Congo vs Suriname: Time required to start a business

Congo

49.5 days

in 2019

Suriname

66 days

in 2019

Congo rank

12th

Suriname rank

9th

Time required to start a business over time

Suriname currently reports 66 days against 49.5 days in Congo, a difference of 16.5 days.

That makes Suriname's figure about 1.3 times Congo's.

Across all 15 years both countries report, Suriname has been ahead every year.

Congo ranks 12th and Suriname ranks 9th 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.