26.5 | 2007 | ||
| 54 | Colombia | 25.6 | 2010 | ||
| 55 | Chad | 24.3 | 2009 | ||
| 56 | Swaziland | 24 | 2006 | ||
| 57 | Romania | 23.7 | 2009 | ||
| 58 | Kenya | 23.4 | 2007 | ||
| 59 | Tajikistan | 22.6 | 2008 | ||
| =60 | Guyana | 22.4 | 2010 | ||
| =60 | Malaysia | 22.4 | 2007 | ||
| 62 | Grenada | 22.2 | 2010 | ||
| =63 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 21.4 | 2009 | ||
| =63 | Senegal | 21.4 | 2007 | ||
| 65 | Albania | 21.2 | 2007 | ||
| 66 | Indonesia | 21.1 | 2009 | ||
| 67 | Bulgaria | 20.8 | 2009 | ||
| 68 | Belarus | 20.1 | 2013 | ||
| 69 | Armenia | 20 | 2009 | ||
| 70 | Czech Republic | 19.9 | 2009 | ||
| 71 | Iraq | 19.4 | 2011 | ||
| =72 | Bhutan | 19.3 | 2009 | ||
| =72 | Algeria | 19.3 | 2007 | ||
| 74 | Mauritius | 19.1 | 2009 | ||
| 75 | Kosovo | 18.8 | 2009 | ||
| 76 | Kyrgyzstan | 18 | 2009 | ||
| 77 | Vanuatu | 17.8 | 2009 | ||
| 78 | Nicaragua | 17.6 | 2010 | ||
| 79 | The Bahamas | 17.4 | 2010 | ||
| 80 | Sri Lanka | 16.7 | 2011 | ||
| 81 | East Timor | 16.6 | 2009 | ||
| 82 | Lesotho | 16.4 | 2009 | ||
| 83 | Liberia | 16 | 2009 | ||
| =84 | Vietnam | 15.9 | 2009 | ||
| =84 | Tanzania | 15.9 | 2006 | ||
| 86 | Azerbaijan | 15.8 | 2009 | ||
| 87 | Malawi | 15 | 2009 | ||
| 88 | Poland | 14.6 | 2009 | ||
| 89 | Central African Republic | 14.5 | 2011 | ||
| 90 | Moldova | 13.9 | 2009 | ||
| =91 | Laos | 13.8 | 2012 | ||
| =91 | Afghanistan | 13.8 | 2008 | ||
| 93 | Ethiopia | 13.5 | 2011 | ||
| 94 | Montenegro | 13.3 | 2009 | ||
| 95 | Guinea | 13 | 2006 | ||
| 96 | Sierra Leone | 12.6 | 2009 | ||
| =97 | Gabon | 12.1 | 2009 | ||
| =97 | Nigeria | 12.1 | 2007 | ||
| 99 | Georgia | 11.8 | 2008 | ||
| 100 | Oman | 11.76 | 2003 | ||
| 101 | Latvia | 11.5 | 2009 | ||
| 102 | Rwanda | 11.1 | 2011 | ||
| 103 | Mauritania | 10.7 | 2006 | ||
| 104 | Philippines | 10.6 | 2009 | ||
| 105 | Pakistan | 10.2 | 2007 | ||
| 106 | Nepal | 9.8 | 2013 | ||
| 107 | Namibia | 9.6 | 2006 | ||
| =108 | Jamaica | 9.3 | 2010 | ||
| =108 | Uganda | 9.3 | 2006 | ||
| 110 | Uzbekistan | 9.1 | 2008 | ||
| =111 | Estonia | 8.3 | 2009 | ||
| =111 | The Gambia | 8.3 | 2006 | ||
| =113 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 7.3 | 2010 | ||
| =113 | Federated States of Micronesia | 7.3 | 2009 | ||
| =115 | Yemen | 6.5 | 2010 | ||
| =115 | Fiji | 6.5 | 2009 | ||
| =117 | Ghana | 6.4 | 2007 | ||
| =117 | Jordan | 6.4 | 2006 | ||
| 119 | Bangladesh | 6 | 2007 | ||
| 120 | Zimbabwe | 5.9 | 2011 | ||
| 121 | Samoa | 4.8 | 2009 | ||
| 122 | Morocco | 3.4 | 2007 | ||
| 123 | Tonga | 3.2 | 2009 | ||
| 124 | Antigua and Barbuda | 2.9 | 2010 | ||
| 125 | Dominica | 2.6 | 2010 | ||
| 126 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 2 | 2010 | ||
| =127 | Saint Lucia | 1.9 | 2010 | ||
| =127 | Belize | 1.9 | 2010 |
