economic2019
Time required to start a business (days)
Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2019; countries can have different observation years.
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Key Insights
Global Average
19.7days
Median: 12.0days
Countries Covered
189
with available data
Highest
Venezuela
230.0days
Lowest
New Zealand
0.5days
Top 5 Countries
1Venezuela230.0days
2Lao People's Democratic Republic173.0days
3Cambodia99.0days
4Haiti97.0days
5Eritrea84.0days
By Region
Other24.0days(109 countries)
Africa21.2days(9 countries)
South America17.6days(7 countries)
Asia15.8days(26 countries)
Europe11.0days(32 countries)
Country Rankings
Top 10 Countries
Bottom 10 Countries
Data Analysis
Value Distribution
How countries are distributed across the value range
Low (0.5days)High (230.0days)
Regional Comparison
Average values by world region (Global avg: 19.7days)
Other (109)
Africa (9)
South America (7)
Asia (26)
Europe (32)
North America (4)
Oceania (2)
Percentile Profile
The curve shows how values change from the lowest to the highest country. Steep sections reveal inequality or outliers.
0th percentile · lowest100th percentile · highest
About This Statistic
Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2019; countries can have different observation years. Source: Our World in Data.
Methodology
Country values are taken from the latest observation available in the linked source series.
Full Data
| Rank ↑ | Country ↕ | Value ↕ |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Venezuela | 230.0days |
| 2 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 173.0days |
| 3 | Cambodia | 99.0days |
| 4 | Haiti | 97.0days |
| 5 | Eritrea | 84.0days |
| 6 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 80.0days |
| 7 | Islamic Republic of Iran | 72.5days |
| 8 | Somalia | 70.0days |
| 9 | Suriname | 66.0days |
| 10 | Chad | 58.0days |
| 11 | Namibia | 54.0days |
| 12 | Republic of the Congo | 49.5days |
| 13 | Ecuador | 48.5days |
| 14 | Botswana | 48.0days |
| 15 | Belize | 48.0days |
| 16 | Liechtenstein | 46.0days |
| 17 | State of Palestine | 43.5days |
| 18 | Honduras | 42.0days |
| 19 | Papua New Guinea | 41.0days |
| 20 | Yemen | 40.5days |
| 21 | Fiji | 40.0days |
| 22 | South Africa | 40.0days |
| 23 | Bolivia | 39.5days |
| 24 | Malawi | 37.0days |
| 25 | Poland | 37.0days |
| 26 | Angola | 36.0days |
| 27 | Libya | 35.0days |
| 28 | Paraguay | 35.0days |
| 29 | Sudan | 34.5days |
| 30 | Equatorial Guinea | 33.0days |
| 31 | Philippines | 33.0days |
| 32 | Ethiopia | 32.0days |
| 33 | Seychelles | 32.0days |
| 34 | Kiribati | 31.0days |
| 35 | United Republic of Tanzania | 29.5days |
| 36 | Palau | 28.0days |
| 37 | Zimbabwe | 27.0days |
| 38 | Iraq | 26.5days |
| 39 | Peru | 26.0days |
| 40 | Czech Republic | 24.5days |
| 41 | Uganda | 24.0days |
| 42 | Bulgaria | 23.0days |
| 43 | Costa Rica | 23.0days |
| 44 | Kenya | 23.0days |
| 45 | Nepal | 22.5days |
| 46 | Central African Republic | 22.0days |
| 47 | Slovakia | 21.5days |
| 48 | Eswatini | 21.5days |
| 49 | Austria | 21.0days |
| 50 | Malta | 20.5days |
| 51 | Romania | 20.0days |
| 52 | Croatia | 19.5days |
| 53 | Bangladesh | 19.5days |
| 54 | Kuwait | 19.4days |
| 55 | Antigua and Barbuda | 19.0days |
| 56 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 18.5days |
| 57 | Guyana | 18.0days |
| 58 | Liberia | 18.0days |
| 59 | Vanuatu | 18.0days |
| 60 | Algeria | 18.0days |
| 61 | India | 17.5days |
| 62 | Malaysia | 17.5days |
| 63 | Mozambique | 17.0days |
| 64 | Marshall Islands | 17.0days |
| 65 | Brazil | 16.6days |
| 66 | Dominican Republic | 16.5days |
| 67 | El Salvador | 16.5days |
| 68 | Luxembourg | 16.5days |
| 69 | Pakistan | 16.5days |
| 70 | Comoros | 16.0days |
| 71 | Micronesia, Federated States of | 16.0days |
| 72 | Vietnam | 16.0days |
