Christian countries Compared by Government > Red tape > Time required to start a business > Days
DEFINITION:
Time required to start a business (days). 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.
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| # | COUNTRY | AMOUNT | DATE | GRAPH | HISTORY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Suriname | 208 | 2013 | ||
| 2 | Venezuela | 144 | 2013 | ||
| 3 | Equatorial Guinea | 135 | 2013 | ||
| 4 | Brazil | 107.5 | 2013 | ||
| 5 | Republic of the Congo | 101 | 2013 | ||
| 6 | Haiti | 97 | 2013 | ||
| 7 | East Timor | 94 | 2013 | ||
| 8 | Zimbabwe | 90 | 2013 | ||
| 9 | Eritrea | 84 | 2013 | ||
| =10 | Angola | 66 | 2013 | ||
| =10 | Namibia | 66 | 2013 | ||
| 12 | Botswana | 60 | 2013 | ||
| 13 | Fiji | 59 | 2013 | ||
| 14 | Ecuador | 55.5 | 2013 | ||
| 15 | Papua New Guinea | 53 | 2013 | ||
| 16 | Gabon | 50 | 2013 | ||
| 17 | Bolivia | 49 | 2013 | ||
| 18 | Belize | 44 | 2013 | ||
| =19 | San Marino | 40 | 2013 | ||
| =19 | Malawi | 40 | 2013 | ||
| 21 | Malta | 39.5 | 2013 | ||
| 22 | Seychelles | 39 | 2013 | ||
| 23 | Swaziland | 38 | 2013 | ||
| 24 | Trinidad and Tobago | 37.5 | 2013 | ||
| 25 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 37 | 2013 | ||
| 26 | Nicaragua | 36 | 2013 | ||
| =27 | Paraguay | 35 | 2013 | ||
| =27 | Philippines | 35 | 2013 | ||
| =29 | Uganda | 32 | 2013 | ||
| =29 | Kenya | 32 | 2013 | ||
| 31 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 31 | 2013 | ||
| 32 | Poland | 30 | 2013 | ||
| 33 | Lesotho | 29 | 2013 | ||
| =34 | Nigeria | 28 | 2013 | ||
| =34 | Palau | 28 | 2013 | ||
| 36 | Tanzania | 26 | 2013 | ||
| =37 | Austria | 25 | 2013 | ||
| =37 | Peru | 25 | 2013 | ||
| =37 | Argentina | 25 | 2013 | ||
| 40 | Costa Rica | 24 | 2013 | ||
| 41 | The Bahamas | 23.5 | 2013 | ||
| 42 | Spain | 23 | 2013 | ||
| 43 | Central African Republic | 22 | 2013 | ||
| =44 | Antigua and Barbuda | 21 | 2013 | ||
| =44 | Ukraine | 21 | 2013 | ||
| 46 | Guyana | 20 | 2013 | ||
| 47 | Guatemala | 19.5 | 2013 | ||
| 48 | South Africa | 19 | 2013 | ||
| =49 | Luxembourg | 18.5 | 2013 | ||
| =49 | Dominican Republic | 18.5 | 2013 | ||
| =49 | Slovakia | 18.5 | 2013 | ||
| =52 | Switzerland | 18 | 2013 | ||
| =52 | Bulgaria | 18 | 2013 | ||
| =52 | Barbados | 18 | 2013 | ||
| 55 | South Sudan | 17 | 2013 | ||
| 56 | El Salvador | 16.5 | 2013 | ||
| =57 | Sweden | 16 | 2013 | ||
| =57 | Tonga | 16 | 2013 | ||
| =57 | Federated States of Micronesia | 16 | 2013 | ||
| =60 | Grenada | 15 | 2013 | ||
| =60 | Russia | 15 | 2013 | ||
| =60 | Colombia | 15 | 2013 | ||
| =60 | Cameroon | 15 | 2013 | ||
| =60 | Ethiopia | 15 | 2013 | ||
| 65 | Germany | 14.5 | 2013 | ||
| =66 | Honduras | 14 | 2013 | ||
| =66 | Ghana | 14 | 2013 | ||
| =66 | Greece | 14 | 2013 | ||
| =66 | Finland | 14 | 2013 | ||
| 70 | Mozambique | 13 | 2013 | ||
| 71 | Latvia | 12.5 | 2013 | ||
| =72 | Kazakhstan | 12 | 2013 | ||
| =72 | United Kingdom | 12 | 2013 | ||
| =72 | Dominica | 12 | 2013 | ||
| 75 | Serbia | 11.5 | 2013 | ||
| =76 | Cape Verde | 10 | 2013 | ||
| =76 | Ireland | 10 | 2013 | ||
| =76 | Montenegro | 10 | 2013 | ||
| 79 | Belarus | 9 | 2013 | ||
| 80 | Romania | 8.5 | 2013 | ||
| =81 | Croatia | 8 | 2013 | ||
| =81 | Cyprus | 8 | 2013 | ||
| =83 | Moldova | 7 | 2013 | ||
| =83 | Norway | 7 | 2013 | ||
| =85 | France | 6.5 | 2013 | ||
| =85 | Lithuania | 6.5 | 2013 | ||
| =85 | Zambia | 6.5 | 2013 | ||
| =85 | Uruguay | 6.5 | 2013 | ||
| =89 | Mexico | 6 | 2013 | ||
| =89 | Slovenia | 6 | 2013 | ||
| =89 | Jamaica | 6 | 2013 | ||
| =89 | Puerto Rico | 6 | 2013 | ||
| =89 | Panama | 6 | 2013 | ||
| =89 | Italy | 6 | 2013 | ||
| =95 | Denmark | 5.5 | 2013 | ||
| =95 | Chile | 5.5 | 2013 | ||
| =97 | Canada | 5 | 2013 | ||
| =97 | Hungary | 5 | 2013 | ||
| =97 | United States | 5 | 2013 | ||
| =97 | Burundi | 5 | 2013 | ||
| =101 | Liberia | 4.5 | 2013 | ||
| =101 | Iceland | 4.5 | 2013 | ||
| =103 | Netherlands | 4 | 2013 | ||
| =103 | Armenia | 4 | 2013 | ||
| =103 | Belgium | 4 | 2013 | ||
| =106 | Portugal | 2.5 | 2013 | ||
| =106 | Australia | 2.5 | 2013 | ||
| =108 | Georgia | 2 | 2013 | ||
| =108 | Republic of Macedonia | 2 | 2013 | ||
| =108 | Rwanda | 2 | 2013 | ||
| 111 | New Zealand | 0.5 | 2013 |