Time required to start a business in Antigua and Barbuda

Antigua and Barbuda: Time required to start a business was 19 days in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
19 days
Change on year
down 13.6%
World rank
54th
of 188 countries
All-time high
26 days
in 2005
All-time low
19 days
in 2019
Years of data
15
2005–2019

Time required to start a business in Antigua and Barbuda, 2005–2019

01020302005201220192005: 26 days2006: 22 days2007: 22 days2008: 22 days2009: 22 days2010: 22 days2011: 22 days2012: 22 days2013: 22 days2014: 22 days2015: 22 days2016: 22 days2017: 22 days2018: 22 days2019: 19 days

Source: Doing Business project, World Bank (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in days.

Analysis

In 2019, time required to start a business in Antigua and Barbuda stood at 19 days. That is the lowest value across all 15 years on record.

The figure is down 13.6% on the previous year and down 13.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, time required to start a business in Antigua and Barbuda peaked at 26 days in 2005 and was at its lowest, 19 days, in 2019.

Antigua and Barbuda ranks 54th of 188 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 22.8 days 22 days 26 days 5
2010s 21.7 days 19 days 22 days 10

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Frequently asked questions

What is time required to start a business in Antigua and Barbuda?
Time required to start a business in Antigua and Barbuda was 19 days in 2019, according to Doing Business project, World Bank (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest time required to start a business recorded in Antigua and Barbuda?
The highest recorded value was 26 days in 2005.
What is the lowest time required to start a business recorded in Antigua and Barbuda?
The lowest recorded value was 19 days in 2019.
How does Antigua and Barbuda rank for time required to start a business?
Antigua and Barbuda ranks 54th out of 188 countries with data for 2019.
Is time required to start a business rising or falling in Antigua and Barbuda?
Over the last ten years it is down 13.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Antigua and Barbuda data come from?
The figures come from Doing Business project, World Bank (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Time required to start a business. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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