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Data Source | World Development Indicators | Unnamed: 2 | Unnamed: 3 | Unnamed: 4 | Unnamed: 5 | Unnamed: 6 | Unnamed: 7 | Unnamed: 8 | Unnamed: 9 | Unnamed: 10 | Unnamed: 11 | Unnamed: 12 | Unnamed: 13 | Unnamed: 14 | Unnamed: 15 | Unnamed: 16 | Unnamed: 17 | Unnamed: 18 | Unnamed: 19 | Unnamed: 20 | Unnamed: 21 | Unnamed: 22 | Unnamed: 23 | Unnamed: 24 | Unnamed: 25 | Unnamed: 26 | Unnamed: 27 | Unnamed: 28 | Unnamed: 29 | Unnamed: 30 | Unnamed: 31 | Unnamed: 32 | Unnamed: 33 | Unnamed: 34 | Unnamed: 35 | Unnamed: 36 | Unnamed: 37 | Unnamed: 38 | Unnamed: 39 | Unnamed: 40 | Unnamed: 41 | Unnamed: 42 | Unnamed: 43 | Unnamed: 44 | Unnamed: 45 | Unnamed: 46 | Unnamed: 47 | Unnamed: 48 | Unnamed: 49 | Unnamed: 50 | Unnamed: 51 | Unnamed: 52 | Unnamed: 53 | Unnamed: 54 | Unnamed: 55 | Unnamed: 56 | Unnamed: 57
Country Name | Country Code | Indicator Name | Indicator Code | 1961 | 1962 | 1963 | 1964 | 1965 | 1966 | 1967 | 1968 | 1969 | 1970 | 1971 | 1972 | 1973 | 1974 | 1975 | 1976 | 1977 | 1978 | 1979 | 1980 | 1981 | 1982 | 1983 | 1984 | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014
Aruba | ABW | Time required to start a business (days) | IC.REG.DURS
Andorra | AND | Time required to start a business (days) | IC.REG.DURS
Afghanistan | AFG | Time required to start a business (days) | IC.REG.DURS |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 7
Angola | AGO | Time required to start a business (days) | IC.REG.DURS |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 83 | 83 | 83 | 83 | 83 | 68 | 68 | 66 | 66 | 66 | 66 | 66
Albania | ALB | Time required to start a business (days) | IC.REG.DURS |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 40 | 39 | 40 | 38 | 36 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 5.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.5
Andean Region | ANR | Time required to start a business (days) | IC.REG.DURS
Arab World | ARB | Time required to start a business (days) | IC.REG.DURS |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 45.61538461538461 | 41.875 | 39.5 | 38.27777777777778 | 31.7 | 20.2 | 19.65 | 19.675 | 19.125 | 20.73809523809524 | 19.47619047619047 | 18.66666666666667
United Arab Emirates | ARE | Time required to start a business (days) | IC.REG.DURS |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 8
Argentina | ARG | Time required to start a business (days) | IC.REG.DURS |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 66 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30.5 | 25.5 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25
Armenia | ARM | Time required to start a business (days) | IC.REG.DURS |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 3
American Samoa | ASM | Time required to start a business (days) | IC.REG.DURS
[NAME] and [NAME] | ATG | Time required to start a business (days) | IC.REG.DURS |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 25 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21
Australia | AUS | Time required to start a business (days) | IC.REG.DURS |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5
Austria | AUT | Time required to start a business (days) | IC.REG.DURS |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 22
Azerbaijan | AZE | Time required to start a business (days) | IC.REG.DURS |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 105 | 121 | 113 | 51 | 36 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 5
Burundi | BDI | Time required to start a business (days) | IC.REG.DURS |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 5
Belgium | BEL | Time required to start a business (days) | IC.REG.DURS |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 56 | 34 | 34 | 27 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4
Benin | [NAME] | Time required to start a business (days) | IC.REG.DURS |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 35 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 32 | 29 | 18 | 12
[NAME] | BFA | Time required to start a business (days) | IC.REG.DURS |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 40 | 40 | 40 | 34 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13
Bangladesh | BGD | Time required to start a business (days) | IC.REG.DURS |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 58 | 51.5 | 51.5 | 43.5 | 67.5 | 66.5 | 43.5 | 26.5 | 26.5 | 26.5 | 21.8 | 19.5
Bulgaria | BGR | Time required to start a business (days) | IC.REG.DURS |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 49 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18
Bahrain | BHR | Time required to start a business (days) | IC.REG.DURS |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9
Bahamas, The | BHS | Time required to start a business (days) | IC.REG.DURS |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 30.5 | 30.5 | 30.5 | 23.5 | 23.5 | 23.5 | 23.5 | 23.5
Bosnia and Herzegovina | BIH | Time required to start a business (days) | IC.REG.DURS |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 68 | 63 | 63 | 63 | 63 | 69 | 69 | 64 | 40 | 37 | 37 | 37
Belarus | BLR | Time required to start a business (days) | IC.REG.DURS |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 79 | 79 | 79 | 69 | 48 | 31 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9
Belize | BLZ | Time required to start a business (days) | IC.REG.DURS |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 57 | 44 | 43 | 43 | 43 | 43 | 43 | 43 | 43 | 43
Bermuda | BMU | Time required to start a business (days) | IC.REG.DURS
Bolivia | BOL | Time required to start a business (days) | IC.REG.DURS |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 60 | 60 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 49 | 49 | 49 | 49 | 49
Brazil | BRA | Time required to start a business (days) | IC.REG.DURS |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 156 | 156 | 156 | 151 | 152 | 147 | 122 | 122 | 122 | 122 | 86.6 | 83.6
Barbados | BRB | Time required to start a business (days) | IC.REG.DURS |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18
[NAME] | BRN | Time required to start a business (days) | IC.REG.DURS |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 116 | 116 | 116 | 116 | 105 | 101 | 101 | 101 | 101
