Time required to start business in Peru

Peru: Time required to start business was 26 in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
26
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
38th
of 188 countries
All-time high
104.5
in 2005
All-time low
26
in 2018
Years of data
17
2003–2019

Time required to start business in Peru, 2003–2019

204060801002003201120192003: 100.52004: 100.52005: 104.52006: 74.52007: 74.52008: 672009: 412010: 42.52011: 41.52012: 41.52013: 41.52014: 41.52015: 41.52016: 412017: 412018: 262019: 26

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Peru recorded 26 for time required to start business in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 17 years on record.

That represents a change of down 36.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, time required to start business in Peru peaked at 104.5 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 26, in 2018.

Peru ranks 38th of 188 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

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

Time required to start business in Peru, year by year

Annual values for Time required to start business in Peru, 2003 to 2019.
Year Value Change
2003 100.5 —
2004 100.5 +0.0%
2005 104.5 +4.0%
2006 74.5 -28.7%
2007 74.5 +0.0%
2008 67 -10.1%
2009 41 -38.8%
2010 42.5 +3.7%
2011 41.5 -2.4%
2012 41.5 +0.0%
2013 41.5 +0.0%
2014 41.5 +0.0%
2015 41.5 +0.0%
2016 41 -1.2%
2017 41 +0.0%
2018 26 -36.6%
2019 26 +0.0%

Peru compared with similar countries

  • Peru's 26 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 12, 2.2× the median. (55 countries reporting)
  • Peru's 26 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 16, 1.6× the median. (33 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Time required to start business in Peru changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
2009 -38.8% 67 41
2018 -36.6% 41 26
2006 -28.7% 104.5 74.5

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 80.36 41 104.5 7
2010s 38.4 26 42.5 10

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Frequently asked questions

What is time required to start business in Peru?
Time required to start business in Peru was 26 in 2019, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest time required to start business recorded in Peru?
The highest recorded value was 104.5 in 2005.
What is the lowest time required to start business recorded in Peru?
The lowest recorded value was 26 in 2018.
How does Peru rank for time required to start business?
Peru ranks 38th out of 188 countries with data for 2019.
Is time required to start business rising or falling in Peru?
Over the last ten years it is down 36.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Peru 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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Indicator
Time required to start business
Source
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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