Malaysia vs Mozambique: Time required to start a business

Malaysia

17.5 days

in 2019

Mozambique

17 days

in 2019

Malaysia rank

60th

Mozambique rank

62nd

Time required to start a business over time

Malaysia currently reports 17.5 days against 17 days in Mozambique, a difference of 0.5 days.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 17 shared years of data; in 2003 it was Mozambique ahead.

Malaysia ranks 60th and Mozambique ranks 62nd 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.