Mexico vs Sri Lanka: Time required to start a business
Mexico
8.4 days
in 2019
Sri Lanka
8 days
in 2019
Mexico rank
129th
Sri Lanka rank
131st
Time required to start a business over time
- Mexico
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Mexico currently reports 8.4 days against 8 days in Sri Lanka, a difference of 0.4 days.
That makes Mexico's figure about 1.1 times Sri Lanka's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 7 shared years of data; in 2013 it was Sri Lanka ahead.
Mexico ranks 129th and Sri Lanka ranks 131st of 188 countries.
Sri Lanka has averaged higher in every one of the 1 decades both report.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher time required to start a business, Mexico or Sri Lanka?
- Mexico, at 8.4 days against 8 days in Sri Lanka as of 2019.
- What is the difference in time required to start a business between Mexico and Sri Lanka?
- 0.4 days, with Mexico ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and Sri Lanka?
- 7 years are reported by both, from 2013 to 2019.
- How do Mexico and Sri Lanka rank globally for time required to start a business?
- Mexico ranks 129th and Sri Lanka ranks 131st 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.