Time required to start a business in Ecuador
Ecuador: Time required to start a business was 48.5 days in 2019. ▼ Falling
Time required to start a business in Ecuador, 2003–2019
Source: Doing Business project, World Bank (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in days.
Analysis
The most recent figure for time required to start a business in Ecuador is 48.5 days, measured in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 17 years on record.
That represents a change of down 24.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, time required to start a business in Ecuador peaked at 92 days in 2003 and was at its lowest, 48.5 days, in 2016.
Ecuador ranks 13th of 188 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.
Time required to start a business in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | days | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 92 days | — |
| 2004 | 92 days | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 69 days | -25.0% |
| 2006 | 65 days | -5.8% |
| 2007 | 65 days | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 65 days | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 64 days | -1.5% |
| 2010 | 56 days | -12.5% |
| 2011 | 55.5 days | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 55.5 days | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 55.5 days | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 55.5 days | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 50.5 days | -9.0% |
| 2016 | 48.5 days | -4.0% |
| 2017 | 48.5 days | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 48.5 days | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 48.5 days | +0.0% |
Ecuador compared with similar countries
- Ecuador's 48.5 days is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 12 days, 4.0× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Ecuador's 48.5 days is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 16 days, 3.0× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 73.14 days | 64 days | 92 days | 7 |
| 2010s | 52.25 days | 48.5 days | 56 days | 10 |
Countries ranked near Ecuador
More reference data data for Ecuador
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.9379 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 2.51 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 4.74 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1826 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 4.74 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 3.14 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.18 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 13.63 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 23.57 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.9943 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is time required to start a business in Ecuador?
- Time required to start a business in Ecuador was 48.5 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 Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 92 days in 2003.
- What is the lowest time required to start a business recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 48.5 days in 2016.
- How does Ecuador rank for time required to start a business?
- Ecuador ranks 13th out of 188 countries with data for 2019.
- Is time required to start a business rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ecuador 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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Number of calendar days needed to complete the procedures to legally operate a business.