Time required to start business in Bangladesh

Bangladesh: Time required to start business was 19.5 in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
19.5
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
51st
of 188 countries
All-time high
21.8
in 2013
All-time low
19.5
in 2014
Years of data
7
2013–2019

Time required to start business in Bangladesh, 2013–2019

051015202013201620192013: 21.82014: 19.52015: 19.52016: 19.52017: 19.52018: 19.52019: 19.5

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

The most recent figure for time required to start business in Bangladesh is 19.5, 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 business in Bangladesh, year by year

Annual values for Time required to start business in Bangladesh, 2013 to 2019.
Year Value Change
2013 21.8 —
2014 19.5 -10.6%
2015 19.5 +0.0%
2016 19.5 +0.0%
2017 19.5 +0.0%
2018 19.5 +0.0%
2019 19.5 +0.0%

Bangladesh compared with similar countries

  • Bangladesh's 19.5 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 15, 1.3× the median. (47 countries reporting)
  • Bangladesh's 19.5 is above the median for South Asia, which is 14.75, 1.3× the median. (6 countries reporting)

Countries ranked near Bangladesh

  1. 48 Austria 21 compare
  2. 49 Malta 20.5 compare
  3. 50 Romania 20 compare
  4. 51 Croatia 19.5 compare
  5. 53 Kuwait 19.4 compare
  6. 54 Antigua and Barbuda 19 compare

See the full ranking of 188 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is time required to start business in Bangladesh?
Time required to start business in Bangladesh was 19.5 in 2019, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest time required to start business recorded in Bangladesh?
The highest recorded value was 21.8 in 2013.
What is the lowest time required to start business recorded in Bangladesh?
The lowest recorded value was 19.5 in 2014.
How does Bangladesh rank for time required to start business?
Bangladesh ranks 51st out of 188 countries with data for 2019.
Is time required to start 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Time required to start business. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Time required to start business
Source
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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