Time required to start a business in Maldives
Maldives: Time required to start a business was 12 days in 2019. ▲ Rising
Time required to start a business in Maldives, 2003–2019
Source: Doing Business project, World Bank (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in days.
Analysis
The most recent figure for time required to start a business in Maldives is 12 days, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, time required to start a business in Maldives peaked at 12 days in 2009 and was at its lowest, 9 days, in 2003.
Maldives ranks 92nd of 188 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Time required to start a business in Maldives, year by year
| Year | days | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 9 days | — |
| 2004 | 9 days | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 9 days | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 9 days | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 9 days | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 9 days | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 12 days | +33.3% |
| 2010 | 12 days | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 12 days | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 12 days | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 12 days | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 12 days | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 12 days | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 12 days | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 12 days | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 12 days | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 12 days | +0.0% |
Maldives compared with similar countries
- Maldives's 12 days is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 12 days, 1.0× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Maldives's 12 days is below the median for South Asia, which is 14.75 days, 81% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.43 days | 9 days | 12 days | 7 |
| 2010s | 12 days | 12 days | 12 days | 10 |
Countries ranked near Maldives
More reference data data for Maldives
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0011 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0011 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0044 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Burning - Crop residues 0 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0044 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 1.16 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Crop Residues 0.012 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Burning - Crop 0.0004 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is time required to start a business in Maldives?
- Time required to start a business in Maldives was 12 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 Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 12 days in 2009.
- What is the lowest time required to start a business recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 9 days in 2003.
- How does Maldives rank for time required to start a business?
- Maldives ranks 92nd out of 188 countries with data for 2019.
- Is time required to start a business rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Maldives 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.