Time required to start a business in Mexico
Mexico: Time required to start a business was 8.4 days in 2019. ▬ Flat
Latest (2019)
8.4 days
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
129th
of 188 countries
All-time high
8.4 days
in 2013
All-time low
8.4 days
in 2013
Years of data
7
2013–2019
Time required to start a business in Mexico, 2013–2019
Source: Doing Business project, World Bank (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in days.
Analysis
Mexico recorded 8.4 days for time required to start a business in 2019. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
That places Mexico 129th out of 188 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
Time required to start a business in Mexico, year by year
| Year | days | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 8.4 days | — |
| 2014 | 8.4 days | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 8.4 days | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 8.4 days | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 8.4 days | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 8.4 days | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 8.4 days | +0.0% |
Mexico compared with similar countries
- Mexico's 8.4 days is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 12 days, 70% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Mexico's 8.4 days is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 16 days, 52% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near Mexico
More reference data data for Mexico
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 4.11 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 16.66 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 32.65 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.75 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 32.65 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 13.78 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 7.36 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 84.69 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 157.18 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 9.55 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is time required to start a business in Mexico?
- Time required to start a business in Mexico was 8.4 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 Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 8.4 days in 2013.
- What is the lowest time required to start a business recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.4 days in 2013.
- How does Mexico rank for time required to start a business?
- Mexico ranks 129th out of 188 countries with data for 2019.
- Is time required to start a business rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Mexico 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.