Austria vs Slovakia: Time required to start a business
Austria
21 days
in 2019
Slovakia
21.5 days
in 2019
Austria rank
48th
Slovakia rank
46th
Time required to start a business over time
- Austria
- Slovakia
How they compare
Slovakia currently reports 21.5 days against 21 days in Austria, a difference of 0.5 days.
Across all 17 years both countries report, Slovakia has been ahead every year.
Austria ranks 48th and Slovakia ranks 46th of 188 countries.
Slovakia has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Austria | Slovakia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 25 days | 49 days | 24 days | Slovakia |
| 2010s | 22.8 days | 27.3 days | 4.5 days | Slovakia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher time required to start a business, Austria or Slovakia?
- Slovakia, at 21.5 days against 21 days in Austria as of 2019.
- What is the difference in time required to start a business between Austria and Slovakia?
- 0.5 days, with Slovakia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Slovakia?
- 17 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2019.
- How do Austria and Slovakia rank globally for time required to start a business?
- Austria ranks 48th and Slovakia ranks 46th 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.