Time required to start a business in Marshall Islands
Marshall Islands: Time required to start a business was 17 days in 2019. ▼ Falling
Time required to start a business in Marshall Islands, 2003–2019
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 Marshall Islands stood at 17 days. That is the lowest value across all 17 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, time required to start a business in Marshall Islands peaked at 22 days in 2003 and was at its lowest, 17 days, in 2004.
Marshall Islands ranks 62nd 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 Marshall Islands, year by year
| Year | days | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 22 days | — |
| 2004 | 17 days | -22.7% |
| 2005 | 17 days | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 17 days | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 17 days | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 17 days | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 17 days | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 17 days | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 17 days | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 17 days | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 17 days | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 17 days | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 17 days | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 17 days | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 17 days | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 17 days | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 17 days | +0.0% |
Marshall Islands compared with similar countries
- Marshall Islands's 17 days is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 12 days, 1.4× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Marshall Islands's 17 days is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 12.8 days, 1.3× the median. (28 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 17.71 days | 17 days | 22 days | 7 |
| 2010s | 17 days | 17 days | 17 days | 10 |
Countries ranked near Marshall Islands
- 60 India 17.5 days compare
- 60 Malaysia 17.5 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 Luxembourg 16.5 days compare
- 65 Pakistan 16.5 days compare
More reference data data for Marshall Islands
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - IPCC Agriculture 0 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 0 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 0 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 0 (2019)
- Global number of reported disasters by size, gaps filled 0 events (2024)
- Free country 2 (2025)
- Civil liberties rating 1 (2025)
- Free country, gaps filled 2 (2025)
- Civil liberties rating, gaps filled 1 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is time required to start a business in Marshall Islands?
- Time required to start a business in Marshall Islands was 17 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 Marshall Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 22 days in 2003.
- What is the lowest time required to start a business recorded in Marshall Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 17 days in 2004.
- How does Marshall Islands rank for time required to start a business?
- Marshall Islands ranks 62nd out of 188 countries with data for 2019.
- Is time required to start a business rising or falling in Marshall Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Marshall Islands 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.