Benin vs Qatar: Time required to start a business

Benin

8.5 days

in 2019

Qatar

8.7 days

in 2019

Benin rank

124th

Qatar rank

122nd

Time required to start a business over time

Qatar currently reports 8.7 days against 8.5 days in Benin, a difference of 0.2 days.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 13 shared years of data; in 2007 it was Benin ahead.

Benin ranks 124th and Qatar ranks 122nd of 188 countries.

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: 07 August 2026

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