Time required to start a business in Cyprus
Cyprus: Time required to start a business was 6 days in 2019. ▼ Falling
Time required to start a business in Cyprus, 2008–2019
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 Cyprus stood at 6 days. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.
The figure is down 25.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, time required to start a business in Cyprus peaked at 8 days in 2008 and was at its lowest, 6 days, in 2016.
Cyprus ranks 150th of 188 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
Time required to start a business in Cyprus, year by year
| Year | days | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 8 days | — |
| 2009 | 8 days | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 8 days | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 8 days | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 8 days | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 8 days | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 8 days | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 8 days | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 6 days | -25.0% |
| 2017 | 6 days | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 6 days | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 6 days | +0.0% |
Cyprus compared with similar countries
- Cyprus's 6 days is below the median for high income countries, which is 8.5 days, 71% of the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Cyprus's 6 days is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 7.25 days, 83% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8 days | 8 days | 8 days | 2 |
| 2010s | 7.2 days | 6 days | 8 days | 10 |
Countries ranked near Cyprus
More reference data data for Cyprus
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.043 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0752 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.1565 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0045 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.1565 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.1441 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.1715 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.3058 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.7841 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0245 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is time required to start a business in Cyprus?
- Time required to start a business in Cyprus was 6 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 Cyprus?
- The highest recorded value was 8 days in 2008.
- What is the lowest time required to start a business recorded in Cyprus?
- The lowest recorded value was 6 days in 2016.
- How does Cyprus rank for time required to start a business?
- Cyprus ranks 150th out of 188 countries with data for 2019.
- Is time required to start a business rising or falling in Cyprus?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cyprus 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.