Government > Red tape > Start-up procedures to register a business > Number: Countries Compared
DEFINITION:
Start-up procedures to register a business (number). Start-up procedures are those required to start a business, including interactions to obtain necessary permits and licenses and to complete all inscriptions, verifications, and notifications to start operations. Data are for businesses with specific characteristics of ownership, size, and type of production.
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# | COUNTRY | AMOUNT | DATE | GRAPH | HISTORY |
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1 | Equatorial Guinea | 18 | 2013 | ||
2 | Venezuela | 17 | 2013 | ||
=3 | Bolivia | 15 | 2013 | ||
=3 | Philippines | 15 | 2013 | ||
=3 | Brunei | 15 | 2013 | ||
=3 | Uganda | 15 | 2013 | ||
=7 | Algeria | 14 | 2013 | ||
=7 | Argentina | 14 | 2013 | ||
=9 | South Sudan | 13 | 2013 | ||
=9 | Brazil | 13 | 2013 | ||
=9 | China | 13 | 2013 | ||
=9 | Eritrea | 13 | 2013 | ||
=9 | Suriname | 13 | 2013 | ||
=9 | Ecuador | 13 | 2013 | ||
=9 | Honduras | 13 | 2013 | ||
=16 | Kuwait | 12 | 2013 | ||
=16 | Haiti | 12 | 2013 | ||
=16 | India | 12 | 2013 | ||
=16 | Swaziland | 12 | 2013 | ||
=20 | Burma | 11 | 2013 | ||
=20 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 11 | 2013 | ||
=20 | Malta | 11 | 2013 | ||
=20 | Cambodia | 11 | 2013 | ||
=20 | Fiji | 11 | 2013 | ||
=20 | Republic of the Congo | 11 | 2013 | ||
=20 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 11 | 2013 | ||
=27 | Namibia | 10 | 2013 | ||
=27 | Tunisia | 10 | 2013 | ||
=27 | Seychelles | 10 | 2013 | ||
=27 | Iraq | 10 | 2013 | ||
=27 | Vietnam | 10 | 2013 | ||
=27 | Kenya | 10 | 2013 | ||
=27 | Pakistan | 10 | 2013 | ||
=27 | Spain | 10 | 2013 | ||
=27 | Sudan | 10 | 2013 | ||
=27 | Libya | 10 | 2013 | ||
=27 | Indonesia | 10 | 2013 | ||
=27 | Malawi | 10 | 2013 | ||
OPEC countries average (profile) | 10 | 2013 | |||
Former Spanish colonies average (profile) | 9.79 | 2013 | |||
=39 | Germany | 9 | 2013 | ||
=39 | Djibouti | 9 | 2013 | ||
=39 | Guinea-Bissau | 9 | 2013 | ||
=39 | Mozambique | 9 | 2013 | ||
=39 | Chad | 9 | 2013 | ||
=39 | Czech Republic | 9 | 2013 | ||
=39 | Saudi Arabia | 9 | 2013 | ||
=39 | Botswana | 9 | 2013 | ||
=39 | Mauritania | 9 | 2013 | ||
=39 | Zimbabwe | 9 | 2013 | ||
=39 | Colombia | 9 | 2013 | ||
=39 | Belize | 9 | 2013 | ||
=39 | Costa Rica | 9 | 2013 | ||
=39 | Tanzania | 9 | 2013 | ||
=39 | Ethiopia | 9 | 2013 | ||
failed states average (profile) | 8.53 | 2013 | |||
Latin America and Caribbean average (profile) | 8.53 | 2013 | |||
Catholic countries average (profile) | 8.36 | 2013 | |||
Hot countries average (profile) | 8.11 | 2013 | |||
=54 | Comoros | 8 | 2013 | ||
=54 | Guyana | 8 | 2013 | ||
=54 | Bhutan | 8 | 2013 | ||
=54 | Antigua and Barbuda | 8 | 2013 | ||
