Time required to start a business in Cambodia

Cambodia: Time required to start a business was 99 days in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
99 days
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
3rd
of 188 countries
All-time high
102 days
in 2008
All-time low
86 days
in 2006
Years of data
17
2003–2019

Time required to start a business in Cambodia, 2003–2019

02550751002003201120192003: 95 days2004: 95 days2005: 87 days2006: 86 days2007: 86 days2008: 102 days2009: 102 days2010: 102 days2011: 102 days2012: 102 days2013: 101 days2014: 101 days2015: 87 days2016: 99 days2017: 99 days2018: 99 days2019: 99 days

Source: Doing Business project, World Bank (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in days.

Analysis

In 2019, time required to start a business in Cambodia stood at 99 days.

That represents a change of down 2.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, time required to start a business in Cambodia peaked at 102 days in 2008 and was at its lowest, 86 days, in 2006.

Cambodia ranks 3rd of 188 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 93.29 days 86 days 102 days 7
2010s 99.1 days 87 days 102 days 10

Countries ranked near Cambodia

  1. 1 Venezuela 230 days compare
  2. 2 Laos 173 days compare
  3. 4 Haiti 97 days compare
  4. 5 Eritrea 84 days compare
  5. 6 Bosnia and Herzegovina 80 days compare

See the full ranking of 188 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is time required to start a business in Cambodia?
Time required to start a business in Cambodia was 99 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 Cambodia?
The highest recorded value was 102 days in 2008.
What is the lowest time required to start a business recorded in Cambodia?
The lowest recorded value was 86 days in 2006.
How does Cambodia rank for time required to start a business?
Cambodia ranks 3rd out of 188 countries with data for 2019.
Is time required to start a business rising or falling in Cambodia?
Over the last ten years it is down 2.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Cambodia 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.