Namibia vs Suriname: Time required to start a business

Namibia

54 days

in 2019

Suriname

66 days

in 2019

Namibia rank

11th

Suriname rank

9th

Time required to start a business over time

Suriname currently reports 66 days against 54 days in Namibia, a difference of 12 days.

That makes Suriname's figure about 1.2 times Namibia's.

Across all 15 years both countries report, Suriname has been ahead every year.

Namibia ranks 11th and Suriname ranks 9th 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.