Heavily indebted 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.
CONTENTS
| # | COUNTRY | AMOUNT | DATE | GRAPH | HISTORY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zimbabwe | 90 | 2013 | ||
| 2 | Eritrea | 84 | 2013 | ||
| 3 | Belize | 44 | 2013 | ||
| 4 | Malawi | 40 | 2013 | ||
| 5 | Malta | 39.5 | 2013 | ||
| 6 | Seychelles | 39 | 2013 | ||
| 7 | Sudan | 36 | 2013 | ||
| 8 | Austria | 25 | 2013 | ||
| 9 | Spain | 23 | 2013 | ||
| 10 | Japan | 22 | 2013 | ||
| 11 | Antigua and Barbuda | 21 | 2013 | ||
| 12 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 18.5 | 2013 | ||
| 13 | Barbados | 18 | 2013 | ||
| =14 | Grenada | 15 | 2013 | ||
| =14 | Saint Lucia | 15 | 2013 | ||
| 16 | Germany | 14.5 | 2013 | ||
| =17 | Greece | 14 | 2013 | ||
| =17 | Israel | 14 | 2013 | ||
| =19 | United Kingdom | 12 | 2013 | ||
| =19 | Jordan | 12 | 2013 | ||
| =19 | Dominica | 12 | 2013 | ||
| 22 | Serbia | 11.5 | 2013 | ||
| 23 | Morocco | 11 | 2013 | ||
| =24 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 10 | 2013 | ||
| =24 | Cape Verde | 10 | 2013 | ||
| =24 | Ireland | 10 | 2013 | ||
| 27 | Lebanon | 9 | 2013 | ||
| =28 | Sri Lanka | 8 | 2013 | ||
| =28 | Egypt | 8 | 2013 | ||
| =28 | Cyprus | 8 | 2013 | ||
| 31 | France | 6.5 | 2013 | ||
| =32 | Italy | 6 | 2013 | ||
| =32 | Jamaica | 6 | 2013 | ||
| =32 | Puerto Rico | 6 | 2013 | ||
| =35 | Canada | 5 | 2013 | ||
| =35 | Hungary | 5 | 2013 | ||
| =35 | Sao Tome and Principe | 5 | 2013 | ||
| =35 | United States | 5 | 2013 | ||
| 39 | Iceland | 4.5 | 2013 | ||
| =40 | Netherlands | 4 | 2013 | ||
| =40 | Belgium | 4 | 2013 | ||
| =42 | Portugal | 2.5 | 2013 | ||
| =42 | Singapore | 2.5 | 2013 |
