France vs Oman: Time required to start a business

France
4 days
in 2019
Oman
4.3 days
in 2019
France rank
168th
Oman rank
166th

Time required to start a business over time

  • France
  • Oman
010203040200320112019

How they compare

Oman currently reports 4.3 days against 4 days in France, a difference of 0.3 days.

That makes Oman's figure about 1.1 times France's.

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

France ranks 168th and Oman ranks 166th of 188 countries.

Oman has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade France Oman Difference Ahead
2000s 11.71 days 31.69 days 19.97 days Oman
2010s 4.9 days 8.02 days 3.12 days Oman

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher time required to start a business, France or Oman?
Oman, at 4.3 days against 4 days in France as of 2019.
What is the difference in time required to start a business between France and Oman?
0.3 days, with Oman ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for France and Oman?
17 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2019.
How do France and Oman rank globally for time required to start a business?
France ranks 168th and Oman ranks 166th 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.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

France vs Oman: Time required to start a business. Statizoid, drawing on Doing Business project, World Bank (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Retrieved 24 September 2026, from https://reference.statizoid.com/compare/time-required-to-start-business/france/oman/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://reference.statizoid.com/compare/time-required-to-start-business/france/oman/">France vs Oman: Time required to start a business</a> β€” Statizoid

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

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