Time required to start a business in El Salvador
El Salvador: Time required to start a business was 16.5 days in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Time required to start a business in El Salvador, 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 El Salvador is 16.5 days, measured in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 17 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, time required to start a business in El Salvador peaked at 115 days in 2003 and was at its lowest, 16.5 days, in 2008.
El Salvador ranks 65th of 188 countries on this measure, 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 El Salvador, year by year
| Year | days | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 115 days | — |
| 2004 | 115 days | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 40 days | -65.2% |
| 2006 | 36 days | -10.0% |
| 2007 | 19.5 days | -45.8% |
| 2008 | 16.5 days | -15.4% |
| 2009 | 16.5 days | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 16.5 days | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 16.5 days | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 16.5 days | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 16.5 days | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 16.5 days | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 16.5 days | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 16.5 days | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 16.5 days | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 16.5 days | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 16.5 days | +0.0% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 16.5 days is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 12 days, 1.4× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 16.5 days is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 16 days, 1.0× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 51.21 days | 16.5 days | 115 days | 7 |
| 2010s | 16.5 days | 16.5 days | 16.5 days | 10 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
- 62 Marshall Islands 17 days compare
- 62 Mozambique 17 days compare
- 64 Brazil 16.6 days compare
- 65 Dominican Republic 16.5 days compare
- 65 Luxembourg 16.5 days compare
- 65 Pakistan 16.5 days compare
More reference data data for El Salvador
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2714 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.6267 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.78 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0909 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.78 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.91 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.3176 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 3.5 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 8.5 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.4948 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is time required to start a business in El Salvador?
- Time required to start a business in El Salvador 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 El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 115 days in 2003.
- What is the lowest time required to start a business recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.5 days in 2008.
- How does El Salvador rank for time required to start a business?
- El Salvador ranks 65th out of 188 countries with data for 2019.
- Is time required to start a business rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this El Salvador 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.