Time required to start a business in Peru
Peru: Time required to start a business was 26 days in 2019. ▼ Falling
Time required to start a business in Peru, 2003–2019
Source: Doing Business project, World Bank (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in days.
Analysis
Peru recorded 26 days for time required to start a 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 a business in Peru peaked at 104.5 days in 2005 and was at its lowest, 26 days, 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 80.36 days | 41 days | 104.5 days | 7 |
| 2010s | 38.4 days | 26 days | 42.5 days | 10 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is time required to start a business in Peru?
- Time required to start a business in Peru was 26 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 Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 104.5 days in 2005.
- What is the lowest time required to start a business recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 26 days in 2018.
- How does Peru rank for time required to start a business?
- Peru ranks 38th out of 188 countries with data for 2019.
- Is time required to start a 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 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.