| # | Flag | Country | Time required to start a business (days)Time required to start a business (days) | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Venezuela | 230.0 | 2018 | |
| 2 | Laos | 174.0 | 2018 | |
| 3 | Cambodia | 99.0 | 2018 | |
| 4 | Haiti | 97.0 | 2018 | |
| 5 | Eritrea | 84.0 | 2018 | |
| 6 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 81.0 | 2018 | |
| 7 | Iran | 72.5 | 2018 | |
| 8 | Somalia | 70.0 | 2018 | |
| 9 | Suriname | 66.5 | 2018 | |
| 10 | Namibia | 66.0 | 2018 | |
| 11 | Chad | 58.0 | 2018 | |
| 12 | Republic of the Congo | 49.5 | 2018 | |
| 13 | Ecuador | 48.5 | 2018 | |
| 14 | Botswana | 48.0 | 2018 | |
| 15 | Bolivia | 43.5 | 2018 | |
| 16 | Belize | 43.0 | 2018 | |
| 17 | Papua New Guinea | 41.0 | 2018 | |
| 18 | Yemen | 40.5 | 2018 | |
| 19 | Fiji | 40.0 | 2018 | |
| 20 | South Africa | 40.0 | 2018 | |
| 21 | Malawi | 37.0 | 2018 | |
| 22 | Poland | 37.0 | 2018 | |
| 23 | Angola | 36.0 | 2018 | |
| 24 | Kuwait | 35.4 | 2018 | |
| 25 | Paraguay | 35.0 | 2018 | |
| 26 | Libya | 35.0 | 2018 | |
| 27 | Romania | 35.0 | 2018 | |
| 28 | Sudan | 34.5 | 2018 | |
| 29 | Equatorial Guinea | 33.0 | 2018 | |
| 30 | Zimbabwe | 32.0 | 2018 | |
| 31 | Ethiopia | 32.0 | 2018 | |
| 32 | Seychelles | 32.0 | 2018 | |
| 33 | Gabon | 31.0 | 2018 | |
| 34 | Philippines | 31.0 | 2018 | |
| 35 | Kiribati | 31.0 | 2018 | |
| 36 | Swaziland | 30.0 | 2018 | |
| 37 | Lesotho | 29.0 | 2018 | |
| 38 | Palau | 28.0 | 2018 | |
| 39 | Tanzania | 27.5 | 2018 | |
| 40 | Slovakia | 26.5 | 2018 | |
| 41 | Iraq | 26.5 | 2018 | |
| 42 | Gambia | 25.0 | 2018 | |
| 43 | Czech Republic | 24.5 | 2018 | |
| 44 | Peru | 24.5 | 2018 | |
| 45 | Uganda | 24.0 | 2018 | |
| 46 | Costa Rica | 23.0 | 2018 | |
| 47 | Bulgaria | 23.0 | 2018 | |
| 48 | Kenya | 23.0 | 2018 | |
| 49 | Croatia | 22.5 | 2018 | |
| 50 | Antigua and Barbuda | 22.0 | 2018 | |
| 51 | Central African Republic | 22.0 | 2018 | |
| 52 | The Bahamas | 21.5 | 2018 | |
| 53 | Austria | 21.0 | 2018 | |
| 54 | Brazil | 20.5 | 2018 | |
| 55 | Indonesia | 19.6 | 2018 | |
| 56 | Bangladesh | 19.5 | 2018 | |
| 57 | Saint Kitts And Nevis | 18.5 | 2018 | |
| 58 | Cape Verde | 18.0 | 2018 | |
| 59 | Liberia | 18.0 | 2018 | |
| 60 | Vanuatu | 18.0 | 2018 | |
| 61 | Guyana | 18.0 | 2018 | |
| 62 | Saudi Arabia | 17.8 | 2018 | |
| 63 | Algeria | 17.5 | 2018 | |
| 64 | Vietnam | 17.0 | 2018 | |
| 65 | Finland | 17.0 | 2018 | |
| 66 | Mozambique | 17.0 | 2018 | |
| 67 | Marshall Islands | 17.0 | 2018 | |
| 68 | Pakistan | 16.5 | 2018 | |
| 69 | Dominican Republic | 16.5 | 2018 | |
| 70 | El Salvador | 16.5 | 2018 | |
| 71 | Nepal | 16.5 | 2018 | |
| 72 | India | 16.5 | 2018 | |
| 73 | Luxembourg | 16.5 | 2018 | |
| 74 | Tonga | 16.0 | 2018 | |
| 75 | Federated States of Micronesia | 16.0 | 2018 | |
| 76 | Comoros | 16.0 | 2018 | |
| 77 | Malta | 16.0 | 2018 | |
| 78 | Syria | 15.5 | 2018 | |
| 79 | Guatemala | 15.0 | 2018 | |
| 80 | Lebanon | 15.0 | 2018 | |
| 81 | Guinea | 15.0 | 2018 | |
| 82 | Grenada | 15.0 | 2018 | |
| 83 | Barbados | 15.0 | 2018 | |
| 84 | Nicaragua | 14.0 | 2018 | |
| 85 | Ghana | 14.0 | 2018 | |
| 86 | Myanmar | 14.0 | 2018 | |
| 87 | Republic of Macedonia | 14.0 | 2018 | |
| 88 | Malaysia | 13.5 | 2018 | |
| 89 | Cameroon | 13.5 | 2018 | |
| 90 | East Timor | 13.0 | 2018 | |
| 91 | Burkina Faso | 13.0 | 2018 | |
| 92 | Djibouti | 13.0 | 2018 | |
