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

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.

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.