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failed states Compared by Government > 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.

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# COUNTRY AMOUNT DATE GRAPH HISTORY
1 Guinea-Bissau 233 days 2006
2 Haiti 203 days 2006
3 Democratic Republic of the Congo 155 days 2006
4 Zimbabwe 96 days 2006
5 Iraq 77 days 2006
6 Chad 75 days 2006
7 Yemen 63 days 2006
8 Guinea 49 days 2006
9 Cote d'Ivoire 45 days 2006
10 Nigeria 43 days 2006
11 Sudan 39 days 2006
12 Pakistan 24 days 2006
13 Central African Republic 14 days 2006
14 Afghanistan 8 days 2006

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failed states Compared by Government > Time required to start a business > Days

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Interesting observations about Government > Time required to start a business > Days

  • Indonesia ranked first for time required to start a business > days amongst Muslim countries in 2006.
  • Haiti ranked first for time required to start a business > days amongst Christian countries in 2006.
  • Suriname ranked first for time required to start a business > days amongst Hot countries in 2006.
  • Brazil ranked first for time required to start a business > days amongst Emerging markets in 2006.
  • Botswana ranked first for time required to start a business > days amongst Former British colonies in 2006.
  • Belarus ranked first for time required to start a business > days amongst Europe in 2006.
  • Slovenia ranked first for time required to start a business > days amongst High income OECD countries in 2006.
  • Laos ranked first for time required to start a business > days amongst Landlocked countries in 2006.
  • Guinea-Bissau ranked first for time required to start a business > days amongst Sub-Saharan Africa in 2006.
  • United States ranked second last for time required to start a business > days amongst Group of 7 countries (G7) in 2006.
  • Zimbabwe ranked second for time required to start a business > days amongst Heavily indebted countries in 2006.
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