Time required to start a business in Paraguay
Paraguay: Time required to start a business was 35 days in 2019. ▼ Falling
Time required to start a business in Paraguay, 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 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.
Time required to start a business in Paraguay, year by year
| Year | days | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 72 days | — |
| 2004 | 72 days | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 72 days | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 72 days | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 34 days | -52.8% |
| 2008 | 35 days | +2.9% |
| 2009 | 35 days | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 35 days | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 35 days | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 35 days | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 35 days | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 35 days | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 35 days | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 35 days | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 35 days | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 35 days | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 35 days | +0.0% |
Paraguay compared with similar countries
- Paraguay's 35 days is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 12 days, 2.9× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Paraguay's 35 days is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 16 days, 2.2× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 56 days | 34 days | 72 days | 7 |
| 2010s | 35 days | 35 days | 35 days | 10 |
Countries ranked near Paraguay
More reference data data for Paraguay
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.3166 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 5.23 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 7.18 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.6344 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 7.18 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.06 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.5539 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 29.48 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 38.68 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 3.45 (2050)
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
Number of calendar days needed to complete the procedures to legally operate a business.