Time required to start a business in Brazil
Brazil: Time required to start a business was 16.6 days in 2019. ▼ Falling
Time required to start a business in Brazil, 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 Brazil is 16.6 days, measured in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 7 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 17.4% on the previous year and down 80.8% over ten years.
That places Brazil 64th out of 188 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
Time required to start a business in Brazil, year by year
| Year | days | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 86.6 days | — |
| 2014 | 83.6 days | -3.5% |
| 2015 | 86 days | +2.9% |
| 2016 | 82.5 days | -4.1% |
| 2017 | 82.5 days | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 20.1 days | -75.6% |
| 2019 | 16.6 days | -17.4% |
Brazil compared with similar countries
- Brazil's 16.6 days is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 12 days, 1.4× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Brazil's 16.6 days is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 16 days, 1.0× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near Brazil
- 62 Marshall Islands 17 days compare
- 62 Mozambique 17 days compare
- 65 Dominican Republic 16.5 days compare
- 65 El Salvador 16.5 days compare
- 65 Luxembourg 16.5 days compare
- 65 Pakistan 16.5 days compare
More reference data data for Brazil
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 13.82 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 72.83 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 139.27 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 9.01 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 139.27 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 46.34 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 18.99 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 405.35 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 699.19 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 49.04 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is time required to start a business in Brazil?
- Time required to start a business in Brazil was 16.6 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 Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 86.6 days in 2013.
- What is the lowest time required to start a business recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.6 days in 2019.
- How does Brazil rank for time required to start a business?
- Brazil ranks 64th out of 188 countries with data for 2019.
- Is time required to start a business rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is down 80.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Brazil 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.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 7 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).
About this data
Number of calendar days needed to complete the procedures to legally operate a business.