=54 | Iran | 8 | 2013 | ||
=54 | Japan | 8 | 2013 | ||
=54 | Austria | 8 | 2013 | ||
=54 | Angola | 8 | 2013 | ||
=54 | San Marino | 8 | 2013 | ||
=54 | Ghana | 8 | 2013 | ||
=54 | The Gambia | 8 | 2013 | ||
=54 | Qatar | 8 | 2013 | ||
=54 | El Salvador | 8 | 2013 | ||
=54 | Nigeria | 8 | 2013 | ||
=54 | Palau | 8 | 2013 | ||
=54 | Barbados | 8 | 2013 | ||
=54 | Central African Republic | 8 | 2013 | ||
=54 | Vanuatu | 8 | 2013 | ||
=54 | East Timor | 8 | 2013 | ||
South Asia average (profile) | 8 | 2013 | |||
Middle Eastern and North Africa average (profile) | 7.83 | 2013 | |||
Sub-Saharan Africa average (profile) | 7.7 | 2013 | |||
Emerging markets average (profile) | 7.68 | 2013 | |||
Former British colonies average (profile) | 7.57 | 2013 | |||
East Asia and Pacific average (profile) | 7.33 | 2013 | |||
Christian countries average (profile) | 7.28 | 2013 | |||
Religious countries average (profile) | 7.08 | 2013 | |||
Former French colonies average (profile) | 7.08 | 2013 | |||
Muslim countries average (profile) | 7.02 | 2013 | |||
=73 | Nicaragua | 7 | 2013 | ||
=73 | Egypt | 7 | 2013 | ||
=73 | Kiribati | 7 | 2013 | ||
=73 | Chile | 7 | 2013 | ||
=73 | Russia | 7 | 2013 | ||
=73 | Togo | 7 | 2013 | ||
=73 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 7 | 2013 | ||
=73 | Federated States of Micronesia | 7 | 2013 | ||
=73 | Solomon Islands | 7 | 2013 | ||
=73 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 7 | 2013 | ||
=73 | Lesotho | 7 | 2013 | ||
=73 | Gabon | 7 | 2013 | ||
=73 | The Bahamas | 7 | 2013 | ||
=73 | Cape Verde | 7 | 2013 | ||
=73 | Paraguay | 7 | 2013 | ||
=73 | Syria | 7 | 2013 | ||
=73 | Trinidad and Tobago | 7 | 2013 | ||
=73 | Jordan | 7 | 2013 | ||
=73 | Nepal | 7 | 2013 | ||
=73 | Bangladesh | 7 | 2013 | ||
=73 | Bahrain | 7 | 2013 | ||
=73 | Dominican Republic | 7 | 2013 | ||
=73 | Slovakia | 7 | 2013 | ||
Landlocked countries average (profile) | 6.72 | 2013 | |||
Heavily indebted countries average (profile) | 6.44 | 2013 | |||
South and Central Asia average (profile) | 6.25 | 2013 | |||
=96 | Turkey | 6 | 2013 | ||
=96 | Montenegro | 6 | 2013 | ||
=96 | Luxembourg | 6 | 2013 | ||
=96 | Sierra Leone | 6 | 2013 | ||
=96 | Moldova | 6 | 2013 | ||
=96 | Kosovo | 6 | 2013 | ||
=96 | Sri Lanka | 6 | 2013 | ||
=96 | Kazakhstan | 6 | 2013 | ||
=96 | Grenada | 6 | 2013 | ||
=96 | Switzerland | 6 | 2013 | ||
=96 | Croatia | 6 | 2013 | ||
=96 | Puerto Rico | 6 | 2013 | ||
=96 | Niger | 6 | 2013 | ||
=96 | United States | 6 | 2013 | ||
=96 | Ukraine | 6 | 2013 | ||
=96 | Laos | 6 | 2013 | ||
=96 | Cyprus | 6 | 2013 | ||
=96 | United Arab Emirates | 6 | 2013 | ||
=96 | Yemen | 6 | 2013 | ||
=96 | Italy | 6 | 2013 | ||
=96 | Papua New Guinea | 6 | 2013 | ||
=96 | Mexico | 6 | 2013 | ||
=96 | Serbia | 6 | 2013 | ||
=96 | United Kingdom | 6 | 2013 | ||
