Oman vs United Kingdom: Time required to start a business

Oman

4.3 days

in 2019

United Kingdom

4.5 days

in 2019

Oman rank

166th

United Kingdom rank

163rd

Time required to start a business over time

United Kingdom currently reports 4.5 days against 4.3 days in Oman, a difference of 0.2 days.

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

Oman ranks 166th and United Kingdom ranks 163rd 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.