Time required to start a business in Kazakhstan

Kazakhstan: Time required to start a business was 5 days in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
5 days
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
160th
of 188 countries
All-time high
32 days
in 2003
All-time low
5 days
in 2018
Years of data
17
2003–2019

Time required to start a business in Kazakhstan, 2003–2019

01020302003201120192003: 32 days2004: 32 days2005: 31 days2006: 27 days2007: 27 days2008: 27 days2009: 26 days2010: 25 days2011: 25 days2012: 25 days2013: 18 days2014: 16 days2015: 11 days2016: 9 days2017: 9 days2018: 5 days2019: 5 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 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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 28.86 days 26 days 32 days 7
2010s 14.8 days 5 days 25 days 10

Countries ranked near Kazakhstan

  1. 160 Belgium 5 days compare
  2. 160 Burundi 5 days compare
  3. 163 Albania 4.5 days compare
  4. 163 Mauritius 4.5 days compare
  5. 163 United Kingdom 4.5 days compare

See the full ranking of 188 places →

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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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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.