Germany vs Sri Lanka: Time required to start a business

Germany

8 days

in 2019

Sri Lanka

8 days

in 2019

Germany rank

131st

Sri Lanka rank

131st

Time required to start a business over time

Germany currently reports 8 days against 8 days in Sri Lanka, a difference of 0 days.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 17 shared years of data; in 2003 it was Sri Lanka ahead.

Germany ranks 131st and Sri Lanka ranks 131st 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.