Qatar vs Zambia: Time required to start a business

Qatar

8.7 days

in 2019

Zambia

8.5 days

in 2019

Qatar rank

122nd

Zambia rank

124th

Time required to start a business over time

Qatar currently reports 8.7 days against 8.5 days in Zambia, a difference of 0.2 days.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 13 shared years of data; in 2007 it was Zambia ahead.

Qatar ranks 122nd and Zambia ranks 124th 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.