Time required to start a business in Dominica
Dominica: Time required to start a business was 12 days in 2019. ▼ Falling
Time required to start a business in Dominica, 2005–2019
Source: Doing Business project, World Bank (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in days.
Analysis
Dominica recorded 12 days for time required to start a business in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 15 years on record.
That represents a change of down 7.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, time required to start a business in Dominica peaked at 14 days in 2005 and was at its lowest, 12 days, in 2011.
Dominica ranks 92nd 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 13.6 days | 13 days | 14 days | 5 |
| 2010s | 12.1 days | 12 days | 13 days | 10 |
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More reference data data for Dominica
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- Universal right to vote 2 (2025)
- Democracy 7 (2025)
- Consumer price index 124.25 2010 = 100 (2025)
- Chief executive of the government is elected 1 (2025)
- Competitive elections 1 (2025)
- Elected parliament 1 (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote 1 (2025)
- Civil liberties rating 1 (2025)
- Free country 2 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is time required to start a business in Dominica?
- Time required to start a business in Dominica was 12 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 Dominica?
- The highest recorded value was 14 days in 2005.
- What is the lowest time required to start a business recorded in Dominica?
- The lowest recorded value was 12 days in 2011.
- How does Dominica rank for time required to start a business?
- Dominica ranks 92nd out of 188 countries with data for 2019.
- Is time required to start a business rising or falling in Dominica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Dominica 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.