Time required to start business in Pakistan
Pakistan: Time required to start business was 16.5 in 2019. ▼ Falling
Latest (2019)
16.5
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
65th
of 188 countries
All-time high
20
in 2013
All-time low
16.5
in 2018
Years of data
7
2013–2019
Time required to start business in Pakistan, 2013–2019
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Pakistan recorded 16.5 for time required to start 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 business in Pakistan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 20 | — |
| 2014 | 20 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 20 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 20 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 19.5 | -2.5% |
| 2018 | 16.5 | -15.4% |
| 2019 | 16.5 | +0.0% |
Pakistan compared with similar countries
- Pakistan's 16.5 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 15, 1.1× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Pakistan's 16.5 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 14, 1.2× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near Pakistan
- 62 Marshall Islands 17 compare
- 62 Mozambique 17 compare
- 64 Brazil 16.6 compare
- 65 Dominican Republic 16.5 compare
- 65 El Salvador 16.5 compare
- 65 Luxembourg 16.5 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 business in Pakistan?
- Time required to start business in Pakistan was 16.5 in 2019, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest time required to start business recorded in Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was 20 in 2013.
- What is the lowest time required to start business recorded in Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.5 in 2018.
- How does Pakistan rank for time required to start business?
- Pakistan ranks 65th out of 188 countries with data for 2019.
- Is time required to start 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Time required to start business. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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