Bhutan | BTN | Time required to start a business (days) | IC.REG.DURS |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 64 | 62 | 62 | 62 | 48 | 46 | 46 | 46 | 36 | 36 | 32 | 17
Botswana | BWA | Time required to start a business (days) | IC.REG.DURS |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 125 | 125 | 125 | 105 | 105 | 74 | 59 | 59 | 59 | 59 | 60 | 60
Sub-Saharan Africa (IFC classification) | CAA | Time required to start a business (days) | IC.REG.DURS
Central African Republic | CAF | Time required to start a business (days) | IC.REG.DURS |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22
Canada | CAN | Time required to start a business (days) | IC.REG.DURS |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5
East Asia and the Pacific (IFC classification) | CEA | Time required to start a business (days) | IC.REG.DURS
Central Europe and the Baltics | CEB | Time required to start a business (days) | IC.REG.DURS |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 46.81818181818182 | 42.09090909090909 | 32.72727272727273 | 29.54545454545455 | 23.90909090909091 | 20.09090909090909 | 16.09090909090909 | 15.09090909090909 | 15.40909090909091 | 14.54545454545454 | 13.27272727272727 | 12.09090909090909
Europe and Central Asia (IFC classification) | CEU | Time required to start a business (days) | IC.REG.DURS
Switzerland | CHE | Time required to start a business (days) | IC.REG.DURS |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 20 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 10
Channel Islands | CHI | Time required to start a business (days) | IC.REG.DURS
Chile | CHL | Time required to start a business (days) | IC.REG.DURS |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 42 | 42 | 42 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 34.5 | 7.5 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 5.5
China | CHN | Time required to start a business (days) | IC.REG.DURS |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 48 | 48 | 48 | 35 | 35 | 41 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 33 | 34.4 | 31.4
Cote d'Ivoire | CIV | Time required to start a business (days) | IC.REG.DURS |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 62 | 58 | 45 | 45 | 42 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 32 | 32 | 8 | 7
Latin America and the Caribbean (IFC classification) | CLA | Time required to start a business (days) | IC.REG.DURS
Middle East and North Africa (IFC classification) | CME | Time required to start a business (days) | IC.REG.DURS
Cameroon | CMR | Time required to start a business (days) | IC.REG.DURS |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 45 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 38 | 38 | 35 | 19 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15
Congo, Rep. | COG | Time required to start a business (days) | IC.REG.DURS |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 37 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 38 | 161 | 161 | 161 | 161 | 161 | 101 | 53
Colombia | COL | Time required to start a business (days) | IC.REG.DURS |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 43 | 40 | 40 | 41 | 40 | 34 | 18 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11
Comoros | COM | Time required to start a business (days) | IC.REG.DURS |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 30 | 30 | 30 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 15 | 15
Cabo Verde | CPV | Time required to start a business (days) | IC.REG.DURS |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 60 | 52 | 52 | 52 | 24 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10
Costa Rica | CRI | Time required to start a business (days) | IC.REG.DURS |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 77 | 77 | 77 | 77 | 77 | 60 | 59.5 | 59.5 | 59.5 | 59.5 | 24 | 24
South Asia (IFC classification) | CSA | Time required to start a business (days) | IC.REG.DURS
Caribbean small states | CSS | Time required to start a business (days) | IC.REG.DURS |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 31 | 36.5 | 90 | 84.54545454545455 | 79.45833333333333 | 79.54166666666667 | 78.04166666666667 | 76.54166666666667 | 71.65384615384616 | 71.65384615384616 | 33.88461538461539 | 23.5
Cuba | CUB | Time required to start a business (days) | IC.REG.DURS
[NAME] | CUW | Time required to start a business (days) | IC.REG.DURS
Cayman Islands | CYM | Time required to start a business (days) | IC.REG.DURS
Cyprus | CYP | Time required to start a business (days) | IC.REG.DURS |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8
Czech Republic | CZE | Time required to start a business (days) | IC.REG.DURS |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 40 | 40 | 40 | 24 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19.5 | 19.5 | 19.5 | 19
Germany | DEU | Time required to start a business (days) | IC.REG.DURS |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 45 | 45 | 22 | 22 | 18 | 17.5 | 17.5 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 14.5
Djibouti | DJI | Time required to start a business (days) | IC.REG.DURS |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 44 | 44 | 44 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 17 | 14
Dominica | DMA | Time required to start a business (days) | IC.REG.DURS |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12
Denmark | DNK | Time required to start a business (days) | IC.REG.DURS |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 5.5
Dominican Republic | DOM | Time required to start a business (days) | IC.REG.DURS |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 79 | 79 | 76 | 81 | 30 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 19.5 | 19.5 | 19.5 | 19.5
Algeria | DZA | Time required to start a business (days) | IC.REG.DURS |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 22
East Asia & Pacific (developing only) | EAP | Time required to start a business (days) | IC.REG.DURS |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 54.47368421052632 | 57 | 56.55 | 52.1 | 49.75 | 48.2 | 45.9 | 42.55 | 39.05 | 39.19047619047619 | 40.78095238095238 | 35.42380952380952
East Asia & Pacific (all income levels) | EAS | Time required to start a business (days) | IC.REG.DURS |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 44.80769230769231 | 47.03703703703704 | 47.22222222222222 | 46.21428571428572 | 43.85714285714285 | 42.05357142857143 | 39.41071428571428 | 36.375 | 32.78571428571428 | 33 | 34.14137931034482 | 30.26206896551724
