Economy > Time required to start a business > Days: Countries Compared
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 | Guinea-Bissau | 216 | 2009 | ||
| 3 | Haiti | 195 | 2009 | ||
| 4 | Congo, Republic of the | 160 | 2009 | ||
| 5 | Sao Tome and Principe | 144 | 2009 | ||
| 6 | Venezuela | 141 | 2009 | ||
| 7 | Equatorial Guinea | 136 | 2009 | ||
| 8 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 127 | 2009 | ||
| 9 | Brazil | 120 | 2009 | ||
| 10 | Brunei | 116 | 2009 | ||
| 11 | Laos | 100 | 2009 | ||
| 12 | Zimbabwe | 97 | 2009 | ||
| 13 | Cambodia | 85 | 2009 | ||
| 14 | Eritrea | 84 | 2009 | ||
| 15 | East Timor | 83 | 2009 | ||
| 16 | Iraq | 77 | 2009 | ||
| failed states average (profile) | 75.77 | 2009 | |||
| =17 | Chad | 75 | 2009 | ||
| =17 | Togo | 75 | 2009 | ||
| 19 | Namibia | 66 | 2009 | ||
| 20 | Uruguay | 65 | 2009 | ||
| 21 | Ecuador | 64 | 2009 | ||
| Latin America and Caribbean average (profile) | 62.84 | 2009 | |||
| 22 | Botswana | 61 | 2009 | ||
| =23 | Costa Rica | 60 | 2009 | ||
| =23 | Indonesia | 60 | 2009 | ||
| =23 | Swaziland | 60 | 2009 | ||
| =23 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 60 | 2009 | ||
| 27 | Gabon | 58 | 2009 | ||
| 28 | Solomon Islands | 57 | 2009 | ||
| 29 | Philippines | 53 | 2009 | ||
| 30 | Papua New Guinea | 51 | 2009 | ||
| =31 | Vietnam | 50 | 2009 | ||
| =31 | Bolivia | 50 | 2009 | ||
| 33 | Spain | 47 | 2009 | ||
| =34 | Bhutan | 46 | 2009 | ||
| =34 | Fiji | 46 | 2009 | ||
| Catholic countries average (profile) | 45.86 | 2009 | |||
| Former Spanish colonies average (profile) | 45.74 | 2009 | |||
| Sub-Saharan Africa average (profile) | 44.13 | 2009 | |||
| =36 | Belize | 44 | 2009 | ||
| =36 | Bangladesh | 44 | 2009 | ||
| 38 | Trinidad and Tobago | 43 | 2009 | ||
| =39 | Peru | 41 | 2009 | ||
| =39 | Guinea | 41 | 2009 | ||
| Former French colonies average (profile) | 40.56 | 2009 | |||
| =41 | Cote d'Ivoire | 40 | 2009 | ||
| =41 | Lesotho | 40 | 2009 | ||
| =43 | Nicaragua | 39 | 2009 | ||
| =43 | Seychelles | 39 | 2009 | ||
| =43 | Malawi | 39 | 2009 | ||
| =43 | Vanuatu | 39 | 2009 | ||
| =47 | Sri Lanka | 38 | 2009 | ||
| =47 | China | 38 | 2009 | ||
| =47 | Tajikistan | 38 | 2009 | ||
| =50 | Djibouti | 37 | 2009 | ||
| =50 | Guatemala | 37 | 2009 | ||
| 52 | Sudan | 36 | 2009 | ||
| =53 | Kuwait | 35 | 2009 | ||
| =53 | Paraguay | 35 | 2009 | ||
| =53 | Cameroon | 35 | 2009 | ||
| =56 | Guyana | 34 | 2009 | ||
| =56 | Kenya | 34 | 2009 | ||
| =56 | Israel | 34 | 2009 | ||
| Emerging markets average (profile) | 33.52 | 2009 | |||
| =59 | Thailand | 32 | 2009 | ||
| =59 | Burundi | 32 | 2009 | ||
| =59 | Poland | 32 | 2009 | ||
| =62 | Nigeria | 31 | 2009 | ||
| =62 | Nepal | 31 | 2009 | ||
| =62 | The Bahamas | 31 | 2009 | ||
| =62 | Benin | 31 | 2009 | ||
| =66 | India | 30 | 2009 | ||
| =66 | Russia | 30 | 2009 | ||
| Former British colonies average (profile) | 29.6 | 2009 | |||
| South Asia average (profile) | 29.6 | 2009 | |||
| 68 | Tanzania | 29 | 2009 | ||
| Religious countries average (profile) | 28.24 | 2009 | |||
| =69 | Palau | 28 | 2009 | ||
| =69 | Austria | 28 | 2009 | ||
| =71 | The Gambia | 27 | 2009 | ||
| =71 | Ukraine | 27 | 2009 | ||
| =71 | Chile | 27 | 2009 | ||
| =74 | Lithuania | 26 | 2009 | ||
| =74 | Argentina | 26 | 2009 | ||
| =74 | Mozambique | 26 | 2009 | ||
| South and Central Asia average (profile) | 25.83 | 2009 | |||
| =77 | Tonga | 25 | 2009 | ||
| =77 | Uganda | 25 | 2009 | ||
| Heavily indebted countries average (profile) | 24.46 | 2009 | |||
| Muslim countries average (profile) | 24.3 | 2009 | |||
| =79 | Luxembourg | 24 | 2009 | ||
| =79 | Cape Verde | 24 | 2009 | ||
| =79 | Algeria | 24 | 2009 | ||
| =79 | Comoros | 24 | 2009 | ||
| 83 | Japan | 23 | 2009 | ||
