How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and Sweden?

17 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2019.

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.

Democratic Republic of Congo vs Sweden: Time required to start a business

Democratic Republic of Congo

7 days

in 2019

Sweden

7.5 days

in 2019

Democratic Republic of Congo rank

140th

Sweden rank

138th

Time required to start a business over time

Democratic Republic of Congo
Sweden

How they compare

Sweden currently reports 7.5 days against 7 days in Democratic Republic of Congo, a difference of 0.5 days.

That makes Sweden's figure about 1.1 times Democratic Republic of Congo's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 17 shared years of data; in 2003 it was Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.

Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 140th and Sweden ranks 138th of 188 countries.

Democratic Republic of Congo has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Democratic Republic of Congo	Sweden	Difference	Ahead
2000s	136.93 days	16 days	120.93 days	Democratic Republic of Congo
2010s	30.05 days	11.6 days	18.45 days	Democratic Republic of Congo

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher time required to start a business, Democratic Republic of Congo or Sweden?: Sweden, at 7.5 days against 7 days in Democratic Republic of Congo as of 2019.
What is the difference in time required to start a business between Democratic Republic of Congo and Sweden?: 0.5 days, with Sweden ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and Sweden?: 17 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2019.
How do Democratic Republic of Congo and Sweden rank globally for time required to start a business?: Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 140th and Sweden ranks 138th 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

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: 18 September 2026

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