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.
Time required to start a business in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | days | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 21.8 days | — |
| 2014 | 19.5 days | -10.6% |
| 2015 | 19.5 days | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 19.5 days | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 19.5 days | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 19.5 days | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 19.5 days | +0.0% |
Bangladesh compared with similar countries
- Bangladesh's 19.5 days is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 15 days, 1.3× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Bangladesh's 19.5 days is above the median for South Asia, which is 14.75 days, 1.3× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near Bangladesh
More reference data data for Bangladesh
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 2.46 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 9.09 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 24.63 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 2.62 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 24.63 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 8.25 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 2.5 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 37.85 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 105.98 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 14.25 (2050)
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.