Europe & Central Asia (developing only) | ECA | Time required to start a business (days) | IC.REG.DURS |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 43.94117647058823 | 41.52941176470588 | 39.38888888888889 | 32.52631578947368 | 26.73684210526316 | 22.05263157894737 | 17.7 | 16.65 | 14.9 | 13.95 | 12.175 | 11.225
Europe & Central Asia (all income levels) | ECS | Time required to start a business (days) | IC.REG.DURS |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 42.09523809523809 | 36.7906976744186 | 31.36363636363636 | 26.43478260869565 | 22.54347826086957 | 18.78723404255319 | 16.75 | 15.64583333333333 | 14.21875 | 13.87755102040816 | 12.70204081632653 | 11.28979591836735
Ecuador | ECU | Time required to start a business (days) | IC.REG.DURS |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 92 | 92 | 69 | 65 | 65 | 65 | 64 | 56 | 55.5 | 55.5 | 55.5 | 55.5
Egypt, Arab Rep. | EGY | Time required to start a business (days) | IC.REG.DURS |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 38 | 38 | 22 | 19 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8
Euro area | EMU | Time required to start a business (days) | IC.REG.DURS |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 50.2 | 41.2 | 29.06666666666667 | 25.03125 | 21.25 | 16.11764705882353 | 15.23529411764706 | 13.97058823529412 | 13.61111111111111 | 13.05555555555556 | 12.94444444444444 | 11
Eritrea | ERI | Time required to start a business (days) | IC.REG.DURS |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 76 | 76 | 76 | 83 | 84 | 84 | 84 | 84 | 84 | 84 | 84
Spain | ESP | Time required to start a business (days) | IC.REG.DURS |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 138 | 137 | 70 | 60 | 60 | 61 | 61 | 52 | 29 | 29 | 23 | 13
Estonia | EST | Time required to start a business (days) | IC.REG.DURS |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 72 | 72 | 35 | 35 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 4.5
Ethiopia | ETH | Time required to start a business (days) | IC.REG.DURS |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 46 | 34 | 34 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15
European Union | EUU | Time required to start a business (days) | IC.REG.DURS |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 42.12 | 36.68 | 27.68 | 23.84615384615385 | 20.23076923076923 | 17.37037037037037 | 15.66666666666667 | 14.48148148148148 | 14.35714285714286 | 13.80357142857143 | 13.16071428571429 | 11.57142857142857
Fragile and conflict affected situations | FCS | Time required to start a business (days) | IC.REG.DURS |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 68.5 | 60.58333333333334 | 66.11538461538461 | 65.88888888888889 | 64.44444444444444 | 59 | 56.5 | 49.82142857142857 | 38.55357142857143 | 36.56451612903226 | 32.30645161290322 | 28.11290322580645
Finland | FIN | Time required to start a business (days) | IC.REG.DURS |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 31 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14
Fiji | FJI | Time required to start a business (days) | IC.REG.DURS |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 31 | 31 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 58 | 59 | 59
France | FRA | Time required to start a business (days) | IC.REG.DURS |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 41 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 4.5
Faeroe Islands | FRO | Time required to start a business (days) | IC.REG.DURS
Micronesia, Fed. [NAME]. | FSM | Time required to start a business (days) | IC.REG.DURS |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 36 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16
Gabon | GAB | Time required to start a business (days) | IC.REG.DURS |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 57 | 57 | 57 | 57 | 57 | 57 | 57 | 57 | 50 | 50
United Kingdom | GBR | Time required to start a business (days) | IC.REG.DURS |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 13 | 13 | 12 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 6
Georgia | GEO | Time required to start a business (days) | IC.REG.DURS |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 25 | 25 | 21 | 16 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2
Ghana | GHA | Time required to start a business (days) | IC.REG.DURS |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 21 | 21 | 17 | 17 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 14
Guinea | GIN | Time required to start a business (days) | IC.REG.DURS |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 48 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 35 | 16 | 8
Gambia, The | GMB | Time required to start a business (days) | IC.REG.DURS |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 28 | 27 | 32 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26
Guinea-Bissau | GNB | Time required to start a business (days) | IC.REG.DURS |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 259 | 260 | 259 | 259 | 216 | 216 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9
Equatorial Guinea | GNQ | Time required to start a business (days) | IC.REG.DURS |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 177 | 154 | 155 | 155 | 155 | 155 | 133 | 154 | 135 | 135
Greece | GRC | Time required to start a business (days) | IC.REG.DURS |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 38 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 13
Grenada | GRD | Time required to start a business (days) | IC.REG.DURS |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15
Greenland | GRL | Time required to start a business (days) | IC.REG.DURS
Guatemala | GTM | Time required to start a business (days) | IC.REG.DURS |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 39 | 39 | 39 | 27 | 34 | 34 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 40 | 19.5 | 18.5
Guam | GUM | Time required to start a business (days) | IC.REG.DURS
Guyana | GUY | Time required to start a business (days) | IC.REG.DURS |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 42 | 42 | 42 | 37 | 38 | 27 | 23 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19
