Time required to start a business in Mongolia

Mongolia: Time required to start a business was 12 days in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
12 days
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
92nd
of 188 countries
All-time high
24 days
in 2003
All-time low
12 days
in 2015
Years of data
17
2003–2019

Time required to start a business in Mongolia, 2003–2019

05101520252003201120192003: 24 days2004: 17 days2005: 17 days2006: 17 days2007: 17 days2008: 17 days2009: 17 days2010: 17 days2011: 17 days2012: 16 days2013: 16 days2014: 16 days2015: 12 days2016: 12 days2017: 12 days2018: 12 days2019: 12 days

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 Mongolia is 12 days, measured in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 17 years on record.

The figure is down 29.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, time required to start a business in Mongolia peaked at 24 days in 2003 and was at its lowest, 12 days, in 2015.

Mongolia ranks 92nd 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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 18 days 17 days 24 days 7
2010s 14.2 days 12 days 17 days 10

Countries ranked near Mongolia

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See the full ranking of 188 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is time required to start a business in Mongolia?
Time required to start a business in Mongolia 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 Mongolia?
The highest recorded value was 24 days in 2003.
What is the lowest time required to start a business recorded in Mongolia?
The lowest recorded value was 12 days in 2015.
How does Mongolia rank for time required to start a business?
Mongolia ranks 92nd out of 188 countries with data for 2019.
Is time required to start a business rising or falling in Mongolia?
Over the last ten years it is down 29.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Mongolia 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.