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
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.
Time required to start a business in Indonesia, year by year
| Year | days | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 77 days | — |
| 2014 | 53.9 days | -30.0% |
| 2015 | 49.3 days | -8.5% |
| 2016 | 26.3 days | -46.7% |
| 2017 | 24.5 days | -6.8% |
| 2018 | 21 days | -14.3% |
| 2019 | 12.6 days | -40.0% |
Indonesia compared with similar countries
- Indonesia's 12.6 days is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 12 days, 1.1× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Indonesia's 12.6 days is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 12.8 days, 98% of the median. (28 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near Indonesia
More reference data data for Indonesia
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 6.97 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 9.13 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 38.75 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 3.58 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 38.75 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 23.37 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 19.87 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 46.48 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 187.88 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 19.49 (2050)
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
Number of calendar days needed to complete the procedures to legally operate a business.