Time required to start a business in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Time required to start a business was 16.5 days in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Time required to start a business in Dominican Republic, 2003–2019
Source: Doing Business project, World Bank (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in days.
Analysis
Dominican Republic recorded 16.5 days for time required to start a business in 2019.
That represents a change of up 3.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, time required to start a business in Dominican Republic peaked at 79 days in 2003 and was at its lowest, 14.5 days, in 2011.
That places Dominican Republic 65th out of 188 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Time required to start a business in Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | days | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 79 days | — |
| 2004 | 79 days | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 76 days | -3.8% |
| 2006 | 76 days | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 25 days | -67.1% |
| 2008 | 15 days | -40.0% |
| 2009 | 16 days | +6.7% |
| 2010 | 15 days | -6.2% |
| 2011 | 14.5 days | -3.3% |
| 2012 | 14.5 days | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 14.5 days | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 14.5 days | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 14.5 days | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 18.5 days | +27.6% |
| 2017 | 16.5 days | -10.8% |
| 2018 | 16.5 days | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 16.5 days | +0.0% |
Dominican Republic compared with similar countries
- Dominican Republic's 16.5 days is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 12 days, 1.4× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Dominican Republic's 16.5 days is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 16 days, 1.0× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Time required to start a business in Dominican Republic changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | -67.1% | 76 days | 25 days |
| 2008 | -40.0% | 25 days | 15 days |
| 2016 | +27.6% | 14.5 days | 18.5 days |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 52.29 days | 15 days | 79 days | 7 |
| 2010s | 15.55 days | 14.5 days | 18.5 days | 10 |
Countries ranked near Dominican Republic
- 62 Marshall Islands 17 days compare
- 62 Mozambique 17 days compare
- 64 Brazil 16.6 days compare
- 65 El Salvador 16.5 days compare
- 65 Luxembourg 16.5 days compare
- 65 Pakistan 16.5 days compare
More reference data data for Dominican Republic
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.7575 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.46 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.79 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0601 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 2.79 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 2.54 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.9595 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 7.91 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 13.84 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.3273 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is time required to start a business in Dominican Republic?
- Time required to start a business in Dominican Republic was 16.5 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 Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 79 days in 2003.
- What is the lowest time required to start a business recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.5 days in 2011.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for time required to start a business?
- Dominican Republic ranks 65th out of 188 countries with data for 2019.
- Is time required to start a business rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Dominican Republic 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.