Time required to start business in Luxembourg

Luxembourg: Time required to start business was 16.5 in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
16.5
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
65th
of 188 countries
All-time high
28
in 2006
All-time low
16.5
in 2010
Years of data
14
2006–2019

Time required to start business in Luxembourg, 2006–2019

01020302006201220192006: 282007: 242008: 242009: 222010: 16.52011: 16.52012: 16.52013: 16.52014: 16.52015: 16.52016: 16.52017: 16.52018: 16.52019: 16.5

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Luxembourg recorded 16.5 for time required to start 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 business in Luxembourg peaked at 28 in 2006 and was at its lowest, 16.5, in 2010.

That places Luxembourg 65th out of 188 countries 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.

Time required to start business in Luxembourg, year by year

Annual values for Time required to start business in Luxembourg, 2006 to 2019.
Year Value Change
2006 28 —
2007 24 -14.3%
2008 24 +0.0%
2009 22 -8.3%
2010 16.5 -25.0%
2011 16.5 +0.0%
2012 16.5 +0.0%
2013 16.5 +0.0%
2014 16.5 +0.0%
2015 16.5 +0.0%
2016 16.5 +0.0%
2017 16.5 +0.0%
2018 16.5 +0.0%
2019 16.5 +0.0%

Luxembourg compared with similar countries

  • Luxembourg's 16.5 is above the median for high income countries, which is 8.5, 1.9× the median. (62 countries reporting)
  • Luxembourg's 16.5 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 7.25, 2.3× the median. (48 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 24.5 22 28 4
2010s 16.5 16.5 16.5 10

Countries ranked near Luxembourg

  1. 62 Marshall Islands 17 compare
  2. 62 Mozambique 17 compare
  3. 64 Brazil 16.6 compare
  4. 65 Dominican Republic 16.5 compare
  5. 65 El Salvador 16.5 compare
  6. 65 Pakistan 16.5 compare

See the full ranking of 188 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is time required to start business in Luxembourg?
Time required to start business in Luxembourg was 16.5 in 2019, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest time required to start business recorded in Luxembourg?
The highest recorded value was 28 in 2006.
What is the lowest time required to start business recorded in Luxembourg?
The lowest recorded value was 16.5 in 2010.
How does Luxembourg rank for time required to start business?
Luxembourg ranks 65th out of 188 countries with data for 2019.
Is time required to start 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Time required to start business. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Time required to start business
Source
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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