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Days to Register a Company

Number of calendar days to complete all formalities required to legally operate a new limited liability company, from pre-registration to post-registration procedures (World Bank methodology). This measures the time cost of bureaucracy for new entrepreneurs. Outstanding performers: Slovenia and New Zealand (0.5 days — purely online), Latvia and Canada (1.5 days), Singapore (1.5 days), Georgia (2 days), France/Denmark/Estonia (3.5 days). The worst-performing countries require extreme patience: Laos (173 days), Venezuela (230+ days), Equatorial Guinea (135 days), Cambodia (99 days), Haiti (97 days). Long registration times increase working capital requirements, delay revenue generation, and signal broader regulatory dysfunction that will persist throughout the business lifecycle.

#↑ Country↕ Raw Value↕ Score↕
1 Slovenia0.5 days 0.5 days 98
1 New Zealand0.5 days 0.5 days 98
3 Latvia1.5 days 1.5 days 97
3 Canada1.5 days 1.5 days 97
3 Singapore1.5 days 1.5 days 97
3 Hong Kong1.5 days 1.5 days 97
7 Australia2 days 2 days 96
7 Gibraltar2 days 2 days 96
7 North Macedonia2 days 2 days 96
7 Georgia2 days 2 days 96
11 French Guiana 94
11 Saint Pierre and Miquelon 94
11 Réunion 94
11 Tahiti 94
11 U.S. Virgin Islands 94
11 American Samoa 94
11 Saint-Martin 94
11 Guam 94
11 Northern Mariana Islands 94
11 Martinique 94
11 Guadeloupe 94
11 Netherlands3 days 3 days 94
11 Faroe Islands3 days 3 days 94
11 Liechtenstein3 days 3 days 94
11 Kazakhstan3 days 3 days 94
11 Cayman Islands3 days 3 days 94
27 Denmark3.5 days 3.5 days 93
27 Estonia3.5 days 3.5 days 93
27 France3.5 days 3.5 days 93
27 Armenia3.5 days 3.5 days 93
31 England4 days 4 days 92
31 Wales4 days 4 days 92
31 Northern Ireland4 days 4 days 92
31 Scotland4 days 4 days 92
31 Norway4 days 4 days 92
31 Belgium4 days 4 days 92
31 Uzbekistan4 days 4 days 92
31 Rwanda4 days 4 days 92
31 Iceland4 days 4 days 92
31 Lithuania4.5 days 4.5 days 92
31 Albania4.5 days 4.5 days 92
42 Cook Islands 91
42 Niue 91
42 Mayotte 91
42 Ireland5 days 5 days 91
42 Macau5 days 5 days 91
42 Bermuda5 days 5 days 91
42 Monaco5 days 5 days 91
42 Turks and Caicos Islands5 days 5 days 91
42 Barbados5 days 5 days 91
42 British Virgin Islands5 days 5 days 91
52 Kosovo5.5 days 5.5 days 90
52 Cyprus5.5 days 5.5 days 90
54 Belarus6 days 6 days 89
54 United States6 days 6 days 89
54 Luxembourg6 days 6 days 89
54 Togo6 days 6 days 89
54 Mauritius6 days 6 days 89
54 Ukraine6 days 6 days 89
54 Panama6 days 6 days 89
54 Jamaica6 days 6 days 89
62 Montserrat 88
62 Portugal6.5 days 6.5 days 88
62 Turkey6.5 days 6.5 days 88
62 Senegal7 days 7 days 88
62 Uruguay7 days 7 days 88
62 Guinea7 days 7 days 88
62 Bahrain7 days 7 days 88
62 Andorra7 days 7 days 88
62 Oman7 days 7 days 88
62 Hungary7 days 7 days 88
62 Anguilla7 days 7 days 88
62 Puerto Rico7 days 7 days 88
62 Afghanistan7 days 7 days 88
62 Vanuatu7 days 7 days 88
76 Sweden7.5 days 7.5 days 87
76 Kuwait7.5 days 7.5 days 87
78 Wallis and Futuna 86
78 Madagascar8 days 8 days 86
78 Ivory Coast8 days 8 days 86
78 Benin8 days 8 days 86
78 Congo8 days 8 days 86
78 Russia8 days 8 days 86
78 Korea Republic8 days 8 days 86
78 Burundi8 days 8 days 86
78 Cape Verde8 days 8 days 86
78 Moldova8 days 8 days 86
78 Azerbaijan8 days 8 days 86
78 Sint Maarten8 days 8 days 86
78 Montenegro8 days 8 days 86
78 Croatia8 days 8 days 86
92 Mexico8.4 days 8.4 days 85
93 Czech Republic9 days 9 days 84
93 Guinea-Bissau9 days 9 days 84
93 Qatar9 days 9 days 84
93 Sri Lanka9 days 9 days 84
93 Samoa9 days 9 days 84
93 Solomon Islands9 days 9 days 84
99 Zanzibar 83
99 Finland10 days 10 days 83
99 Mali10 days 10 days 83
99 Congo DR10 days 10 days 83
99 Curacao10 days 10 days 83
99 Tunisia10 days 10 days 83
99 Switzerland10 days 10 days 83
99 Morocco10 days 10 days 83
99 São Tomé and Príncipe10 days 10 days 83
99 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines10 days 10 days 83
