Time required to start a business in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Time required to start a business was 19.5 days in 2019. ▼ Falling
Latest (2019)
19.5 days
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
51st
of 188 countries
All-time high
21.8 days
in 2013
All-time low
19.5 days
in 2014
Years of data
7
2013–2019
Time required to start a business in Bangladesh, 2013–2019
Source: Doing Business project, World Bank (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in days.
Analysis
The most recent figure for time required to start a business in Bangladesh is 19.5 days, measured in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 7 years on record.
That represents a change of down 10.6% over ten years.
That places Bangladesh 51st out of 188 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
Countries ranked near Bangladesh
More reference data data for Bangladesh
- Spring temperature anomalies -0.2576 °C (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies 0.5165 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month 0.3245 °C (2026)
- Universal right to vote in practice 0 (2025)
- Autumn temperature anomalies 1.07 °C (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies -0.3565 °C (2025)
- Consumer price index 285 2010 = 100 (2025)
- Universal right to vote 2 (2025)
- Competitive elections 0 (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote 1 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is time required to start a business in Bangladesh?
- Time required to start a business in Bangladesh was 19.5 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 Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 21.8 days in 2013.
- What is the lowest time required to start a business recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.5 days in 2014.
- How does Bangladesh rank for time required to start a business?
- Bangladesh ranks 51st out of 188 countries with data for 2019.
- Is time required to start a business rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bangladesh 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
Number of calendar days needed to complete the procedures to legally operate a business.