Time required to start a business in Pakistan
Pakistan: Time required to start a business was 16.5 days in 2019. ▼ Falling
Latest (2019)
16.5 days
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
65th
of 188 countries
All-time high
20 days
in 2013
All-time low
16.5 days
in 2018
Years of data
7
2013–2019
Time required to start a business in Pakistan, 2013–2019
Source: Doing Business project, World Bank (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in days.
Analysis
Pakistan recorded 16.5 days for time required to start a business in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 7 years on record.
That represents a change of down 17.5% over ten years.
That places Pakistan 65th out of 188 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
Time required to start a business in Pakistan, year by year
| Year | days | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 20 days | — |
| 2014 | 20 days | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 20 days | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 20 days | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 19.5 days | -2.5% |
| 2018 | 16.5 days | -15.4% |
| 2019 | 16.5 days | +0.0% |
Pakistan compared with similar countries
- Pakistan's 16.5 days is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 15 days, 1.1× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Pakistan's 16.5 days is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 14 days, 1.2× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near Pakistan
- 62 Marshall Islands 17 days compare
- 62 Mozambique 17 days compare
- 64 Brazil 16.6 days compare
- 65 Dominican Republic 16.5 days compare
- 65 El Salvador 16.5 days compare
- 65 Luxembourg 16.5 days compare
More reference data data for Pakistan
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 6.05 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 20.96 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 61.26 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.98 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 61.26 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 20.3 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 5.75 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 91.27 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 260 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 10.79 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is time required to start a business in Pakistan?
- Time required to start a business in Pakistan was 16.5 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 Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was 20 days in 2013.
- What is the lowest time required to start a business recorded in Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.5 days in 2018.
- How does Pakistan rank for time required to start a business?
- Pakistan ranks 65th out of 188 countries with data for 2019.
- Is time required to start a business rising or falling in Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Pakistan 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.