Costa Rica vs Peru: Time required to start a business
Costa Rica
23 days
in 2019
Peru
26 days
in 2019
Costa Rica rank
41st
Peru rank
38th
Time required to start a business over time
- Costa Rica
- Peru
How they compare
Peru currently reports 26 days against 23 days in Costa Rica, a difference of 3 days.
That makes Peru's figure about 1.1 times Costa Rica's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 17 shared years of data; in 2003 it was Peru ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 41st and Peru ranks 38th of 188 countries.
Across the 2 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 1 and Peru in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Peru | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 84.93 days | 80.36 days | 4.57 days | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 36.45 days | 38.4 days | 1.95 days | Peru |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher time required to start a business, Costa Rica or Peru?
- Peru, at 26 days against 23 days in Costa Rica as of 2019.
- What is the difference in time required to start a business between Costa Rica and Peru?
- 3 days, with Peru ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Peru?
- 17 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2019.
- How do Costa Rica and Peru rank globally for time required to start a business?
- Costa Rica ranks 41st and Peru ranks 38th 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
Number of calendar days needed to complete the procedures to legally operate a business.