Start-up procedures to register a business (number) - Business environment - Private Sector & Trade - World Development Indicators



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Start-up procedures are those required to start a business, including interactions to obtain necessary permits and licenses and to complete all inscriptions, verifications, and notifications to start operations. Data are for businesses with specific characteristics of ownership, size, and type of production.
Start-up procedures to register a business (number) - Business environment - Private Sector & Trade - World Development Indicators (2009)

Rank

Country

Value

1Equatorial Guinea20
2Chad19
3Brunei Darussalam18
4Uganda18
5Venezuela16
6Guinea-Bissau16
7Brazil16
8Greece15
9Argentina15
10Philippines15
11Bolivia15
12Algeria14
13China14
14India13
15Honduras13
16Democratic Republic of the Congo13
17Eritrea13
18Swaziland13
19Suriname13
20Haiti13
21Ecuador13
22Kuwait13
23Guinea13
24Tajikistan12
25Tanzania12
26Kenya12
27Bosnia and Herzegovina12
28Montenegro12
29Cameroon12
30Costa Rica12
31Djibouti11
32Uruguay11
33Iraq11
34Burundi11
35Vietnam11
36West Bank and Gaza11
37Comoros11
38Guatemala11
39Botswana10
40Spain10
41Pakistan10
42Namibia10
43Malawi10
44Mozambique10
45Timor-Leste10
46Sao Tome and Principe10
47Tunisia10
48Ukraine10
49Sudan10
50Ivory Coast10
51Republic of the Congo10
52Zimbabwe10
53Latin America & Caribbean9.71
54Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)9.15
55Sub-Saharan Africa9.13
56Seychelles9
57Cambodia9
58Colombia9
59Malaysia9
60Russia9
61Peru9
62Mauritania9
63Cape Verde9
64Germany9
65Chile9
66Indonesia9
67Niger9
68Trinidad and Tobago9
69Kosovo9
70Gabon9
71Belize9
72Low income8.78
73Least developed countries: UN classification8.76
74Low & middle income8.57
75Lower middle income8.57
76Middle East & North Africa8.50
77Middle income8.49
78Upper middle income8.38
79East Asia & Pacific8.20
80United Arab Emirates8
81Antigua and Barbuda8
82Mexico8
83Moldova8
84Austria8
85Ghana8
86Jordan8
87Japan8
88Gambia8
89Central African Republic8
90Czech Republic8
91Palau8
92Nigeria8
93Dominican Republic8
94South Korea8
95Bhutan8
96Guyana8
97Papua New Guinea8
98Fiji8
99El Salvador8
100North Korea8
101Vanuatu8
102St. Kitts and Nevis8
103Angola8
104High income: nonOECD7.50
105South Asia7.25
106Laos7
107Nepal7
108Puerto Rico7
109Paraguay7
110Solomon Islands7
111Serbia7
112Syria7
113Thailand7
114Benin7
115Bangladesh7
116Bahrain7
117Bahamas7
118Croatia7
119Micronesia7
120Iran7
121Kazakhstan7
122Uzbekistan7
123St. Vincent and the Grenadines7
124Togo7
125Lesotho7
126Lithuania7
127Mali7
128Mongolia7
129Europe & Central Asia6.91
130High income6.47
131Euro area6.40
132Grenada6
133Switzerland6
134United Kingdom6
135United States6
136Kiribati6
137Nicaragua6
138Netherlands6
139Yemen6
140South Africa6
141Armenia6
142Zambia6
143Sierra Leone6
144Portugal6
145Slovakia6
146Panama6
147Azerbaijan6
148Egypt6
149Luxembourg6
150Poland6
151Jamaica6
152Morocco6
153Italy6
154Qatar6
155Romania6
156Cyprus6
157Turkey6
158High income: OECD5.70
159Iceland5
160France5
161Samoa5
162Ethiopia5
163Norway5
164Lebanon5
165Oman5
166Estonia5
167Latvia5
168St. Lucia5
169Dominica5
170Marshall Islands5
171Albania5
172Maldives5
173Israel5
174Belarus5
175Mauritius5
176Liberia5
177Saudi Arabia4
178Senegal4
179Hungary4
180Ireland4
181Macedonia4
182Sri Lanka4
183Denmark4
184Burkina Faso4
185Bulgaria4
186Tonga4
187Afghanistan4
188Belgium3
189Finland3
190Sweden3
191Kyrgyzstan3
192Georgia3
193Singapore3
194Slovenia3
195Hong Kong3
196Australia2
197Rwanda2
198Madagascar2
199New Zealand1
200Canada1
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