Afghanistan vs China: Time required to start a business
Afghanistan
8.5 days
in 2019
China
8.6 days
in 2019
Afghanistan rank
124th
China rank
123rd
Time required to start a business over time
- Afghanistan
- China
How they compare
China currently reports 8.6 days against 8.5 days in Afghanistan, a difference of 0.1 days.
Across all 7 years both countries report, China has been ahead every year.
Afghanistan ranks 124th and China ranks 123rd of 188 countries.
China has averaged higher in every one of the 1 decades both report.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher time required to start a business, Afghanistan or China?
- China, at 8.6 days against 8.5 days in Afghanistan as of 2019.
- What is the difference in time required to start a business between Afghanistan and China?
- 0.1 days, with China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and China?
- 7 years are reported by both, from 2013 to 2019.
- How do Afghanistan and China rank globally for time required to start a business?
- Afghanistan ranks 124th and China ranks 123rd 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
Number of calendar days needed to complete the procedures to legally operate a business.