Thailand vs Uruguay: Time required to start a business

Thailand

6 days

in 2019

Uruguay

6.5 days

in 2019

Thailand rank

150th

Uruguay rank

147th

Time required to start a business over time

Uruguay currently reports 6.5 days against 6 days in Thailand, a difference of 0.5 days.

That makes Uruguay's figure about 1.1 times Thailand's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 17 shared years of data; in 2003 it was Uruguay ahead.

Thailand ranks 150th and Uruguay ranks 147th 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.