Time required to start a business in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Time required to start a business was 41 days in 2019. ▼ Falling
Time required to start a business in Papua New Guinea, 2003–2019
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 Papua New Guinea stood at 41 days. That is the lowest value across all 17 years on record.
The figure is down 21.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, time required to start a business in Papua New Guinea peaked at 53 days in 2013 and was at its lowest, 41 days, in 2016.
That places Papua New Guinea 18th out of 188 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.
Time required to start a business in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | days | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 52 days | — |
| 2004 | 52 days | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 52 days | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 52 days | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 52 days | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 52 days | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 52 days | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 52 days | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 52 days | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 52 days | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 53 days | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 53 days | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 53 days | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 41 days | -22.6% |
| 2017 | 41 days | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 41 days | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 41 days | +0.0% |
Papua New Guinea compared with similar countries
- Papua New Guinea's 41 days is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 15 days, 2.7× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Papua New Guinea's 41 days is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 12.8 days, 3.2× the median. (28 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 52 days | 52 days | 52 days | 7 |
| 2010s | 47.9 days | 41 days | 53 days | 10 |
Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea
More reference data data for Papua New Guinea
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2042 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0498 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.3515 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0007 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.3515 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.6846 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.5295 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.2811 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.89 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0038 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is time required to start a business in Papua New Guinea?
- Time required to start a business in Papua New Guinea was 41 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 Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 53 days in 2013.
- What is the lowest time required to start a business recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 41 days in 2016.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for time required to start a business?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 18th out of 188 countries with data for 2019.
- Is time required to start a business rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Papua New Guinea 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.