Time required to start a business in Denmark
Denmark: Time required to start a business was 3.5 days in 2019. ▼ Falling
Time required to start a business in Denmark, 2003–2019
Source: Doing Business project, World Bank (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in days.
Analysis
Denmark recorded 3.5 days for time required to start a business in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 17 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 46.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, time required to start a business in Denmark peaked at 7.5 days in 2003 and was at its lowest, 3.5 days, in 2015.
Denmark ranks 176th of 188 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.79 days | 6.5 days | 7.5 days | 7 |
| 2010s | 4.75 days | 3.5 days | 6 days | 10 |
Countries ranked near Denmark
- 175 United Arab Emirates 3.8 days compare
- 176 Azerbaijan 3.5 days compare
- 176 Estonia 3.5 days compare
- 176 Netherlands 3.5 days compare
More reference data data for Denmark
- Spring temperature anomalies 1.93 °C (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies 1.96 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month -2.18 °C (2026)
- Universal right to vote in practice 2 (2025)
- Autumn temperature anomalies 0.9586 °C (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies 2.41 °C (2025)
- Consumer price index 129.7 2010 = 100 (2025)
- Universal right to vote 2 (2025)
- Competitive elections 1 (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote 1 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is time required to start a business in Denmark?
- Time required to start a business in Denmark was 3.5 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 Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 7.5 days in 2003.
- What is the lowest time required to start a business recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.5 days in 2015.
- How does Denmark rank for time required to start a business?
- Denmark ranks 176th out of 188 countries with data for 2019.
- Is time required to start a business rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is down 46.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Denmark 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.