Somalia vs Suriname: Time required to start a business

Somalia
70 days
in 2019
Suriname
66 days
in 2019
Somalia rank
8th
Suriname rank
9th

Time required to start a business over time

  • Somalia
  • Suriname
0200400600200520122019

How they compare

Somalia currently reports 70 days against 66 days in Suriname, a difference of 4 days.

That makes Somalia's figure about 1.1 times Suriname's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 5 shared years of data; in 2015 it was Suriname ahead.

Somalia ranks 8th and Suriname ranks 9th of 188 countries.

Somalia has averaged higher in every one of the 1 decades both report.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher time required to start a business, Somalia or Suriname?
Somalia, at 70 days against 66 days in Suriname as of 2019.
What is the difference in time required to start a business between Somalia and Suriname?
4 days, with Somalia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Somalia and Suriname?
5 years are reported by both, from 2015 to 2019.
How do Somalia and Suriname rank globally for time required to start a business?
Somalia ranks 8th and Suriname ranks 9th 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

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

Number of calendar days needed to complete the procedures to legally operate a business.