Benin vs Zambia: Time required to start a business

Benin

8.5 days

in 2019

Zambia

8.5 days

in 2019

Benin rank

124th

Zambia rank

124th

Time required to start a business over time

Benin currently reports 8.5 days against 8.5 days in Zambia, a difference of 0 days.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 17 shared years of data; in 2003 it was Zambia ahead.

Benin ranks 124th and Zambia ranks 124th 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.