High income | HIC | Time required to start a business (days) | IC.REG.DURS |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 34.19047619047619 | 30.02325581395349 | 29.53191489361702 | 27.36734693877551 | 24.49038461538462 | 21.9622641509434 | 21.49056603773585 | 20.33962264150943 | 17.34545454545454 | 17.54464285714286 | 16.62142857142857 | 15.17857142857143
Hong Kong SAR, China | HKG | Time required to start a business (days) | IC.REG.DURS |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5
Honduras | HND | Time required to start a business (days) | IC.REG.DURS |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 61 | 61 | 69 | 57 | 20 | 20 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) | HPC | Time required to start a business (days) | IC.REG.DURS |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 59.17241379310344 | 55.23529411764706 | 58.51351351351352 | 55.81578947368421 | 50.05263157894737 | 49.42105263157895 | 46.89473684210526 | 42.5 | 31.98684210526316 | 30.23684210526316 | 24.63157894736842 | 21.32894736842105
Croatia | HRV | Time required to start a business (days) | IC.REG.DURS |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 29 | 29 | 29 | 25 | 22.5 | 22.5 | 22.5 | 15.5 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15
Haiti | HTI | Time required to start a business (days) | IC.REG.DURS |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 260 | 202 | 202 | 202 | 202 | 224 | 224 | 134 | 134 | 134 | 97 | 97
Hungary | HUN | Time required to start a business (days) | IC.REG.DURS |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 52 | 52 | 38 | 38 | 16 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5
Indonesia | IDN | Time required to start a business (days) | IC.REG.DURS |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 168 | 151 | 151 | 97 | 105 | 77 | 62 | 49 | 48 | 48 | 75.5 | 52.5
Isle of Man | IMN | Time required to start a business (days) | IC.REG.DURS
India | IND | Time required to start a business (days) | IC.REG.DURS |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 80 | 81 | 70 | 34 | 32 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 26.1 | 28.4
Not classified | INX | Time required to start a business (days) | IC.REG.DURS
Ireland | IRL | Time required to start a business (days) | IC.REG.DURS |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 18 | 18 | 18 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 6
Iran, Islamic Rep. | IRN | Time required to start a business (days) | IC.REG.DURS |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 15 | 15 | 12
Iraq | IRQ | Time required to start a business (days) | IC.REG.DURS |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 32 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 29 | 29 | 29
Iceland | ISL | Time required to start a business (days) | IC.REG.DURS |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4
Israel | ISR | Time required to start a business (days) | IC.REG.DURS |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 13 | 13
Italy | ITA | Time required to start a business (days) | IC.REG.DURS |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 23 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5
Jamaica | JAM | Time required to start a business (days) | IC.REG.DURS |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 31 | 31 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 15
Jordan | JOR | Time required to start a business (days) | IC.REG.DURS |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 79 | 26 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12
Japan | JPN | Time required to start a business (days) | IC.REG.DURS |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 31 | 31 | 30 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 11 | 11 | 10.7 | 10.7
Kazakhstan | KAZ | Time required to start a business (days) | IC.REG.DURS |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 26 | 26 | 25 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 12 | 10
Kenya | [NAME] | Time required to start a business (days) | IC.REG.DURS |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 60 | 47 | 54 | 54 | 44 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 30
Kyrgyz Republic | KGZ | Time required to start a business (days) | IC.REG.DURS |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 15 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8
Cambodia | KHM | Time required to start a business (days) | IC.REG.DURS |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 94 | 94 | 87 | 86 | 86 | 102 | 102 | 102 | 102 | 102 | 101 | 101
Kiribati | KIR | Time required to start a business (days) | IC.REG.DURS |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 21 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31
St. Kitts and Nevis | KNA | Time required to start a business (days) | IC.REG.DURS |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18.5 | 18.5
Korea, Rep. | KOR | Time required to start a business (days) | IC.REG.DURS |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 4
Kosovo | KSV | Time required to start a business (days) | IC.REG.DURS |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 52 | 58 | 58 | 52 | 30 | 11
Kuwait | KWT | Time required to start a business (days) | IC.REG.DURS |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 35 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 31
Latin America & Caribbean (developing only) | LAC | Time required to start a business (days) | IC.REG.DURS |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 82.61111111111111 | 75 | 85.08 | 80.8 | 75.04 | 73.86 | 70.08 | 64.6 | 64.28 | 64.52 | 39.796 | 34.276
Lao PDR | LAO | Time required to start a business (days) | IC.REG.DURS |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 153 | 153 | 153 | 123 | 93 | 93 | 93 | 93 | 93 | 92 | 92 | 92
Lebanon | LBN | Time required to start a business (days) | IC.REG.DURS |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 46 | 46 | 46 | 46 | 46 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9
Liberia | LBR | Time required to start a business (days) | IC.REG.DURS |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 68 | 68 | 32 | 20 | 20 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 4.5 | 4.5
