Time required to start a business in Barbados
Barbados: Time required to start a business was 16 days in 2019. ▼ Falling
Time required to start a business in Barbados, 2011–2019
Source: Doing Business project, World Bank (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in days.
Analysis
Barbados recorded 16 days for time required to start a business in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 9 years on record.
The figure is down 11.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, time required to start a business in Barbados peaked at 19 days in 2014 and was at its lowest, 16 days, in 2016.
Barbados ranks 69th of 188 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Time required to start a business in Barbados, year by year
| Year | days | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 18 days | — |
| 2012 | 18 days | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 18 days | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 19 days | +5.6% |
| 2015 | 19 days | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 16 days | -15.8% |
| 2017 | 16 days | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 16 days | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 16 days | +0.0% |
Barbados compared with similar countries
- Barbados's 16 days is above the median for high income countries, which is 8.5 days, 1.9× the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Barbados's 16 days is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 16 days, 1.0× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near Barbados
More reference data data for Barbados
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0268 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0217 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0558 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0558 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.09 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0377 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.118 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.2758 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0001 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is time required to start a business in Barbados?
- Time required to start a business in Barbados was 16 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 Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 19 days in 2014.
- What is the lowest time required to start a business recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 16 days in 2016.
- How does Barbados rank for time required to start a business?
- Barbados ranks 69th out of 188 countries with data for 2019.
- Is time required to start a business rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Barbados 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.