Time required to start a business in Azerbaijan

Azerbaijan: Time required to start a business was 3.5 days in 2019. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2019)
3.5 days
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
176th
of 188 countries
All-time high
121 days
in 2004
All-time low
3.5 days
in 2015
Years of data
17
2003–2019

Time required to start a business in Azerbaijan, 2003–2019

02550751001252003201120192003: 105 days2004: 121 days2005: 113 days2006: 51 days2007: 36 days2008: 10 days2009: 10 days2010: 8 days2011: 8 days2012: 8 days2013: 7 days2014: 5.5 days2015: 3.5 days2016: 3.5 days2017: 3.5 days2018: 3.5 days2019: 3.5 days

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

Analysis

Azerbaijan recorded 3.5 days for time required to start a business in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 17 years on record.

The figure is down 65.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, time required to start a business in Azerbaijan peaked at 121 days in 2004 and was at its lowest, 3.5 days, in 2015.

That places Azerbaijan 176th out of 188 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 63.71 days 10 days 121 days 7
2010s 5.4 days 3.5 days 8 days 10

Countries ranked near Azerbaijan

  1. 175 United Arab Emirates 3.8 days compare
  2. 176 Denmark 3.5 days compare
  3. 176 Estonia 3.5 days compare
  4. 176 Netherlands 3.5 days compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is time required to start a business in Azerbaijan?
Time required to start a business in Azerbaijan was 3.5 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 Azerbaijan?
The highest recorded value was 121 days in 2004.
What is the lowest time required to start a business recorded in Azerbaijan?
The lowest recorded value was 3.5 days in 2015.
How does Azerbaijan rank for time required to start a business?
Azerbaijan ranks 176th out of 188 countries with data for 2019.
Is time required to start a business rising or falling in Azerbaijan?
Over the last ten years it is down 65.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Azerbaijan 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.