Libya | LBY | Time required to start a business (days) | IC.REG.DURS |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 35 | 35 | 35
St. Lucia | LCA | Time required to start a business (days) | IC.REG.DURS |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 22 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15
Latin America & Caribbean (all income levels) | LCN | Time required to start a business (days) | IC.REG.DURS |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 75.28571428571429 | 69.04545454545455 | 75.45161290322581 | 70.6774193548387 | 64.921875 | 64 | 61.703125 | 57 | 52.98484848484848 | 53.10606060606061 | 34.22424242424243 | 29.31515151515151
Latin America and the Caribbean | LCR | Time required to start a business (days) | IC.REG.DURS
Least developed countries: UN classification | LDC | Time required to start a business (days) | IC.REG.DURS |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 66.63636363636364 | 65.51315789473684 | 69.17441860465117 | 64.7840909090909 | 60.44318181818182 | 55.03409090909091 | 52.76136363636363 | 47.94318181818182 | 37.45454545454545 | 36.40217391304348 | 32.36521739130435 | 28.8695652173913
Low income | LIC | Time required to start a business (days) | IC.REG.DURS |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 65.95833333333333 | 56.75 | 62.01666666666667 | 58.69354838709678 | 54.53225806451613 | 53.01612903225806 | 49.11290322580645 | 43.14516129032258 | 35.09677419354838 | 34.3125 | 30.415625 | 29.171875
[NAME] | LIE | Time required to start a business (days) | IC.REG.DURS
[NAME] | LKA | Time required to start a business (days) | IC.REG.DURS |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 56 | 46 | 46 | 46 | 42 | 44 | 44 | 38 | 35 | 11 | 11 | 11
Lower middle income | LMC | Time required to start a business (days) | IC.REG.DURS |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 54.95 | 56.91111111111111 | 53.0625 | 49.10416666666666 | 43.94791666666666 | 39.71875 | 37.82653061224489 | 35.60204081632653 | 31.07142857142857 | 29.58 | 26.448 | 21.594
Low & middle income | LMY | Time required to start a business (days) | IC.REG.DURS |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 57.75728155339806 | 54.94196428571428 | 57.76771653543307 | 53.59302325581395 | 49.39922480620155 | 45.49612403100775 | 42.23461538461538 | 39.55769230769231 | 35.53846153846154 | 34.79323308270677 | 28.36466165413534 | 25.28947368421053
[NAME] | LSO | Time required to start a business (days) | IC.REG.DURS |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 138 | 138 | 103 | 73 | 73 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 29 | 29 | 29
Lithuania | LTU | Time required to start a business (days) | IC.REG.DURS |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 22 | 22 | 19.5 | 6.5 | 3.5
Luxembourg | LUX | Time required to start a business (days) | IC.REG.DURS |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 29 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 17.5 | 17.5 | 17.5 | 18.5 | 18.5
Latvia | LVA | Time required to start a business (days) | IC.REG.DURS |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15.5 | 15.5 | 15.5 | 15.5 | 15.5 | 12.5 | 12.5
Macao SAR, China | MAC | Time required to start a business (days) | IC.REG.DURS
St. Martin (French part) | MAF | Time required to start a business (days) | IC.REG.DURS
Morocco | MAR | Time required to start a business (days) | IC.REG.DURS |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 35 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11
Mexico and Central America | MCA | Time required to start a business (days) | IC.REG.DURS
Monaco | MCO | Time required to start a business (days) | IC.REG.DURS
Moldova | MDA | Time required to start a business (days) | IC.REG.DURS |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 42 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 23 | 15 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 6
Madagascar | MDG | Time required to start a business (days) | IC.REG.DURS |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 67 | 47 | 42 | 20 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 8
Maldives | MDV | Time required to start a business (days) | IC.REG.DURS |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9
Middle East & North Africa (all income levels) | MEA | Time required to start a business (days) | IC.REG.DURS |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 39.85714285714285 | 37.375 | 35.76470588235294 | 34.47058823529412 | 29.63157894736842 | 19.57894736842105 | 18.10526315789474 | 18.23684210526316 | 18.75 | 20.76190476190476 | 19.35714285714286 | 18.64285714285714
Mexico | MEX | Time required to start a business (days) | IC.REG.DURS |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 30 | 30 | 30 | 8 | 7.5 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6.3 | 6.3
Marshall Islands | MHL | Time required to start a business (days) | IC.REG.DURS |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 22 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17
Middle income | MIC | Time required to start a business (days) | IC.REG.DURS |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 55.26582278481013 | 54.3953488372093 | 56.45360824742268 | 51.97959183673469 | 47.77551020408163 | 43.11734693877551 | 40.08080808080808 | 38.43434343434343 | 35.67676767676767 | 34.94554455445545 | 27.71485148514851 | 24.05940594059406
Macedonia, FYR | MKD | Time required to start a business (days) | IC.REG.DURS |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 48 | 48 | 48 | 18 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2
[NAME] | MLI | Time required to start a business (days) | IC.REG.DURS |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 33 | 33 | 27 | 42 | 25 | 25 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 11
Malta | MLT | Time required to start a business (days) | IC.REG.DURS |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 39.5 | 39.5 | 39.5 | 34.5
Myanmar | MMR | Time required to start a business (days) | IC.REG.DURS |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 72 | 72 | 72
Middle East & North Africa (developing only) | MNA | Time required to start a business (days) | IC.REG.DURS |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 41.77777777777778 | 37.81818181818182 | 36.08333333333334 | 35.75 | 34.75 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 18.91666666666667 | 22.46153846153846 | 20.69230769230769 | 20
