Time required to start a business in Czechia
Czechia: Time required to start a business was 24.5 days in 2019. ▼ Falling
Time required to start a business in Czechia, 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 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.
Time required to start a business in Czechia, year by year
| Year | days | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 57 days | — |
| 2004 | 57 days | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 57 days | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 39 days | -31.6% |
| 2007 | 32 days | -17.9% |
| 2008 | 35 days | +9.4% |
| 2009 | 32 days | -8.6% |
| 2010 | 32 days | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 30.5 days | -4.7% |
| 2012 | 30.5 days | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 30.5 days | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 30.5 days | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 30.5 days | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 24.5 days | -19.7% |
| 2017 | 24.5 days | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 24.5 days | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 24.5 days | +0.0% |
Czechia compared with similar countries
- Czechia's 24.5 days is above the median for high income countries, which is 8.5 days, 2.9× the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Czechia's 24.5 days is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 7.25 days, 3.4× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 44.14 days | 32 days | 57 days | 7 |
| 2010s | 28.25 days | 24.5 days | 32 days | 10 |
Countries ranked near Czechia
More reference data data for Czechia
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.5039 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.1071 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.08 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.3319 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 2.08 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.69 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.11 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.5681 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 9.83 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.81 (2050)
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
Number of calendar days needed to complete the procedures to legally operate a business.