Japan vs Mali: Time required to start a business

Japan

11.2 days

in 2019

Mali

11 days

in 2019

Japan rank

102nd

Mali rank

103rd

Time required to start a business over time

Japan currently reports 11.2 days against 11 days in Mali, a difference of 0.2 days.

Across all 7 years both countries report, Japan has been ahead every year.

Japan ranks 102nd and Mali ranks 103rd 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.