Time required to start a business in Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan: Time required to start a business was 3.5 days in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Time required to start a business in Azerbaijan, 2003–2019
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.
Time required to start a business in Azerbaijan, year by year
| Year | days | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 105 days | — |
| 2004 | 121 days | +15.2% |
| 2005 | 113 days | -6.6% |
| 2006 | 51 days | -54.9% |
| 2007 | 36 days | -29.4% |
| 2008 | 10 days | -72.2% |
| 2009 | 10 days | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 8 days | -20.0% |
| 2011 | 8 days | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 8 days | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 7 days | -12.5% |
| 2014 | 5.5 days | -21.4% |
| 2015 | 3.5 days | -36.4% |
| 2016 | 3.5 days | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 3.5 days | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 3.5 days | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 3.5 days | +0.0% |
Azerbaijan compared with similar countries
- Azerbaijan's 3.5 days is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 12 days, 29% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Azerbaijan's 3.5 days is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 7.25 days, 48% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Time required to start a business in Azerbaijan changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | -72.2% | 36 days | 10 days |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 63.71 days | 10 days | 121 days | 7 |
| 2010s | 5.4 days | 3.5 days | 8 days | 10 |
Countries ranked near Azerbaijan
- 175 United Arab Emirates 3.8 days compare
- 176 Denmark 3.5 days compare
- 176 Estonia 3.5 days compare
- 176 Netherlands 3.5 days compare
More reference data data for Azerbaijan
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.1322 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.94 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.34 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1063 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 2.34 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.4434 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.1605 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 9.23 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 11.11 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.5787 (2050)
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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Number of calendar days needed to complete the procedures to legally operate a business.