Time required to start a business in Czechia

Czechia: Time required to start a business was 24.5 days in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
24.5 days
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
39th
of 188 countries
All-time high
57 days
in 2003
All-time low
24.5 days
in 2016
Years of data
17
2003–2019

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

02040602003201120192003: 57 days2004: 57 days2005: 57 days2006: 39 days2007: 32 days2008: 35 days2009: 32 days2010: 32 days2011: 30.5 days2012: 30.5 days2013: 30.5 days2014: 30.5 days2015: 30.5 days2016: 24.5 days2017: 24.5 days2018: 24.5 days2019: 24.5 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 Czechia stood at 24.5 days. That is the lowest value across all 17 years on record.

The figure is down 23.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, time required to start a business in Czechia peaked at 57 days in 2003 and was at its lowest, 24.5 days, in 2016.

That places Czechia 39th out of 188 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 44.14 days 32 days 57 days 7
2010s 28.25 days 24.5 days 32 days 10

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Frequently asked questions

What is time required to start a business in Czechia?
Time required to start a business in Czechia was 24.5 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 Czechia?
The highest recorded value was 57 days in 2003.
What is the lowest time required to start a business recorded in Czechia?
The lowest recorded value was 24.5 days in 2016.
How does Czechia rank for time required to start a business?
Czechia ranks 39th out of 188 countries with data for 2019.
Is time required to start a business rising or falling in Czechia?
Over the last ten years it is down 23.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Czechia 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.