Kenya vs Peru: Time required to start a business
Kenya
23 days
in 2019
Peru
26 days
in 2019
Kenya rank
41st
Peru rank
38th
Time required to start a business over time
- Kenya
- Peru
How they compare
Peru currently reports 26 days against 23 days in Kenya, a difference of 3 days.
That makes Peru's figure about 1.1 times Kenya's.
Across all 17 years both countries report, Peru has been ahead every year.
Kenya ranks 41st and Peru ranks 38th of 188 countries.
Peru has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Peru | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 46.86 days | 80.36 days | 33.5 days | Peru |
| 2010s | 28.7 days | 38.4 days | 9.7 days | Peru |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher time required to start a business, Kenya or Peru?
- Peru, at 26 days against 23 days in Kenya as of 2019.
- What is the difference in time required to start a business between Kenya and Peru?
- 3 days, with Peru ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Peru?
- 17 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2019.
- How do Kenya and Peru rank globally for time required to start a business?
- Kenya ranks 41st and Peru ranks 38th 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.
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About this data
Number of calendar days needed to complete the procedures to legally operate a business.