Former British colonies 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brunei | 116 | 2009 | ||
| 2 | Zimbabwe | 97 | 2009 | ||
| 3 | Namibia | 66 | 2009 | ||
| 4 | Botswana | 61 | 2009 | ||
| 5 | Swaziland | 60 | 2009 | ||
| =6 | Bhutan | 46 | 2009 | ||
| =6 | Fiji | 46 | 2009 | ||
| =8 | Belize | 44 | 2009 | ||
| =8 | Bangladesh | 44 | 2009 | ||
| 10 | Trinidad and Tobago | 43 | 2009 | ||
| 11 | Lesotho | 40 | 2009 | ||
| 12 | Malawi | 39 | 2009 | ||
| 13 | Sri Lanka | 38 | 2009 | ||
| 14 | Sudan | 36 | 2009 | ||
| 15 | Kuwait | 35 | 2009 | ||
| =16 | Guyana | 34 | 2009 | ||
| =16 | Kenya | 34 | 2009 | ||
| =16 | Israel | 34 | 2009 | ||
| =19 | The Bahamas | 31 | 2009 | ||
| =19 | Nigeria | 31 | 2009 | ||
| 21 | India | 30 | 2009 | ||
| 22 | Tanzania | 29 | 2009 | ||
| 23 | The Gambia | 27 | 2009 | ||
| 24 | Uganda | 25 | 2009 | ||
| =25 | Antigua and Barbuda | 21 | 2009 | ||
| =25 | Pakistan | 21 | 2009 | ||
| 27 | Grenada | 20 | 2009 | ||
| 28 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 19 | 2009 | ||
| =29 | Zambia | 18 | 2009 | ||
| =29 | Malaysia | 18 | 2009 | ||
| 31 | United Arab Emirates | 15 | 2009 | ||
| =32 | Saint Lucia | 14 | 2009 | ||
| =32 | Dominica | 14 | 2009 | ||
| 34 | Jordan | 13 | 2009 | ||
| =35 | Ghana | 12 | 2009 | ||
| =35 | Sierra Leone | 12 | 2009 | ||
| =37 | Maldives | 9 | 2009 | ||
| =37 | Bahrain | 9 | 2009 | ||
| 39 | Jamaica | 8 | 2009 | ||
| =40 | United States | 6 | 2009 | ||
| =40 | Qatar | 6 | 2009 | ||
| 42 | Canada | 5 | 2009 | ||
| 43 | Singapore | 3 | 2009 | ||
| 44 | Australia | 2 | 2009 | ||
| 45 | New Zealand | 1 | 2009 |
