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.
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 Pakistan 16.5 days compare
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- Summer temperature anomalies -0.0006 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month 0.0351 °C (2026)
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- Autumn temperature anomalies 0.3721 °C (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies 0.1099 °C (2025)
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- Universal right to vote 2 (2025)
- Competitive elections 1 (2025)
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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.
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About this data
Number of calendar days needed to complete the procedures to legally operate a business.