Time required to start a business in Cambodia
Cambodia: Time required to start a business was 99 days in 2019. ▲ Rising
Time required to start a business in Cambodia, 2003–2019
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.
Time required to start a business in Cambodia, year by year
| Year | days | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 95 days | — |
| 2004 | 95 days | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 87 days | -8.4% |
| 2006 | 86 days | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 86 days | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 102 days | +18.6% |
| 2009 | 102 days | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 102 days | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 102 days | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 102 days | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 101 days | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 101 days | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 87 days | -13.9% |
| 2016 | 99 days | +13.8% |
| 2017 | 99 days | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 99 days | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 99 days | +0.0% |
Cambodia compared with similar countries
- Cambodia's 99 days is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 15 days, 6.6× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Cambodia's 99 days is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 12.8 days, 7.7× the median. (28 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 93.29 days | 86 days | 102 days | 7 |
| 2010s | 99.1 days | 87 days | 102 days | 10 |
Countries ranked near Cambodia
More reference data data for Cambodia
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.6712 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.8536 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.73 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.8836 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 2.73 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 2.25 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 4.25 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 4.85 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 17.66 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 4.81 (2050)
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
Number of calendar days needed to complete the procedures to legally operate a business.