European Union Compared by Economy > Time required to start a business > Days
DEFINITION:
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.".
CONTENTS
# | COUNTRY | AMOUNT | DATE | GRAPH | HISTORY |
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1 | Spain | 47 | 2009 | ||
2 | Poland | 32 | 2009 | ||
3 | Austria | 28 | 2009 | ||
4 | Lithuania | 26 | 2009 | ||
5 | Luxembourg | 24 | 2009 | ||
6 | Croatia | 22 | 2009 | ||
7 | Czech Republic | 20 | 2009 | ||
8 | Greece | 19 | 2009 | ||
=9 | Germany | 18 | 2009 | ||
=9 | Bulgaria | 18 | 2009 | ||
=11 | Latvia | 16 | 2009 | ||
=11 | Slovakia | 16 | 2009 | ||
13 | Sweden | 15 | 2009 | ||
14 | Finland | 14 | 2009 | ||
=15 | United Kingdom | 13 | 2009 | ||
=15 | Ireland | 13 | 2009 | ||
=17 | Romania | 10 | 2009 | ||
=17 | Italy | 10 | 2009 | ||
=19 | Cyprus | 8 | 2009 | ||
=19 | Netherlands | 8 | 2009 | ||
=21 | Estonia | 7 | 2009 | ||
=21 | France | 7 | 2009 | ||
=23 | Portugal | 6 | 2009 | ||
=23 | Slovenia | 6 | 2009 | ||
=23 | Denmark | 6 | 2009 | ||
=26 | Hungary | 4 | 2009 | ||
=26 | Belgium | 4 | 2009 |