Montenegro | MNE | Time required to start a business (days) | IC.REG.DURS |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 24 | 24 | 21 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10
Mongolia | MNG | Time required to start a business (days) | IC.REG.DURS |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 20 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11
Northern Mariana Islands | MNP | Time required to start a business (days) | IC.REG.DURS
Mozambique | MOZ | Time required to start a business (days) | IC.REG.DURS |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 153 | 167 | 167 | 112 | 29 | 26 | 26 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13
Mauritania | MRT | Time required to start a business (days) | IC.REG.DURS |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 82 | 82 | 82 | 82 | 50 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 9
[NAME] | MUS | Time required to start a business (days) | IC.REG.DURS |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 46 | 46 | 46 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6
[NAME] | MWI | Time required to start a business (days) | IC.REG.DURS |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 43 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 37 | 40 | 38
Malaysia | MYS | Time required to start a business (days) | IC.REG.DURS |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 37 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 31 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5.5
North America | NAC | Time required to start a business (days) | IC.REG.DURS |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5.6 | 5.3
Namibia | NAM | Time required to start a business (days) | IC.REG.DURS |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 85 | 85 | 95 | 95 | 99 | 66 | 66 | 66 | 66 | 66 | 66 | 66
New Caledonia | NCL | Time required to start a business (days) | IC.REG.DURS
[NAME] | NER | Time required to start a business (days) | IC.REG.DURS |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 35 | 35 | 35 | 31 | 23 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 15
Nigeria | NGA | Time required to start a business (days) | IC.REG.DURS |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 36 | 36 | 35 | 35 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 28 | 28 | 30.8 | 30.8
Nicaragua | NIC | Time required to start a business (days) | IC.REG.DURS |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 47 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 36 | 13
Netherlands | NLD | Time required to start a business (days) | IC.REG.DURS |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 4
High income: nonOECD | NOC | Time required to start a business (days) | IC.REG.DURS |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 30.46153846153846 | 29.46153846153846 | 40.29411764705883 | 39.83333333333334 | 34.09523809523809 | 31.36363636363636 | 31 | 29.43181818181818 | 25.0625 | 25.76 | 23.976 | 22.588
Norway | NOR | Time required to start a business (days) | IC.REG.DURS |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 18 | 18 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5
Nepal | NPL | Time required to start a business (days) | IC.REG.DURS |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 17 | 17
New Zealand | NZL | Time required to start a business (days) | IC.REG.DURS |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5
High income: OECD | OEC | Time required to start a business (days) | IC.REG.DURS |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 35.86206896551724 | 30.26666666666667 | 23.43333333333333 | 20.12903225806452 | 17.98387096774194 | 15.29032258064516 | 14.74193548387097 | 13.88709677419355 | 11.37096774193548 | 10.91935483870968 | 10.69032258064516 | 9.203225806451613
OECD members | OED | Time required to start a business (days) | IC.REG.DURS |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 36.25 | 30.18181818181818 | 23.54545454545455 | 19.88235294117647 | 17.26470588235294 | 14.52941176470588 | 13.97058823529412 | 13.13235294117647 | 10.83823529411765 | 10.45588235294118 | 10.25588235294118 | 8.914705882352942
Oman | OMN | Time required to start a business (days) | IC.REG.DURS |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 35 | 35 | 35 | 42 | 39 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7
Other small states | OSS | Time required to start a business (days) | IC.REG.DURS |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 84.2 | 97 | 88.52941176470588 | 80.44444444444444 | 77.5 | 70.55555555555556 | 65.27777777777777 | 61.61111111111111 | 40 | 40.22222222222222 | 36.11111111111111 | 29.88888888888889
Pakistan | PAK | Time required to start a business (days) | IC.REG.DURS |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 24 | 24 | 22 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19
Panama | PAN | Time required to start a business (days) | IC.REG.DURS |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6
Peru | PER | Time required to start a business (days) | IC.REG.DURS |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 98 | 98 | 104 | 74 | 74 | 66.5 | 40.5 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26
Philippines | PHL | Time required to start a business (days) | IC.REG.DURS |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 49 | 49 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 41 | 42 | 37 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 34
Palau | PLW | Time required to start a business (days) | IC.REG.DURS |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 33 | 24 | 24 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28
[NAME] | PNG | Time required to start a business (days) | IC.REG.DURS |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 52 | 52 | 52 | 52 | 52 | 52 | 52 | 52 | 52 | 52 | 53 | 53
Poland | POL | Time required to start a business (days) | IC.REG.DURS |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 56 | 56 | 46 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 30 | 30
Puerto Rico | PRI | Time required to start a business (days) | IC.REG.DURS |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6
