Time required to start a business in Georgia

Georgia: Time required to start a business was 1 days in 2019. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2019)
1 days
Change on year
down 50.0%
World rank
187th
of 188 countries
All-time high
25 days
in 2003
All-time low
1 days
in 2019
Years of data
17
2003–2019

Time required to start a business in Georgia, 2003–2019

05101520252003201120192003: 25 days2004: 25 days2005: 21 days2006: 16 days2007: 11 days2008: 3 days2009: 3 days2010: 3 days2011: 2 days2012: 2 days2013: 2 days2014: 2 days2015: 2 days2016: 2 days2017: 2 days2018: 2 days2019: 1 days

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 Georgia is 1 days, measured in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 17 years on record.

That represents a change of down 50.0% on the previous year and down 66.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, time required to start a business in Georgia peaked at 25 days in 2003 and was at its lowest, 1 days, in 2019.

Georgia ranks 187th of 188 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 14.86 days 3 days 25 days 7
2010s 2 days 1 days 3 days 10

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Frequently asked questions

What is time required to start a business in Georgia?
Time required to start a business in Georgia was 1 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 Georgia?
The highest recorded value was 25 days in 2003.
What is the lowest time required to start a business recorded in Georgia?
The lowest recorded value was 1 days in 2019.
How does Georgia rank for time required to start a business?
Georgia ranks 187th out of 188 countries with data for 2019.
Is time required to start a business rising or falling in Georgia?
Over the last ten years it is down 66.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Georgia 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

Indicator
Time required to start a business
Unit
days
Source
Doing Business project, World Bank (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
188 places, 2,945 data points, 2003–2019
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Number of calendar days needed to complete the procedures to legally operate a business.