Time required to start a business in Comoros
Comoros: Time required to start a business was 16 days in 2019. ▼ Falling
Time required to start a business in Comoros, 2005–2019
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 Comoros stood at 16 days. That is the lowest value across all 15 years on record.
That represents a change of down 27.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, time required to start a business in Comoros peaked at 30 days in 2005 and was at its lowest, 16 days, in 2013.
Comoros ranks 69th of 188 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.
Time required to start a business in Comoros, year by year
| Year | days | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 30 days | — |
| 2006 | 30 days | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 30 days | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 22 days | -26.7% |
| 2009 | 22 days | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 22 days | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 22 days | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 20 days | -9.1% |
| 2013 | 16 days | -20.0% |
| 2014 | 16 days | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 16 days | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 16 days | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 16 days | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 16 days | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 16 days | +0.0% |
Comoros compared with similar countries
- Comoros's 16 days is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 15 days, 1.1× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Comoros's 16 days is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 14.25 days, 1.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 26.8 days | 22 days | 30 days | 5 |
| 2010s | 17.6 days | 16 days | 22 days | 10 |
Countries ranked near Comoros
More reference data data for Comoros
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.002 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0385 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0444 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0039 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0444 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0068 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0026 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.1837 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.2155 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0211 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is time required to start a business in Comoros?
- Time required to start a business in Comoros was 16 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 Comoros?
- The highest recorded value was 30 days in 2005.
- What is the lowest time required to start a business recorded in Comoros?
- The lowest recorded value was 16 days in 2013.
- How does Comoros rank for time required to start a business?
- Comoros ranks 69th out of 188 countries with data for 2019.
- Is time required to start a business rising or falling in Comoros?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Comoros 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.