Norway vs Oman: Time required to start a business

Norway

4 days

in 2019

Oman

4.3 days

in 2019

Norway rank

168th

Oman rank

166th

Time required to start a business over time

Oman currently reports 4.3 days against 4 days in Norway, a difference of 0.3 days.

That makes Oman's figure about 1.1 times Norway's.

Across all 17 years both countries report, Oman has been ahead every year.

Norway ranks 168th and Oman ranks 166th 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.