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Time required to start a business (days)

days · higher is better · 189 countries

Our World in Data (CC BY 4.0); underlying sources incl. V-DemCC BY 4.0updated 2019
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League table

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  1. 1Venezuela, RB230
  2. 2Lao PDR173
  3. 3Cambodia99
  4. 4Haiti97
  5. 5Eritrea84
  6. 6Bosnia and Herzegovina80
  7. 7Iran, Islamic Rep.72.5
  8. 8Somalia, Fed. Rep.70
  9. 9Suriname66
  10. 10Chad58
  11. 11Namibia54
  12. 12Congo, Rep.49.5
  13. 13Ecuador48.5
  14. 14Belize48
  15. 14Botswana48
  16. 15Liechtenstein46
  17. 16West Bank and Gaza43.5
  18. 17Honduras42
  19. 18Papua New Guinea41
  20. 19Yemen, Rep.40.5
  21. 20Fiji40
  22. 20South Africa40
  23. 21Bolivia39.5
  24. 22Malawi37
  25. 22Poland37
  26. 23Angola36
  27. 24Libya35
  28. 24Paraguay35
  29. 25Sudan34.5
  30. 26Philippines33
  31. 26Equatorial Guinea33
  32. 27Seychelles32
  33. 27Ethiopia32
  34. 28Kiribati31
  35. 29Tanzania29.5
  36. 30Palau28
  37. 31Zimbabwe27
  38. 32Iraq26.5
  39. 33Peru26
  40. 34Czechia24.5
  41. 35Uganda24
  42. 36Kenya23
  43. 36Bulgaria23
  44. 36Costa Rica23
  45. 37Nepal22.5
  46. 38Central African Republic22
  47. 39Eswatini21.5
  48. 39Slovak Republic21.5
  49. 40Austria21
  50. 41Malta20.5
  51. 42Romania20
  52. 43Croatia19.5
  53. 43Bangladesh19.5
  54. 44Kuwait19.4
  55. 45Antigua and Barbuda19
  56. 46St. Kitts and Nevis18.5
  57. 47Liberia18
  58. 47Vanuatu18
  59. 47Guyana18
  60. 47Algeria18
  61. 48Malaysia17.5
  62. 48India17.5
  63. 49Marshall Islands17
  64. 49Mozambique17
  65. 50Brazil16.6
  66. 51Dominican Republic16.5
  67. 51Pakistan16.5
  68. 51Luxembourg16.5
  69. 51El Salvador16.5
  70. 52Viet Nam16
  71. 52Tonga16
  72. 52Micronesia, Fed. Sts.16
  73. 52Comoros16
  74. 52Barbados16
  75. 53Syrian Arab Republic15.5
  76. 54Lesotho15
  77. 54Guinea15
  78. 54North Macedonia15
  79. 54Lebanon15
  80. 54Guatemala15
  81. 55Djibouti14
  82. 55Nicaragua14
  83. 56Cameroon13.5
  84. 57Ghana13
  85. 57South Sudan13
  86. 57Finland13
  87. 57Burkina Faso13
  88. 57Timor-Leste13
  89. 58Indonesia12.6
  90. 59Egypt, Arab Rep.12.5
  91. 59Spain12.5
  92. 59Jordan12.5
  93. 60Grenada12
  94. 60Mongolia12
  95. 60Montenegro12
  96. 60Maldives12
  97. 60Bhutan12
  98. 60Dominica12
  99. 61Bahamas, The11.5
  100. 61Argentina11.5
  101. 61San Marino11.5
  102. 61Iceland11.5
  103. 62Japan11.2
  104. 63Mali11
  105. 63Israel11
  106. 63Italy11
  107. 63Ireland11
  108. 63St. Lucia11
  109. 64Trinidad and Tobago10.5
  110. 65Saudi Arabia10.4
  111. 66Russian Federation10.1
  112. 67Niger10
  113. 67Switzerland10
  114. 67Kyrgyz Republic10
  115. 67St. Vincent and the Grenadines10
  116. 67Colombia10
  117. 67Gabon10
  118. 68Tunisia9
  119. 68Morocco9
  120. 68Solomon Islands9
  121. 68Samoa9
  122. 68Cabo Verde9
  123. 69Qatar8.7
  124. 70China8.6
  125. 71Belarus8.5
  126. 71Afghanistan8.5
  127. 71Guinea-Bissau8.5
  128. 71Benin8.5
  129. 71Zambia8.5
  130. 72Mexico8.4
  131. 73Bahrain8.3
  132. 74Slovenia8
  133. 74Germany8
  134. 74Korea, Rep.8
  135. 74Sierra Leone8
  136. 74Gambia, The8
  137. 74Sri Lanka8
  138. 74Madagascar8
  139. 75Sweden7.5
  140. 76Nigeria7.2
  141. 77Sao Tome and Principe7
  142. 77Serbia7
  143. 77Turkiye7
  144. 77Tajikistan7
  145. 77Hungary7
  146. 77Myanmar7
  147. 77Congo, Dem. Rep.7
  148. 78Ukraine6.5
  149. 78Uruguay6.5
  150. 78Portugal6.5
  151. 79Mauritania6
  152. 79Panama6
  153. 79Cote d'Ivoire6
  154. 79Senegal6
  155. 79Thailand6
  156. 79Cyprus6
  157. 80Latvia5.5
  158. 80Lithuania5.5
  159. 80Puerto Rico (US)5.5
  160. 80Brunei Darussalam5.5
  161. 81Kazakhstan5
  162. 81Burundi5
  163. 81Belgium5
  164. 82Albania4.5
  165. 82Mauritius4.5
  166. 82United Kingdom4.5
  167. 83Oman4.3
  168. 84United States4.2
  169. 85Norway4
  170. 85Greece4
  171. 85Moldova4
  172. 85Chile4
  173. 85Armenia4
  174. 85Rwanda4
  175. 85France4
  176. 86United Arab Emirates3.8
  177. 87Estonia3.5
  178. 87Netherlands3.5
  179. 87Azerbaijan3.5
  180. 87Denmark3.5
  181. 88Jamaica3
  182. 88Uzbekistan3
  183. 89Togo2.5
  184. 90Australia2
  185. 91Hong Kong SAR, China1.5
  186. 91Canada1.5
  187. 91Singapore1.5
  188. 92Georgia1
  189. 93New Zealand0.5

Time required to start a business (days)