99 Kyrgyzstan10 days 10 days 83
99 New Caledonia10 days 10 days 83
99 Bhutan10 days 10 days 83
112 Germany10.5 days 10.5 days 82
113 Malta11 days 11 days 81
113 Sierra Leone11 days 11 days 81
113 Egypt11 days 11 days 81
113 Brunei11 days 11 days 81
113 Bulgaria11 days 11 days 81
113 Argentina11 days 11 days 81
113 Colombia11 days 11 days 81
113 Italy11 days 11 days 81
113 Tonga11 days 11 days 81
113 Japan11 days 11 days 81
123 Trinidad and Tobago11.5 days 11.5 days 80
124 Maldives12 days 12 days 79
124 Aruba12 days 12 days 79
124 Spain12 days 12 days 79
124 Jordan12 days 12 days 79
124 Serbia12 days 12 days 79
124 Israel12 days 12 days 79
124 Dominica12 days 12 days 79
131 Ghana13 days 13 days 78
131 Honduras13 days 13 days 78
131 Mongolia13 days 13 days 78
131 Greece13 days 13 days 78
135 Nicaragua13.5 days 13.5 days 77
136 Burkina Faso14 days 14 days 76
136 Niger14 days 14 days 76
136 Liberia14 days 14 days 76
136 Tajikistan14 days 14 days 76
140 Western Sahara 75
140 Cameroon15 days 15 days 75
140 United Arab Emirates15 days 15 days 75
140 San Marino15 days 15 days 75
140 Romania15 days 15 days 75
140 Grenada15 days 15 days 75
140 Lebanon15 days 15 days 75
140 Saint Lucia15 days 15 days 75
148 Vietnam16 days 16 days 73
148 Comoros16 days 16 days 73
148 Micronesia16 days 16 days 73
151 Dominican Republic16.5 days 16.5 days 72
151 El Salvador16.5 days 16.5 days 72
151 Nepal16.5 days 16.5 days 72
154 Marshall Islands17 days 17 days 71
154 Mozambique17 days 17 days 71
156 Brazil17.5 days 17.5 days 70
156 Malaysia18 days 18 days 70
156 India18 days 18 days 70
156 Algeria18 days 18 days 70
156 Pakistan18 days 18 days 70
161 Turkmenistan19 days 19 days 68
161 Saint Kitts and Nevis19 days 19 days 68
163 Bangladesh19.5 days 19.5 days 67
164 Mauritania20 days 20 days 66
164 Zambia20 days 20 days 66
164 Nauru20 days 20 days 66
164 Tuvalu20 days 20 days 66
168 Saudi Arabia21 days 21 days 65
168 Austria21 days 21 days 65
168 Antigua and Barbuda21 days 21 days 65
171 Costa Rica21.5 days 21.5 days 64
172 Syria22 days 22 days 63
172 Nigeria22 days 22 days 63
172 Central African Republic22 days 22 days 63
172 Kenya22 days 22 days 63
172 Chinese Taipei22 days 22 days 63
172 Guatemala22 days 22 days 63
172 Chile22 days 22 days 63
179 China22.9 days 22.9 days 62
180 Uganda24 days 24 days 60
181 Peru24.5 days 24.5 days 59
182 Tanzania25 days 25 days 58
182 Fiji25 days 25 days 58
184 Thailand25.5 days 25.5 days 57
184 Gambia26 days 26 days 57
186 Slovakia26.5 days 26.5 days 56
187 Zimbabwe27 days 27 days 55
188 Iraq28 days 28 days 53
188 Palau28 days 28 days 53
190 Guyana29 days 29 days 52
190 Lesotho29 days 29 days 52
192 Botswana30 days 30 days 50
192 Swaziland30 days 30 days 50
192 Kiribati30 days 30 days 50
195 Bahamas31 days 31 days 48
195 Indonesia31 days 31 days 48
197 Ethiopia32 days 32 days 47
198 South Africa32.5 days 32.5 days 46
199 Seychelles33 days 33 days 45
199 Philippines33 days 33 days 45
201 Cuba34 days 34 days 43
201 Iran34.5 days 34.5 days 43
203 Paraguay35 days 35 days 42
203 Libya35 days 35 days 42
205 Angola36 days 36 days 40
205 Sudan36 days 36 days 40
207 Poland37 days 37 days 39
207 Malawi37 days 37 days 39
207 Bosnia and Herzegovina37 days 37 days 39
207 Djibouti37 days 37 days 39
211 Yemen40 days 40 days 34
212 Belize44 days 44 days 27
212 Bolivia44 days 44 days 27
214 Ecuador48.5 days 48.5 days 20
215 Palestine50 days 50 days 17
216 Papua New Guinea51 days 51 days 16
217 Gabon58 days 58 days 4
218 Chad62 days 62 days 1
218 Namibia66 days 66 days 1
218 Myanmar68 days 68 days 1
218 Suriname72 days 72 days 1
218 Eritrea84 days 84 days 1
218 Timor-Leste95 days 95 days 1
218 Haiti97 days 97 days 1
218 Cambodia99 days 99 days 1
218 South Sudan100 days 100 days 1
218 Somalia100 days 100 days 1
218 Korea DPR100 days 100 days 1
218 Equatorial Guinea135 days 135 days 1
218 Laos173 days 173 days 1
218 Venezuela230 days 230 days 1