| 93 | South Sudan | 13.0 | 2018 | |
| 94 | Honduras | 13.0 | 2018 | |
| 95 | Spain | 12.5 | 2018 | |
| 96 | San Marino | 12.5 | 2018 | |
| 97 | Jordan | 12.5 | 2018 | |
| 98 | Greece | 12.5 | 2018 | |
| 99 | Bhutan | 12.0 | 2018 | |
| 100 | Dominica | 12.0 | 2018 | |
| 101 | Israel | 12.0 | 2018 | |
| 102 | Montenegro | 12.0 | 2018 | |
| 103 | Maldives | 12.0 | 2018 | |
| 104 | Egypt | 11.5 | 2018 | |
| 105 | Iceland | 11.5 | 2018 | |
| 106 | Japan | 11.2 | 2018 | |
| 107 | Colombia | 11.0 | 2018 | |
| 108 | Mali | 11.0 | 2018 | |
| 109 | Argentina | 11.0 | 2018 | |
| 110 | Mongolia | 11.0 | 2018 | |
| 111 | Saint Lucia | 11.0 | 2018 | |
| 112 | Tajikistan | 11.0 | 2018 | |
| 113 | Nigeria | 10.9 | 2018 | |
| 114 | Trinidad and Tobago | 10.5 | 2018 | |
| 115 | Russia | 10.1 | 2018 | |
| 116 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 10.0 | 2018 | |
| 117 | Kyrgyzstan | 10.0 | 2018 | |
| 118 | Switzerland | 10.0 | 2018 | |
| 119 | Morocco | 9.0 | 2018 | |
| 120 | Solomon Islands | 9.0 | 2018 | |
| 121 | Sri Lanka | 9.0 | 2018 | |
| 122 | Belarus | 9.0 | 2018 | |
| 123 | Samoa | 9.0 | 2018 | |
| 124 | China | 8.6 | 2018 | |
| 125 | Benin | 8.5 | 2018 | |
| 126 | Zambia | 8.5 | 2018 | |
| 127 | Guinea-Bissau | 8.5 | 2018 | |
| 128 | Afghanistan | 8.5 | 2018 | |
| 129 | Mexico | 8.4 | 2018 | |
| 130 | Bahrain | 8.3 | 2018 | |
| 131 | Slovenia | 8.0 | 2018 | |
| 132 | Tunisia | 8.0 | 2018 | |
| 133 | Germany | 8.0 | 2018 | |
| 134 | Sierra Leone | 8.0 | 2018 | |
| 135 | Madagascar | 8.0 | 2018 | |
| 136 | Qatar | 7.7 | 2018 | |
| 137 | São Tomé and Príncipe | 7.0 | 2018 | |
| 138 | Sweden | 7.0 | 2018 | |
| 139 | Niger | 7.0 | 2018 | |
| 140 | Turkey | 7.0 | 2018 | |
| 141 | Hungary | 7.0 | 2018 | |
| 142 | Democratic Republic Of Congo | 7.0 | 2018 | |
| 143 | Portugal | 6.5 | 2018 | |
| 144 | Ukraine | 6.5 | 2018 | |
| 145 | Uruguay | 6.5 | 2018 | |
| 146 | Oman | 6.3 | 2018 | |
| 147 | Chile | 6.0 | 2018 | |
| 148 | Mauritania | 6.0 | 2018 | |
| 149 | Italy | 6.0 | 2018 | |
| 150 | Panama | 6.0 | 2018 | |
| 151 | Cyprus | 6.0 | 2018 | |
| 152 | Senegal | 6.0 | 2018 | |
| 153 | Ivory Coast | 6.0 | 2018 | |
| 154 | United States | 5.6 | 2018 | |
| 155 | Togo | 5.5 | 2018 | |
| 156 | Kosovo | 5.5 | 2018 | |
| 157 | Lithuania | 5.5 | 2018 | |
| 158 | Serbia | 5.5 | 2018 | |
| 159 | Puerto Rico | 5.5 | 2018 | |
| 160 | Brunei | 5.5 | 2018 | |
| 161 | Latvia | 5.5 | 2018 | |
| 162 | Republic of Ireland | 5.0 | 2018 | |
| 163 | Albania | 5.0 | 2018 | |
| 164 | Kazakhstan | 5.0 | 2018 | |
| 165 | Mauritius | 5.0 | 2018 | |
| 166 | Thailand | 4.5 | 2018 | |
| 167 | United Kingdom | 4.5 | 2018 | |
| 168 | Rwanda | 4.0 | 2018 | |
| 169 | Norway | 4.0 | 2018 | |
| 170 | Burundi | 4.0 | 2018 | |
| 171 | Uzbekistan | 4.0 | 2018 | |
| 172 | Belgium | 4.0 | 2018 | |
| 173 | South Korea | 4.0 | 2018 | |
| 174 | Moldova | 4.0 | 2018 | |
| 175 | United Arab Emirates | 3.7 | 2018 | |
| 176 | Armenia | 3.5 | 2018 | |
| 177 | France | 3.5 | 2018 | |
| 178 | Estonia | 3.5 | 2018 | |
| 179 | Azerbaijan | 3.5 | 2018 | |
| 180 | Netherlands | 3.5 | 2018 | |
| 181 | Denmark | 3.5 | 2018 | |
| 182 | Jamaica | 3.0 | 2018 | |
| 183 | Australia | 2.5 | 2018 | |
| 184 | Georgia | 2.0 | 2018 | |
| 185 | Hong Kong | 1.5 | 2018 | |
| 186 | Singapore | 1.5 | 2018 | |
| 187 | Canada | 1.5 | 2018 | |
| 188 | New Zealand | 0.5 | 2018 |