| 73 | Tonga | 16.0days |
| 74 | Barbados | 16.0days |
| 75 | Syrian Arab Republic | 15.5days |
| 76 | Guatemala | 15.0days |
| 77 | Guinea | 15.0days |
| 78 | Lebanon | 15.0days |
| 79 | Lesotho | 15.0days |
| 80 | The Republic of North Macedonia | 15.0days |
| 81 | Djibouti | 14.0days |
| 82 | Nicaragua | 14.0days |
| 83 | Cameroon | 13.5days |
| 84 | Finland | 13.0days |
| 85 | Ghana | 13.0days |
| 86 | Timor-Leste | 13.0days |
| 87 | South Sudan | 13.0days |
| 88 | Burkina Faso | 13.0days |
| 89 | Indonesia | 12.6days |
| 90 | Jordan | 12.5days |
| 91 | Spain | 12.5days |
| 92 | Egypt | 12.5days |
| 93 | Dominica | 12.0days |
| 94 | Grenada | 12.0days |
| 95 | Maldives | 12.0days |
| 96 | Mongolia | 12.0days |
| 97 | Montenegro | 12.0days |
| 98 | Bhutan | 12.0days |
| 99 | Iceland | 11.5days |
| 100 | San Marino | 11.5days |
| 101 | Argentina | 11.5days |
| 102 | Bahamas | 11.5days |
| 103 | Japan | 11.2days |
| 104 | Ireland | 11.0days |
| 105 | Israel | 11.0days |
| 106 | Italy | 11.0days |
| 107 | Mali | 11.0days |
| 108 | Saint Lucia | 11.0days |
| 109 | Trinidad and Tobago | 10.5days |
| 110 | Saudi Arabia | 10.4days |
| 111 | Russian Federation | 10.1days |
| 112 | Colombia | 10.0days |
| 113 | Gabon | 10.0days |
| 114 | Kyrgyzstan | 10.0days |
| 115 | Niger | 10.0days |
| 116 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 10.0days |
| 117 | Switzerland | 10.0days |
| 118 | Cape Verde | 9.0days |
| 119 | Morocco | 9.0days |
| 120 | Tunisia | 9.0days |
| 121 | Samoa | 9.0days |
| 122 | Solomon Islands | 9.0days |
| 123 | Qatar | 8.7days |
| 124 | People's Republic of China | 8.6days |
| 125 | Belarus | 8.5days |
| 126 | Benin | 8.5days |
| 127 | Guinea-Bissau | 8.5days |
| 128 | Zambia | 8.5days |
| 129 | Afghanistan | 8.5days |
| 130 | Mexico | 8.4days |
| 131 | Bahrain | 8.3days |
| 132 | Sri Lanka | 8.0days |
| 133 | Republic of The Gambia | 8.0days |
| 134 | Germany | 8.0days |
| 135 | South Korea | 8.0days |
| 136 | Madagascar | 8.0days |
| 137 | Sierra Leone | 8.0days |
| 138 | Slovenia | 8.0days |
| 139 | Sweden | 7.5days |
| 140 | Nigeria | 7.2days |
| 141 | Myanmar | 7.0days |
| 142 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 7.0days |
| 143 | Hungary | 7.0days |
| 144 | Sao Tome and Principe | 7.0days |
| 145 | Serbia | 7.0days |
| 146 | Tajikistan | 7.0days |
| 147 | Türkiye | 7.0days |
| 148 | Portugal | 6.5days |
| 149 | Ukraine | 6.5days |
| 150 | Uruguay | 6.5days |
| 151 | Cyprus | 6.0days |
| 152 | Cote d'Ivoire | 6.0days |
| 153 | Mauritania | 6.0days |
| 154 | Panama | 6.0days |
| 155 | Senegal | 6.0days |
| 156 | Thailand | 6.0days |
| 157 | Latvia | 5.5days |
| 158 | Lithuania | 5.5days |
| 159 | Puerto Rico | 5.5days |
| 160 | Brunei Darussalam | 5.5days |
| 161 | Burundi | 5.0days |
| 162 | Kazakhstan | 5.0days |
| 163 | Belgium | 5.0days |
| 164 | Mauritius | 4.5days |
| 165 | United Kingdom | 4.5days |
| 166 | Albania | 4.5days |
| 167 | Oman | 4.3days |
| 168 | United States of America | 4.2days |
| 169 | Chile | 4.0days |
| 170 | France | 4.0days |
| 171 | Greece | 4.0days |
| 172 | Moldova, Republic of | 4.0days |
| 173 | Norway | 4.0days |
| 174 | Rwanda | 4.0days |
| 175 | Armenia | 4.0days |
| 176 | United Arab Emirates | 3.8days |
| 177 | Denmark | 3.5days |
| 178 | Estonia | 3.5days |
| 179 | Netherlands | 3.5days |
| 180 | Azerbaijan | 3.5days |
| 181 | Jamaica | 3.0days |
| 182 | Uzbekistan | 3.0days |
| 183 | Togo | 2.5days |
| 184 | Australia | 2.0days |
| 185 | Canada | 1.5days |
| 186 | Hong Kong | 1.5days |
| 187 | Singapore | 1.5days |
| 188 | Georgia | 1.0days |
| 189 | New Zealand | 0.5days |
Showing 189 of 189 countries
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Data Source
This data comes from Our World in Data (2019).
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