Libya vs Malawi: Time required to start a business

Libya

35 days

in 2019

Malawi

37 days

in 2019

Libya rank

26th

Malawi rank

23rd

Time required to start a business over time

Malawi currently reports 37 days against 35 days in Libya, a difference of 2 days.

That makes Malawi's figure about 1.1 times Libya's.

Across all 8 years both countries report, Malawi has been ahead every year.

Libya ranks 26th and Malawi ranks 23rd 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.