Libya vs Sudan: Time required to start a business

Libya

35 days

in 2019

Sudan

34.5 days

in 2019

Libya rank

26th

Sudan rank

28th

Time required to start a business over time

Libya currently reports 35 days against 34.5 days in Sudan, a difference of 0.5 days.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 8 shared years of data; in 2012 it was Sudan ahead.

Libya ranks 26th and Sudan ranks 28th 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.