Time required to start a business in Nepal
Nepal: Time required to start a business was 22.5 days in 2019. ▼ Falling
Time required to start a business in Nepal, 2003–2019
Source: Doing Business project, World Bank (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in days.
Analysis
Nepal recorded 22.5 days for time required to start a business in 2019.
That represents a change of up 21.6% on the previous year and down 27.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, time required to start a business in Nepal peaked at 31 days in 2003 and was at its lowest, 17 days, in 2013.
Nepal ranks 44th of 188 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.
Time required to start a business in Nepal, year by year
| Year | days | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 31 days | — |
| 2004 | 31 days | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 31 days | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 31 days | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 31 days | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 31 days | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 31 days | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 31 days | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 29 days | -6.5% |
| 2012 | 29 days | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 17 days | -41.4% |
| 2014 | 17 days | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 17 days | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 17 days | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 18.5 days | +8.8% |
| 2018 | 18.5 days | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 22.5 days | +21.6% |
Nepal compared with similar countries
- Nepal's 22.5 days is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 15 days, 1.5× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Nepal's 22.5 days is above the median for South Asia, which is 14.75 days, 1.5× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 31 days | 31 days | 31 days | 7 |
| 2010s | 21.65 days | 17 days | 31 days | 10 |
Countries ranked near Nepal
More reference data data for Nepal
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.7753 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 2.5 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 4.14 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.7853 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 4.14 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 2.6 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.7974 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 11.28 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 19.44 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 4.28 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is time required to start a business in Nepal?
- Time required to start a business in Nepal was 22.5 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 Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 31 days in 2003.
- What is the lowest time required to start a business recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 17 days in 2013.
- How does Nepal rank for time required to start a business?
- Nepal ranks 44th out of 188 countries with data for 2019.
- Is time required to start a business rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Nepal 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.