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.
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 |
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- Summer temperature anomalies 1.71 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month 0.4141 °C (2026)
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- Autumn temperature anomalies 0.4005 °C (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies 2.4 °C (2025)
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- Competitive elections 0 (2025)
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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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Number of calendar days needed to complete the procedures to legally operate a business.