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

024682013201620192013: 8.4 days2014: 8.4 days2015: 8.4 days2016: 8.4 days2017: 8.4 days2018: 8.4 days2019: 8.4 days

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.

Countries ranked near Mexico

  1. 130 Bahrain 8.3 days compare
  2. 131 Gambia 8 days compare
  3. 131 Germany 8 days compare
  4. 131 Madagascar 8 days compare
  5. 131 Sierra Leone 8 days compare
  6. 131 Slovenia 8 days compare
  7. 131 South Korea 8 days compare
  8. 131 Sri Lanka 8 days compare

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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

Indicator
Time required to start a business
Unit
days
Source
Doing Business project, World Bank (2025) – processed by 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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Number of calendar days needed to complete the procedures to legally operate a business.