Time required to start a business in Brunei
Brunei: Time required to start a business was 5.5 days in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Time required to start a business in Brunei, 2006–2019
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 Brunei is 5.5 days, measured in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 14 years on record.
The figure is down 95.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, time required to start a business in Brunei peaked at 121.5 days in 2006 and was at its lowest, 5.5 days, in 2018.
That places Brunei 156th out of 188 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Time required to start a business in Brunei, year by year
| Year | days | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 121.5 days | — |
| 2007 | 121.5 days | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 121.5 days | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 121.5 days | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 108.5 days | -10.7% |
| 2011 | 104.5 days | -3.7% |
| 2012 | 104.5 days | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 104.5 days | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 104.5 days | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 14.5 days | -86.1% |
| 2016 | 14.5 days | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 12.5 days | -13.8% |
| 2018 | 5.5 days | -56.0% |
| 2019 | 5.5 days | +0.0% |
Brunei compared with similar countries
- Brunei's 5.5 days is below the median for high income countries, which is 8.5 days, 65% of the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Brunei's 5.5 days is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 12.8 days, 43% of the median. (28 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 121.5 days | 121.5 days | 121.5 days | 4 |
| 2010s | 57.9 days | 5.5 days | 108.5 days | 10 |
Countries ranked near Brunei
More reference data data for Brunei
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure Management 23.58 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0005 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.071 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0594 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure left on 89.45 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 177.72 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.5816 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2382 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Burning - Crop residues 0 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure applied 63.12 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is time required to start a business in Brunei?
- Time required to start a business in Brunei was 5.5 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 Brunei?
- The highest recorded value was 121.5 days in 2006.
- What is the lowest time required to start a business recorded in Brunei?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.5 days in 2018.
- How does Brunei rank for time required to start a business?
- Brunei ranks 156th out of 188 countries with data for 2019.
- Is time required to start a business rising or falling in Brunei?
- Over the last ten years it is down 95.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Brunei 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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Number of calendar days needed to complete the procedures to legally operate a business.