Hungary vs Serbia: Time required to start a business

Hungary

7 days

in 2019

Serbia

7 days

in 2019

Hungary rank

140th

Serbia rank

140th

Time required to start a business over time

Hungary currently reports 7 days against 7 days in Serbia, a difference of 0 days.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 17 shared years of data; in 2003 it was Serbia ahead.

Hungary ranks 140th and Serbia ranks 140th 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.