Time required to start a business in Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan: Time required to start a business was 5 days in 2019. ▼ Falling
Time required to start a business in Kazakhstan, 2003–2019
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 Kazakhstan stood at 5 days. That is the lowest value across all 17 years on record.
That represents a change of down 80.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, time required to start a business in Kazakhstan peaked at 32 days in 2003 and was at its lowest, 5 days, in 2018.
Kazakhstan ranks 160th of 188 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.
Time required to start a business in Kazakhstan, year by year
| Year | days | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 32 days | — |
| 2004 | 32 days | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 31 days | -3.1% |
| 2006 | 27 days | -12.9% |
| 2007 | 27 days | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 27 days | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 26 days | -3.7% |
| 2010 | 25 days | -3.8% |
| 2011 | 25 days | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 25 days | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 18 days | -28.0% |
| 2014 | 16 days | -11.1% |
| 2015 | 11 days | -31.2% |
| 2016 | 9 days | -18.2% |
| 2017 | 9 days | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 5 days | -44.4% |
| 2019 | 5 days | +0.0% |
Kazakhstan compared with similar countries
- Kazakhstan's 5 days is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 12 days, 42% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Kazakhstan's 5 days is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 7.25 days, 69% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Time required to start a business in Kazakhstan changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | -44.4% | 9 days | 5 days |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 28.86 days | 26 days | 32 days | 7 |
| 2010s | 14.8 days | 5 days | 25 days | 10 |
Countries ranked near Kazakhstan
More reference data data for Kazakhstan
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.3 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 2.52 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 4.95 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.8607 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 4.95 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 4.36 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 4.63 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 10.75 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 25.76 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 4.69 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is time required to start a business in Kazakhstan?
- Time required to start a business in Kazakhstan was 5 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 Kazakhstan?
- The highest recorded value was 32 days in 2003.
- What is the lowest time required to start a business recorded in Kazakhstan?
- The lowest recorded value was 5 days in 2018.
- How does Kazakhstan rank for time required to start a business?
- Kazakhstan ranks 160th out of 188 countries with data for 2019.
- Is time required to start a business rising or falling in Kazakhstan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 80.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Kazakhstan 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.