Time required to start a business in Chile
Chile: Time required to start a business was 4 days in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Time required to start a business in Chile, 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 Chile stood at 4 days. That is the lowest value across all 17 years on record.
That represents a change of down 33.3% on the previous year and down 90.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, time required to start a business in Chile peaked at 42 days in 2003 and was at its lowest, 4 days, in 2019.
That places Chile 168th 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 Chile, year by year
| Year | days | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 42 days | — |
| 2004 | 42 days | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 42 days | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 40 days | -4.8% |
| 2007 | 40 days | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 40 days | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 40 days | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 36.5 days | -8.8% |
| 2011 | 9.5 days | -74.0% |
| 2012 | 7.5 days | -21.1% |
| 2013 | 7.5 days | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 7.5 days | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 7.5 days | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 7.5 days | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 7.5 days | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 6 days | -20.0% |
| 2019 | 4 days | -33.3% |
Chile compared with similar countries
- Chile's 4 days is below the median for high income countries, which is 8.5 days, 47% of the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Chile's 4 days is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 16 days, 25% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 40.86 days | 40 days | 42 days | 7 |
| 2010s | 10.1 days | 4 days | 36.5 days | 10 |
Countries ranked near Chile
More reference data data for Chile
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.9268 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 2.22 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 5.33 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.2204 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 5.33 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 3.11 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.46 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 11.45 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 25.25 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.2 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is time required to start a business in Chile?
- Time required to start a business in Chile was 4 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 Chile?
- The highest recorded value was 42 days in 2003.
- What is the lowest time required to start a business recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was 4 days in 2019.
- How does Chile rank for time required to start a business?
- Chile ranks 168th out of 188 countries with data for 2019.
- Is time required to start a business rising or falling in Chile?
- Over the last ten years it is down 90.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Chile 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.