Time required to start a business in Indonesia

Indonesia: Time required to start a business was 12.6 days in 2019. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2019)
12.6 days
Change on year
down 40.0%
World rank
88th
of 188 countries
All-time high
77 days
in 2013
All-time low
12.6 days
in 2019
Years of data
7
2013–2019

Time required to start a business in Indonesia, 2013–2019

204060802013201620192013: 77 days2014: 53.9 days2015: 49.3 days2016: 26.3 days2017: 24.5 days2018: 21 days2019: 12.6 days

Source: Doing Business project, World Bank (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in days.

Analysis

In 2019, time required to start a business in Indonesia stood at 12.6 days. That is the lowest value across all 7 years on record.

That represents a change of down 40.0% on the previous year and down 83.6% over ten years.

Indonesia ranks 88th of 188 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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Frequently asked questions

What is time required to start a business in Indonesia?
Time required to start a business in Indonesia was 12.6 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 Indonesia?
The highest recorded value was 77 days in 2013.
What is the lowest time required to start a business recorded in Indonesia?
The lowest recorded value was 12.6 days in 2019.
How does Indonesia rank for time required to start a business?
Indonesia ranks 88th out of 188 countries with data for 2019.
Is time required to start a business rising or falling in Indonesia?
Over the last ten years it is down 83.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Indonesia 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.