| =84 | Central African Republic | 22 | 2009 | ||
| =84 | South Africa | 22 | 2009 | ||
| =84 | Croatia | 22 | 2009 | ||
| =87 | Pakistan | 21 | 2009 | ||
| =87 | Kiribati | 21 | 2009 | ||
| =87 | Antigua and Barbuda | 21 | 2009 | ||
| =90 | Liberia | 20 | 2009 | ||
| =90 | Colombia | 20 | 2009 | ||
| =90 | Czech Republic | 20 | 2009 | ||
| =90 | Switzerland | 20 | 2009 | ||
| =90 | Grenada | 20 | 2009 | ||
| =90 | Kazakhstan | 20 | 2009 | ||
| =96 | Dominican Republic | 19 | 2009 | ||
| =96 | Mauritania | 19 | 2009 | ||
| =96 | Greece | 19 | 2009 | ||
| =96 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 19 | 2009 | ||
| Cold countries average (profile) | 18.38 | 2009 | |||
| =100 | Malaysia | 18 | 2009 | ||
| =100 | Bulgaria | 18 | 2009 | ||
| =100 | Zambia | 18 | 2009 | ||
| =100 | Germany | 18 | 2009 | ||
| Non-religious countries average (profile) | 17.67 | 2009 | |||
| Eastern Europe average (profile) | 17.29 | 2009 | |||
| =104 | El Salvador | 17 | 2009 | ||
| =104 | Niger | 17 | 2009 | ||
| =104 | Marshall Islands | 17 | 2009 | ||
| Former Soviet republics average (profile) | 16.71 | 2009 | |||
| =107 | Slovakia | 16 | 2009 | ||
| =107 | Latvia | 16 | 2009 | ||
| Europe average (profile) | 15.53 | 2009 | |||
| European Union average (profile) | 15.44 | 2009 | |||
| 109 | European Union | 15.19 | 2009 | ||
| =110 | Uzbekistan | 15 | 2009 | ||
| =110 | Syria | 15 | 2009 | ||
| =110 | United Arab Emirates | 15 | 2009 | ||
| =110 | Armenia | 15 | 2009 | ||
| =110 | Sweden | 15 | 2009 | ||
| High income OECD countries average (profile) | 14.77 | 2009 | |||
| Eurozone average (profile) | 14.76 | 2009 | |||
| =115 | Burkina Faso | 14 | 2009 | ||
| =115 | Dominica | 14 | 2009 | ||
| =115 | Finland | 14 | 2009 | ||
| =115 | Saint Lucia | 14 | 2009 | ||
| =115 | Honduras | 14 | 2009 | ||
| NATO countries average (profile) | 13.59 | 2009 | |||
| =120 | Serbia and Montenegro | 13 | 2009 | ||
| =120 | Ireland | 13 | 2009 | ||
| =120 | Jordan | 13 | 2009 | ||
| =120 | Mexico | 13 | 2009 | ||
| =120 | United Kingdom | 13 | 2009 | ||
| =120 | Mongolia | 13 | 2009 | ||
| =126 | Panama | 12 | 2009 | ||
| =126 | Sierra Leone | 12 | 2009 | ||
| =126 | Morocco | 12 | 2009 | ||
| =126 | Ghana | 12 | 2009 | ||
| =126 | Oman | 12 | 2009 | ||
| Group of 7 countries (G7) average (profile) | 11.71 | 2009 | |||
| =131 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 11 | 2009 | ||
| =131 | Kyrgyzstan | 11 | 2009 | ||
| =131 | Tunisia | 11 | 2009 | ||
| =134 | Moldova | 10 | 2009 | ||
| =134 | Italy | 10 | 2009 | ||
| =134 | Azerbaijan | 10 | 2009 | ||
| =134 | Romania | 10 | 2009 | ||
| =138 | Ethiopia | 9 | 2009 | ||
| =138 | Bahrain | 9 | 2009 | ||
| =138 | Lebanon | 9 | 2009 | ||
| =138 | Maldives | 9 | 2009 | ||
| =138 | Samoa | 9 | 2009 | ||
| =143 | Senegal | 8 | 2009 | ||
| =143 | Jamaica | 8 | 2009 | ||
| =143 | Cyprus | 8 | 2009 | ||
| =143 | Mali | 8 | 2009 | ||
| =143 | Netherlands | 8 | 2009 | ||
| =148 | Madagascar | 7 | 2009 | ||
| =148 | Afghanistan | 7 | 2009 | ||
| =148 | France | 7 | 2009 | ||
| =148 | Norway | 7 | 2009 | ||
| =148 | Estonia | 7 | 2009 | ||
| =148 | Puerto Rico | 7 | 2009 | ||
| =154 | Mauritius | 6 | 2009 | ||
| =154 | Turkey | 6 | 2009 | ||
| =154 | Portugal | 6 | 2009 | ||
| =154 | Belarus | 6 | 2009 | ||
| =154 | United States | 6 | 2009 | ||
| =154 | Slovenia | 6 | 2009 | ||
| =154 | Qatar | 6 | 2009 | ||
| =154 | Denmark | 6 | 2009 | ||
| =162 | Iceland | 5 | 2009 | ||
| =162 | Albania | 5 | 2009 | ||
| =162 | Saudi Arabia | 5 | 2009 | ||
| =162 | Canada | 5 | 2009 | ||
| =166 | Belgium | 4 | 2009 | ||
| =166 | Hungary | 4 | 2009 | ||
| =168 | Singapore | 3 | 2009 | ||
| =168 | Georgia | 3 | 2009 | ||
| =168 | Rwanda | 3 | 2009 | ||
| 171 | Australia | 2 | 2009 | ||
| 172 | New Zealand | 1 | 2009 |