Time required to start a business in Paraguay

Paraguay: Time required to start a business was 35 days in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
35 days
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
26th
of 188 countries
All-time high
72 days
in 2003
All-time low
34 days
in 2007
Years of data
17
2003–2019

Time required to start a business in Paraguay, 2003–2019

0204060802003201120192003: 72 days2004: 72 days2005: 72 days2006: 72 days2007: 34 days2008: 35 days2009: 35 days2010: 35 days2011: 35 days2012: 35 days2013: 35 days2014: 35 days2015: 35 days2016: 35 days2017: 35 days2018: 35 days2019: 35 days

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 Paraguay stood at 35 days.

That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, time required to start a business in Paraguay peaked at 72 days in 2003 and was at its lowest, 34 days, in 2007.

That places Paraguay 26th out of 188 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 56 days 34 days 72 days 7
2010s 35 days 35 days 35 days 10

Countries ranked near Paraguay

  1. 23 Malawi 37 days compare
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  3. 25 Angola 36 days compare
  4. 26 Libya 35 days compare
  5. 28 Sudan 34.5 days compare
  6. 29 Equatorial Guinea 33 days compare
  7. 29 Philippines 33 days compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is time required to start a business in Paraguay?
Time required to start a business in Paraguay was 35 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 Paraguay?
The highest recorded value was 72 days in 2003.
What is the lowest time required to start a business recorded in Paraguay?
The lowest recorded value was 34 days in 2007.
How does Paraguay rank for time required to start a business?
Paraguay ranks 26th out of 188 countries with data for 2019.
Is time required to start a business rising or falling in Paraguay?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Paraguay 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

Indicator
Time required to start a business
Unit
days
Source
Doing Business project, World Bank (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
188 places, 2,945 data points, 2003–2019
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Number of calendar days needed to complete the procedures to legally operate a business.