Korea, Dem. Rep. | PRK | Time required to start a business (days) | IC.REG.DURS
Portugal | PRT | Time required to start a business (days) | IC.REG.DURS |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 78 | 78 | 48 | 6.5 | 5.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 2.5 | 2.5
Paraguay | PRY | Time required to start a business (days) | IC.REG.DURS |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 72 | 72 | 72 | 72 | 34 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 35
Pacific island small states | PSS | Time required to start a business (days) | IC.REG.DURS |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 35.44444444444444 | 32.77777777777778 | 33.44444444444444 | 33.88888888888889 | 33.88888888888889 | 33.11111111111111 | 30.22222222222222 | 30.22222222222222 | 26.11111111111111 | 23.88888888888889 | 24.44444444444444 | 24.44444444444444
French Polynesia | PYF | Time required to start a business (days) | IC.REG.DURS
Qatar | QAT | Time required to start a business (days) | IC.REG.DURS |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9.5 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 8.5
Romania | [NAME] | Time required to start a business (days) | IC.REG.DURS |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 29 | 28 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 13.5 | 9.5 | 8.5 | 8
Russian Federation | RUS | Time required to start a business (days) | IC.REG.DURS |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 43 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 18 | 12.9 | 11.2
Rwanda | RWA | Time required to start a business (days) | IC.REG.DURS |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 18 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 6.5
South Asia | SAS | Time required to start a business (days) | IC.REG.DURS |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 46 | 39.1875 | 37.5625 | 32.3125 | 32.6875 | 32.1875 | 28.5625 | 25.4375 | 23.5625 | 20.3125 | 17.6125 | 15.9875
Saudi Arabia | SAU | Time required to start a business (days) | IC.REG.DURS |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 74 | 74 | 67 | 42 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20.5 | 20.5
[NAME] | SCE | Time required to start a business (days) | IC.REG.DURS
Sudan | SDN | Time required to start a business (days) | IC.REG.DURS |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 37 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 36 | 36
Senegal | SEN | Time required to start a business (days) | IC.REG.DURS |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 57 | 57 | 57 | 57 | 58 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6
Singapore | SGP | Time required to start a business (days) | IC.REG.DURS |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 3.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5
Solomon Islands | SLB | Time required to start a business (days) | IC.REG.DURS |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 55 | 55 | 55 | 55 | 55 | 55 | 55 | 55 | 41 | 7 | 9 | 9
Sierra Leone | SLE | Time required to start a business (days) | IC.REG.DURS |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 17 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12
El Salvador | SLV | Time required to start a business (days) | IC.REG.DURS |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 115 | 115 | 40 | 35 | 19.5 | 16.5 | 16.5 | 16.5 | 16.5 | 16.5 | 16.5 | 16.5
[NAME] | SMR | Time required to start a business (days) | IC.REG.DURS |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 40 | 40 | 40
Somalia | SOM | Time required to start a business (days) | IC.REG.DURS
Serbia | SRB | Time required to start a business (days) | IC.REG.DURS |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 56 | 56 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12
Sub-Saharan Africa (developing only) | SSA | Time required to start a business (days) | IC.REG.DURS |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 60.06060606060606 | 58.18918918918919 | 59.90909090909091 | 56.57777777777778 | 51.44444444444444 | 47.33333333333334 | 44.66666666666666 | 42.48888888888889 | 33.74444444444445 | 31.69565217391304 | 27.56086956521739 | 25.00652173913043
South Sudan | SSD | Time required to start a business (days) | IC.REG.DURS |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 17 | 17 | 14
Sub-Saharan Africa (all income levels) | SSF | Time required to start a business (days) | IC.REG.DURS |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 60.06060606060606 | 58.18918918918919 | 62.51111111111111 | 58.69565217391305 | 53.69565217391305 | 49.67391304347826 | 47.06521739130435 | 44.93478260869565 | 35.90217391304348 | 34.29787234042553 | 29.8468085106383 | 27.3468085106383
Small states | SST | Time required to start a business (days) | IC.REG.DURS |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 51.4 | 60.21052631578947 | 75.56756756756756 | 70.60526315789474 | 68.03846153846153 | 64.67948717948718 | 61.11538461538461 | 58.96153846153846 | 47.1625 | 46.7625 | 32.7625 | 26.5875
Sao Tome and Principe | STP | Time required to start a business (days) | IC.REG.DURS |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 144 | 144 | 144 | 144 | 144 | 144 | 144 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 4
Suriname | SUR | Time required to start a business (days) | IC.REG.DURS |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 697 | 689 | 689 | 690 | 690 | 690 | 690 | 690 | 204 | 84
Slovak Republic | SVK | Time required to start a business (days) | IC.REG.DURS |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 103 | 52 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 17.5 | 17.5 | 17.5 | 17.5 | 13.5 | 18.5 | 11.5
Slovenia | SVN | Time required to start a business (days) | IC.REG.DURS |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 60 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 19 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6
Sweden | SWE | Time required to start a business (days) | IC.REG.DURS |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16
Swaziland | SWZ | Time required to start a business (days) | IC.REG.DURS |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 60 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 56 | 56 | 56 | 38 | 30
Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | SXM | Time required to start a business (days) | IC.REG.DURS
Seychelles | SYC | Time required to start a business (days) | IC.REG.DURS |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 39 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 38 | 38
Syrian Arab Republic | SYR | Time required to start a business (days) | IC.REG.DURS |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 43 | 43 | 43 | 43 | 43 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13
Turks and Caicos Islands | TCA | Time required to start a business (days) | IC.REG.DURS
Chad | TCD | Time required to start a business (days) | IC.REG.DURS |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 62 | 62 | 62 | 62 | 62 | 62 | 62 | 62 | 53 | 60 | 60 | 60
Togo | TGO | Time required to start a business (days) | IC.REG.DURS |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 74 | 63 | 63 | 62 | 60 | 60 | 84 | 84 | 84 | 38 | 19 | 10
Thailand | THA | Time required to start a business (days) | IC.REG.DURS |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 29 | 29 | 27.5 | 27.5
Tajikistan | TJK | Time required to start a business (days) | IC.REG.DURS |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 79 | 79 | 66 | 66 | 42 | 27 | 24 | 24 | 33 | 39
Turkmenistan | TKM | Time required to start a business (days) | IC.REG.DURS
Timor-Leste | TLS | Time required to start a business (days) | IC.REG.DURS |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 167 | 167 | 167 | 158 | 157 | 157 | 110 | 94 | 94 | 94 | 10
Tonga | TON | Time required to start a business (days) | IC.REG.DURS |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16
Trinidad and Tobago | TTO | Time required to start a business (days) | IC.REG.DURS |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 74 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 35.5 | 11.5
Tunisia | TUN | Time required to start a business (days) | IC.REG.DURS |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11
Turkey | TUR | Time required to start a business (days) | IC.REG.DURS |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 38 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6.5
Tuvalu | TUV | Time required to start a business (days) | IC.REG.DURS
Tanzania | TZA | Time required to start a business (days) | IC.REG.DURS |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 34 | 34 | 34 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 26 | 26 | 26
Uganda | UGA | Time required to start a business (days) | IC.REG.DURS |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 34 | 34 | 34 | 28 | 28 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 32
Ukraine | UKR | Time required to start a business (days) | IC.REG.DURS |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 40 | 34 | 34 | 33 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 21
Upper middle income | UMC | Time required to start a business (days) | IC.REG.DURS |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 55.58974358974359 | 51.63414634146341 | 59.77551020408163 | 54.74 | 51.45 | 46.38 | 42.29 | 41.21 | 40.19 | 40.20588235294117 | 28.95686274509804 | 26.47647058823529
Uruguay | URY | Time required to start a business (days) | IC.REG.DURS |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 45 | 45 | 45 | 43 | 43 | 43 | 64 | 64 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 6.5
United States | USA | Time required to start a business (days) | IC.REG.DURS |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6.2 | 5.6
Uzbekistan | UZB | Time required to start a business (days) | IC.REG.DURS |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 7.5 | 7.5
St. Vincent and the Grenadines | VCT | Time required to start a business (days) | IC.REG.DURS |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10
Venezuela, RB | VEN | Time required to start a business (days) | IC.REG.DURS |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 143 | 143 | 143 | 143 | 142 | 141 | 141 | 141 | 141 | 144 | 144 | 144
Virgin Islands (U.S.) | VIR | Time required to start a business (days) | IC.REG.DURS
Vietnam | VNM | Time required to start a business (days) | IC.REG.DURS |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 62 | 48 | 42 | 47 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 36 | 36 | 32 | 34 | 34
[NAME] | VUT | Time required to start a business (days) | IC.REG.DURS |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 47 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 33 | 33 | 35 | 35
West Bank and Gaza | PSE | Time required to start a business (days) | IC.REG.DURS |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 93 | 93 | 93 | 92 | 48 | 48 | 48 | 47 | 47 | 45 | 44
World | WLD | Time required to start a business (days) | IC.REG.DURS |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 50.93103448275862 | 48.02903225806452 | 50.14080459770115 | 46.37359550561798 | 42.24309392265194 | 38.64285714285715 | 36.22677595628415 | 33.99180327868852 | 30.12972972972973 | 29.68253968253968 | 24.88518518518519 | 22.29365079365079
Samoa | WSM | Time required to start a business (days) | IC.REG.DURS |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 42 | 42 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9
Yemen, Rep. | YEM | Time required to start a business (days) | IC.REG.DURS |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 72 | 63 | 63 | 63 | 63 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 40 | 40 | 40
South Africa | ZAF | Time required to start a business (days) | IC.REG.DURS |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 36 | 36 | 33 | 33 | 31 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19
Congo, Dem. Rep. | COD | Time required to start a business (days) | IC.REG.DURS |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 166 | 133 | 133 | 133 | 132 | 132 | 126 | 84 | 65 | 58 | 31 | 16
Zambia | ZMB | Time required to start a business (days) | IC.REG.DURS |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 35 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 33 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17.5 | 7.5 | 6.5
Zimbabwe | ZWE | Time required to start a business (days) | IC.REG.DURS |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 131 | 93 | 93 | 93 | 93 | 93 | 93 | 86 | 86 | 86 | 90 | 90