Iraq vs Zimbabwe: Time required to start a business

Iraq

26.5 days

in 2019

Zimbabwe

27 days

in 2019

Iraq rank

37th

Zimbabwe rank

36th

Time required to start a business over time

Zimbabwe currently reports 27 days against 26.5 days in Iraq, a difference of 0.5 days.

Across all 16 years both countries report, Zimbabwe has been ahead every year.

Iraq ranks 37th and Zimbabwe ranks 36th 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.