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How long does it take to start a business?

Days needed to complete all procedures to start a limited liability company, for each country (World Bank Doing Business).

It typically takes 8.5 days, and anywhere from 8 days to 9 days (Afghanistan, 2019).

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Time to start a limited liability company by country: low, typical and high (days)
Country or regionLowTypicalHighYearSource
Afghanistan 8s 8.5s 9s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Albania 4.5s 4.5s 4.5s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Algeria 18s 18s 18s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Angola 36s 36s 36s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Antigua and Barbuda 19s 19s 19s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Argentina 11.5s 11.5s 11.5s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Armenia 4s 4s 4s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Australia 2s 2s 2s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Austria 21s 21s 21s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Azerbaijan 3.5s 3.5s 3.5s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Bahamas, The 11.5s 11.5s 11.5s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Bahrain 8s 8.5s 9s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Bangladesh 19.5s 19.5s 19.5s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Barbados 16s 16s 16s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Belarus 8.5s 8.5s 8.5s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Belgium 5s 5s 5s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Belize 48s 48s 48s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Benin 8s 8.5s 9s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Bhutan 12s 12s 12s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Bolivia 39.5s 39.5s 39.5s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Bosnia and Herzegovina 80s 80s 80s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Botswana 48s 48s 48s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Brazil 16.62s 16.62s 16.62s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Brunei Darussalam 5s 5.5s 6s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Bulgaria 23s 23s 23s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Burkina Faso 13s 13s 13s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Burundi 5s 5s 5s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Cabo Verde 9s 9s 9s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Cambodia 99s 99s 99s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Cameroon 13s 13.5s 14s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Canada 1.5s 1.5s 1.5s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Central African Republic 22s 22s 22s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Chad 58s 58s 58s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Chile 4s 4s 4s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
China 8.55s 8.55s 8.55s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Colombia 10s 10s 10s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Comoros 16s 16s 16s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Congo, Dem. Rep. 7s 7s 7s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Congo, Rep. 49s 49.5s 50s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Costa Rica 23s 23s 23s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Croatia 19.5s 19.5s 19.5s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Cyprus 6s 6s 6s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Denmark 3.5s 3.5s 3.5s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Djibouti 14s 14s 14s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Dominica 12s 12s 12s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Dominican Republic 16.5s 16.5s 16.5s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Ecuador 48.5s 48.5s 48.5s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Egypt, Arab Rep. 12s 12.5s 13s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
El Salvador 16.5s 16.5s 16.5s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Equatorial Guinea 33s 33s 33s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Eritrea 84s 84s 84s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Estonia 3.5s 3.5s 3.5s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Eswatini 21.5s 21.5s 21.5s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Ethiopia 32s 32s 32s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Fiji 40s 40s 40s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Finland 13s 13s 13s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
France 4s 4s 4s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Gabon 10s 10s 10s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Gambia, The 8s 8s 8s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Georgia 1 1 1 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Germany 8s 8s 8s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Ghana 13s 13s 13s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Greece 4s 4s 4s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Grenada 12s 12s 12s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Guatemala 15s 15s 15s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Guinea 15s 15s 15s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Guinea-Bissau 8s 8.5s 9s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Guyana 18s 18s 18s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Haiti 97s 97s 97s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Honduras 42s 42s 42s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Hungary 7s 7s 7s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Iceland 11.5s 11.5s 11.5s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
India 17.47s 17.47s 17.47s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Indonesia 12.64s 12.64s 12.64s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Iran, Islamic Rep. 72s 72.5s 73s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Iraq 26s 26.5s 27s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Ireland 11s 11s 11s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Israel 11s 11s 11s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Italy 11s 11s 11s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Jamaica 3s 3s 3s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Japan 11.15s 11.15s 11.15s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Jordan 12s 12.5s 13s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Kazakhstan 5s 5s 5s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Kenya 23s 23s 23s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Kiribati 31s 31s 31s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Korea, Rep. 8s 8s 8s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Kosovo 4.5s 4.5s 4.5s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Kuwait 19s 19.5s 20s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Kyrgyz Republic 10s 10s 10s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Lao PDR 173s 173s 173s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Latvia 5.5s 5.5s 5.5s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Lebanon 15s 15s 15s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Lesotho 15s 15s 