=96 | Guatemala | 6 | 2013 | ||
Potential Future EU Members average (profile) | 5.88 | 2013 | |||
Group of 7 countries (G7) average (profile) | 5.86 | 2013 | |||
Non-religious countries average (profile) | 5.85 | 2013 | |||
Eurozone average (profile) | 5.61 | 2013 | |||
Europe average (profile) | 5.37 | 2013 | |||
121 | European Union | 5.36 | 2013 | ||
European Union average (profile) | 5.36 | 2013 | |||
Eastern Europe average (profile) | 5.3 | 2013 | |||
Cold countries average (profile) | 5.29 | 2013 | |||
High income OECD countries average (profile) | 5.1 | 2013 | |||
NATO countries average (profile) | 5.07 | 2013 | |||
=122 | Cameroon | 5 | 2013 | ||
=122 | Dominica | 5 | 2013 | ||
=122 | South Korea | 5 | 2013 | ||
=122 | Tajikistan | 5 | 2013 | ||
=122 | France | 5 | 2013 | ||
=122 | Norway | 5 | 2013 | ||
=122 | Mauritius | 5 | 2013 | ||
=122 | Guinea | 5 | 2013 | ||
=122 | Panama | 5 | 2013 | ||
=122 | Morocco | 5 | 2013 | ||
=122 | Estonia | 5 | 2013 | ||
=122 | Lebanon | 5 | 2013 | ||
=122 | Maldives | 5 | 2013 | ||
=122 | Israel | 5 | 2013 | ||
=122 | Greece | 5 | 2013 | ||
=122 | Oman | 5 | 2013 | ||
=122 | Jamaica | 5 | 2013 | ||
=122 | Albania | 5 | 2013 | ||
=122 | Saint Lucia | 5 | 2013 | ||
=122 | Mongolia | 5 | 2013 | ||
=122 | Peru | 5 | 2013 | ||
=122 | Cote d'Ivoire | 5 | 2013 | ||
=122 | Mali | 5 | 2013 | ||
=122 | Romania | 5 | 2013 | ||
=122 | South Africa | 5 | 2013 | ||
=122 | Belarus | 5 | 2013 | ||
=122 | Marshall Islands | 5 | 2013 | ||
=122 | Uruguay | 5 | 2013 | ||
=122 | Iceland | 5 | 2013 | ||
=122 | Zambia | 5 | 2013 | ||
Former Soviet republics average (profile) | 4.36 | 2013 | |||
=152 | Liberia | 4 | 2013 | ||
=152 | Netherlands | 4 | 2013 | ||
=152 | Ireland | 4 | 2013 | ||
=152 | Thailand | 4 | 2013 | ||
=152 | Denmark | 4 | 2013 | ||
=152 | Uzbekistan | 4 | 2013 | ||
=152 | Senegal | 4 | 2013 | ||
=152 | Hungary | 4 | 2013 | ||
=152 | Sao Tome and Principe | 4 | 2013 | ||
=152 | Lithuania | 4 | 2013 | ||
=152 | Samoa | 4 | 2013 | ||
=152 | Benin | 4 | 2013 | ||
=152 | Tonga | 4 | 2013 | ||
=152 | Bulgaria | 4 | 2013 | ||
=152 | Latvia | 4 | 2013 | ||
=152 | Poland | 4 | 2013 | ||
=168 | Burkina Faso | 3 | 2013 | ||
=168 | Afghanistan | 3 | 2013 | ||
=168 | Finland | 3 | 2013 | ||
=168 | Portugal | 3 | 2013 | ||
=168 | Malaysia | 3 | 2013 | ||
=168 | Australia | 3 | 2013 | ||
=168 | Hong Kong | 3 | 2013 | ||
=168 | Azerbaijan | 3 | 2013 | ||
=168 | Sweden | 3 | 2013 | ||
=168 | Belgium | 3 | 2013 | ||
=168 | Burundi | 3 | 2013 | ||
=168 | Singapore | 3 | 2013 | ||
=180 | Madagascar | 2 | 2013 | ||
=180 | Rwanda | 2 | 2013 | ||
=180 | Georgia | 2 | 2013 | ||
=180 | Republic of Macedonia | 2 | 2013 | ||
=180 | Slovenia | 2 | 2013 | ||
=180 | Armenia | 2 | 2013 | ||
=180 | Kyrgyzstan | 2 | 2013 | ||
=187 | Canada | 1 | 2013 | ||
=187 | New Zealand | 1 | 2013 |