Bolivia vs Malawi: Time required to start a business

Bolivia

39.5 days

in 2019

Malawi

37 days

in 2019

Bolivia rank

22nd

Malawi rank

23rd

Time required to start a business over time

Bolivia currently reports 39.5 days against 37 days in Malawi, a difference of 2.5 days.

That makes Bolivia's figure about 1.1 times Malawi's.

Across all 17 years both countries report, Bolivia has been ahead every year.

Bolivia ranks 22nd and Malawi ranks 23rd 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.