Afghanistan vs Belarus: Time required to start a business

Afghanistan
8.5 days
in 2019
Belarus
8.5 days
in 2019
Afghanistan rank
124th
Belarus rank
124th

Time required to start a business over time

  • Afghanistan
  • Belarus
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How they compare

Afghanistan currently reports 8.5 days against 8.5 days in Belarus, a difference of 0 days.

Across all 16 years both countries report, Belarus has been ahead every year.

Afghanistan ranks 124th and Belarus ranks 124th of 188 countries.

Belarus has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan Belarus Difference Ahead
2000s 9.83 days 54 days 44.17 days Belarus
2010s 8.6 days 10.75 days 2.15 days Belarus

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher time required to start a business, Afghanistan or Belarus?
Afghanistan, at 8.5 days against 8.5 days in Belarus as of 2019.
What is the difference in time required to start a business between Afghanistan and Belarus?
0 days, with Afghanistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Belarus?
16 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2019.
How do Afghanistan and Belarus rank globally for time required to start a business?
Afghanistan ranks 124th and Belarus ranks 124th of 188 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Doing Business project, World Bank (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Time required to start a business. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Time required to start a business
Unit
days
Source
Doing Business project, World Bank (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
188 places, 2,945 data points, 2003–2019
Last refreshed

Number of calendar days needed to complete the procedures to legally operate a business.