Time required to start a business in Guyana
Guyana: Time required to start a business was 18 days in 2019. ▼ Falling
Time required to start a business in Guyana, 2004–2019
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 Guyana is 18 days, measured in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 16 years on record.
That represents a change of down 33.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, time required to start a business in Guyana peaked at 42 days in 2004 and was at its lowest, 18 days, in 2012.
Guyana ranks 56th of 188 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 38 days | 27 days | 42 days | 6 |
| 2010s | 18.6 days | 18 days | 23 days | 10 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is time required to start a business in Guyana?
- Time required to start a business in Guyana was 18 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 Guyana?
- The highest recorded value was 42 days in 2004.
- What is the lowest time required to start a business recorded in Guyana?
- The lowest recorded value was 18 days in 2012.
- How does Guyana rank for time required to start a business?
- Guyana ranks 56th out of 188 countries with data for 2019.
- Is time required to start a business rising or falling in Guyana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 33.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Guyana 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.