Time required to start a business in Luxembourg
Luxembourg: Time required to start a business was 16.5 days in 2019. ▼ Falling
Time required to start a business in Luxembourg, 2006–2019
Source: Doing Business project, World Bank (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in days.
Analysis
Luxembourg recorded 16.5 days for time required to start a business in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 14 years on record.
The figure is down 25.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, time required to start a business in Luxembourg peaked at 28 days in 2006 and was at its lowest, 16.5 days, in 2010.
That places Luxembourg 65th out of 188 regions with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 24.5 days | 22 days | 28 days | 4 |
| 2010s | 16.5 days | 16.5 days | 16.5 days | 10 |
Countries ranked near Luxembourg
- 62 Marshall Islands 17 days compare
- 62 Mozambique 17 days compare
- 64 Brazil 16.6 days compare
- 65 Dominican Republic 16.5 days compare
- 65 El Salvador 16.5 days compare
- 65 Pakistan 16.5 days compare
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- Summer temperature anomalies 3.58 °C (2026)
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- Winter temperature anomalies 1.9 °C (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is time required to start a business in Luxembourg?
- Time required to start a business in Luxembourg was 16.5 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 Luxembourg?
- The highest recorded value was 28 days in 2006.
- What is the lowest time required to start a business recorded in Luxembourg?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.5 days in 2010.
- How does Luxembourg rank for time required to start a business?
- Luxembourg ranks 65th out of 188 regions with data for 2019.
- Is time required to start a business rising or falling in Luxembourg?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Luxembourg 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.