Time required to start a business in Honduras
Honduras: Time required to start a business was 42 days in 2019. ▼ Falling
Time required to start a business in Honduras, 2003–2019
Source: Doing Business project, World Bank (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in days.
Analysis
Honduras recorded 42 days for time required to start a business in 2019.
That represents a change of up 200.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, time required to start a business in Honduras peaked at 69 days in 2005 and was at its lowest, 14 days, in 2009.
Honduras ranks 17th 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 Honduras, year by year
| Year | days | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 61 days | — |
| 2004 | 61 days | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 69 days | +13.1% |
| 2006 | 57 days | -17.4% |
| 2007 | 20 days | -64.9% |
| 2008 | 20 days | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 14 days | -30.0% |
| 2010 | 43 days | +207.1% |
| 2011 | 43 days | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 43 days | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 43 days | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 43 days | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 41 days | -4.7% |
| 2016 | 42 days | +2.4% |
| 2017 | 42 days | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 42 days | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 42 days | +0.0% |
Honduras compared with similar countries
- Honduras's 42 days is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 15 days, 2.8× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Honduras's 42 days is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 16 days, 2.6× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 43.14 days | 14 days | 69 days | 7 |
| 2010s | 42.4 days | 41 days | 43 days | 10 |
Countries ranked near Honduras
More reference data data for Honduras
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.3649 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.7924 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.1 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0527 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 2.1 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.22 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.4642 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 4.36 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 10.01 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.287 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is time required to start a business in Honduras?
- Time required to start a business in Honduras was 42 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 Honduras?
- The highest recorded value was 69 days in 2005.
- What is the lowest time required to start a business recorded in Honduras?
- The lowest recorded value was 14 days in 2009.
- How does Honduras rank for time required to start a business?
- Honduras ranks 17th out of 188 countries with data for 2019.
- Is time required to start a business rising or falling in Honduras?
- Over the last ten years it is up 200.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Honduras 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.