Time required to start a business in Myanmar
Myanmar: Time required to start a business was 7 days in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2019)
7 days
Change on year
down 50.0%
World rank
140th
of 188 countries
All-time high
77 days
in 2012
All-time low
7 days
in 2019
Years of data
8
2012–2019
Time required to start a business in Myanmar, 2012–2019
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 Myanmar is 7 days, measured in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 8 years on record.
The figure is down 50.0% on the previous year and down 90.9% over ten years.
That places Myanmar 140th out of 188 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
Countries ranked near Myanmar
More reference data data for Myanmar
- Spring temperature anomalies -0.0963 °C (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies 0.0987 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month 0.4249 °C (2026)
- Universal right to vote in practice 0 (2025)
- Autumn temperature anomalies 0.5675 °C (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies 0.2735 °C (2025)
- Consumer price index 168.18 2010 = 100 (2019)
- Universal right to vote 2 (2025)
- Competitive elections 0 (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote 1 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is time required to start a business in Myanmar?
- Time required to start a business in Myanmar was 7 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 Myanmar?
- The highest recorded value was 77 days in 2012.
- What is the lowest time required to start a business recorded in Myanmar?
- The lowest recorded value was 7 days in 2019.
- How does Myanmar rank for time required to start a business?
- Myanmar ranks 140th out of 188 countries with data for 2019.
- Is time required to start a business rising or falling in Myanmar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 90.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Myanmar 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.