Time required to start a business in Brunei

Brunei: Time required to start a business was 5.5 days in 2019. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2019)
5.5 days
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
156th
of 188 countries
All-time high
121.5 days
in 2006
All-time low
5.5 days
in 2018
Years of data
14
2006–2019

Time required to start a business in Brunei, 2006–2019

02550751001252006201220192006: 121.5 days2007: 121.5 days2008: 121.5 days2009: 121.5 days2010: 108.5 days2011: 104.5 days2012: 104.5 days2013: 104.5 days2014: 104.5 days2015: 14.5 days2016: 14.5 days2017: 12.5 days2018: 5.5 days2019: 5.5 days

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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 121.5 days 121.5 days 121.5 days 4
2010s 57.9 days 5.5 days 108.5 days 10

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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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About this data

Indicator
Time required to start a business
Unit
days
Source
Doing Business project, World Bank (2025) – processed by 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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Number of calendar days needed to complete the procedures to legally operate a business.