Time required to start a business in Kyrgyzstan
Kyrgyzstan: Time required to start a business was 10 days in 2019. ▼ Falling
Time required to start a business in Kyrgyzstan, 2003–2019
Source: Doing Business project, World Bank (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in days.
Analysis
Kyrgyzstan recorded 10 days for time required to start a business in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 17 years on record.
The figure is down 33.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, time required to start a business in Kyrgyzstan peaked at 21 days in 2003 and was at its lowest, 10 days, in 2013.
Kyrgyzstan ranks 111th of 188 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.
Time required to start a business in Kyrgyzstan, year by year
| Year | days | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 21 days | — |
| 2004 | 21 days | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 21 days | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 21 days | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 21 days | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 19 days | -9.5% |
| 2009 | 15 days | -21.1% |
| 2010 | 14 days | -6.7% |
| 2011 | 14 days | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 14 days | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 10 days | -28.6% |
| 2014 | 10 days | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 10 days | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 10 days | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 10 days | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 10 days | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 10 days | +0.0% |
Kyrgyzstan compared with similar countries
- Kyrgyzstan's 10 days is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 15 days, 67% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Kyrgyzstan's 10 days is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 7.25 days, 1.4× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 19.86 days | 15 days | 21 days | 7 |
| 2010s | 11.2 days | 10 days | 14 days | 10 |
Countries ranked near Kyrgyzstan
- 108 Trinidad and Tobago 10.5 days compare
- 109 Saudi Arabia 10.4 days compare
- 110 Russia 10.1 days compare
- 111 Colombia 10 days compare
- 111 Gabon 10 days compare
- 111 Niger 10 days compare
- 111 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 10 days compare
- 111 Switzerland 10 days compare
More reference data data for Kyrgyzstan
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2833 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.6193 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.24 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0857 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.24 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.95 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.8535 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 2.51 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 5.84 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.4667 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is time required to start a business in Kyrgyzstan?
- Time required to start a business in Kyrgyzstan was 10 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 Kyrgyzstan?
- The highest recorded value was 21 days in 2003.
- What is the lowest time required to start a business recorded in Kyrgyzstan?
- The lowest recorded value was 10 days in 2013.
- How does Kyrgyzstan rank for time required to start a business?
- Kyrgyzstan ranks 111th out of 188 countries with data for 2019.
- Is time required to start a business rising or falling in Kyrgyzstan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 33.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Kyrgyzstan 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.