Time required to start a business in Ireland
Ireland: Time required to start a business was 11 days in 2019. ▼ Falling
Time required to start a business in Ireland, 2003–2019
Source: Doing Business project, World Bank (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in days.
Analysis
Ireland recorded 11 days for time required to start a business in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 17 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 42.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, time required to start a business in Ireland peaked at 24 days in 2003 and was at its lowest, 11 days, in 2016.
Ireland ranks 103rd of 188 regions on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 21.14 days | 19 days | 24 days | 7 |
| 2010s | 13.8 days | 11 days | 19 days | 10 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is time required to start a business in Ireland?
- Time required to start a business in Ireland was 11 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 Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 24 days in 2003.
- What is the lowest time required to start a business recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 11 days in 2016.
- How does Ireland rank for time required to start a business?
- Ireland ranks 103rd out of 188 regions with data for 2019.
- Is time required to start a business rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 42.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ireland 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.