High income OECD 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 | Poland | 30 | 2013 | ||
| 2 | Austria | 25 | 2013 | ||
| 3 | Spain | 23 | 2013 | ||
| 4 | Japan | 22 | 2013 | ||
| 5 | Czech Republic | 19.5 | 2013 | ||
| =6 | Slovakia | 18.5 | 2013 | ||
| =6 | Luxembourg | 18.5 | 2013 | ||
| 8 | Switzerland | 18 | 2013 | ||
| 9 | Sweden | 16 | 2013 | ||
| 10 | Germany | 14.5 | 2013 | ||
| =11 | Finland | 14 | 2013 | ||
| =11 | Israel | 14 | 2013 | ||
| =11 | Greece | 14 | 2013 | ||
| 14 | United Kingdom | 12 | 2013 | ||
| 15 | Ireland | 10 | 2013 | ||
| 16 | Norway | 7 | 2013 | ||
| =17 | France | 6.5 | 2013 | ||
| =17 | Estonia | 6.5 | 2013 | ||
| =19 | Italy | 6 | 2013 | ||
| =19 | Slovenia | 6 | 2013 | ||
| =21 | Denmark | 5.5 | 2013 | ||
| =21 | South Korea | 5.5 | 2013 | ||
| =21 | Chile | 5.5 | 2013 | ||
| =24 | Canada | 5 | 2013 | ||
| =24 | United States | 5 | 2013 | ||
| 26 | Iceland | 4.5 | 2013 | ||
| =27 | Netherlands | 4 | 2013 | ||
| =27 | Belgium | 4 | 2013 | ||
| =29 | Portugal | 2.5 | 2013 | ||
| =29 | Australia | 2.5 | 2013 | ||
| 31 | New Zealand | 0.5 | 2013 |