15s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Liberia 18s 18s 18s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Libya 35s 35s 35s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Liechtenstein 46s 46s 46s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Lithuania 5.5s 5.5s 5.5s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Luxembourg 16.5s 16.5s 16.5s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Madagascar 8s 8s 8s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Malawi 37s 37s 37s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Malaysia 17s 17.5s 18s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Maldives 12s 12s 12s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Mali 11s 11s 11s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Malta 20.5s 20.5s 20.5s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Marshall Islands 17s 17s 17s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Mauritania 6s 6s 6s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Mauritius 4.5s 4.5s 4.5s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Mexico 8.42s 8.42s 8.42s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Micronesia, Fed. Sts. 16s 16s 16s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Moldova 4s 4s 4s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Mongolia 12s 12s 12s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Montenegro 12s 12s 12s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Morocco 9s 9s 9s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Mozambique 17s 17s 17s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Myanmar 7s 7s 7s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Namibia 54s 54s 54s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Nepal 22.5s 22.5s 22.5s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Netherlands 3.5s 3.5s 3.5s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
New Zealand 0.5s 0.5s 0.5s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Nicaragua 14s 14s 14s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Niger 10s 10s 10s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Nigeria 7.23s 7.23s 7.23s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
North Macedonia 15s 15s 15s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Norway 4s 4s 4s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Oman 4s 4.5s 5s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Pakistan 16.5s 16.5s 16.5s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Palau 28s 28s 28s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Panama 6s 6s 6s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Papua New Guinea 41s 41s 41s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Paraguay 35s 35s 35s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Peru 26s 26s 26s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Philippines 33s 33s 33s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Poland 37s 37s 37s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Portugal 6.5s 6.5s 6.5s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Qatar 8.5s 9s 9.5s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Romania 20s 20s 20s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Russian Federation 10.1s 10.1s 10.1s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Rwanda 4s 4s 4s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Samoa 9s 9s 9s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
San Marino 11.5s 11.5s 11.5s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Saudi Arabia 10s 10.5s 11s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Senegal 6s 6s 6s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Serbia 7s 7s 7s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Seychelles 32s 32s 32s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Sierra Leone 8s 8s 8s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Singapore 1.5s 1.5s 1.5s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Slovak Republic 21.5s 21.5s 21.5s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Slovenia 8s 8s 8s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Solomon Islands 9s 9s 9s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
South Africa 40s 40s 40s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
South Sudan 13s 13s 13s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Spain 12.5s 12.5s 12.5s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Sri Lanka 8s 8s 8s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
St. Kitts and Nevis 18.5s 18.5s 18.5s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
St. Lucia 11s 11s 11s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
St. Vincent and the Grenadines 10s 10s 10s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Sudan 34s 34.5s 35s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Suriname 66s 66s 66s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Sweden 7.5s 7.5s 7.5s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Switzerland 10s 10s 10s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Syrian Arab Republic 15s 15.5s 16s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Tajikistan 7s 7s 7s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Tanzania 29.5s 29.5s 29.5s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Thailand 6s 6s 6s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Timor-Leste 13s 13s 13s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Togo 2.5s 2.5s 2.5s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Tonga 16s 16s 16s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Trinidad and Tobago 10.5s 10.5s 10.5s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Tunisia 9s 9s 9s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Uganda 24s 24s 24s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Ukraine 6.5s 6.5s 6.5s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
United Arab Emirates 3.5s 4s 4.5s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
United Kingdom 4.5s 4.5s 4.5s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
United States 4.2s 4.2s 4.2s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Uruguay 6.5s 6.5s 6.5s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Uzbekistan 3s 3s 3s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Vanuatu 18s 18s 18s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Venezuela, RB 230s 230s 230s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
West Bank and Gaza 43s 43.5s 44s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Yemen, Rep. 40s 40.5s 41s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Zambia 8.5s 8.5s 8.5s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)
Zimbabwe 27s 27s 27s 2019 World Bank Doing Business (CC BY 4.0)

Checked Oct 15, 2026. Low and high show the range inside each country.

The figure is the number of calendar days to complete every official procedure for a standard local limited liability company. The low and high values are for women and men entrepreneurs where they differ. The World Bank discontinued the Doing Business report in 2021, so these figures come from its last editions (2019 or 2020 per country) and the year is shown on each card. They describe the largest business city and a standard case study, not every situation.

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