Time required to start a business in Montenegro
Montenegro: Time required to start a business was 12 days in 2019. ▼ Falling
Time required to start a business in Montenegro, 2006–2019
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 Montenegro stood at 12 days. That is the lowest value across all 14 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 14.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, time required to start a business in Montenegro peaked at 26 days in 2006 and was at its lowest, 12 days, in 2010.
Montenegro ranks 92nd of 188 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Time required to start a business in Montenegro, year by year
| Year | days | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 26 days | — |
| 2007 | 26 days | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 23 days | -11.5% |
| 2009 | 14 days | -39.1% |
| 2010 | 12 days | -14.3% |
| 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% |
Montenegro compared with similar countries
- Montenegro's 12 days is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 12 days, 1.0× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Montenegro's 12 days is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 7.25 days, 1.7× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 22.25 days | 14 days | 26 days | 4 |
| 2010s | 12 days | 12 days | 12 days | 10 |
Countries ranked near Montenegro
More reference data data for Montenegro
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0413 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0412 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.095 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0009 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.095 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.1384 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.1046 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.1738 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.4689 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0049 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is time required to start a business in Montenegro?
- Time required to start a business in Montenegro 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 Montenegro?
- The highest recorded value was 26 days in 2006.
- What is the lowest time required to start a business recorded in Montenegro?
- The lowest recorded value was 12 days in 2010.
- How does Montenegro rank for time required to start a business?
- Montenegro ranks 92nd out of 188 countries with data for 2019.
- Is time required to start a business rising or falling in Montenegro?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Montenegro 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.