Time required to start a business in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico: Time required to start a business was 5.5 days in 2019. ▼ Falling
Time required to start a business in Puerto Rico, 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 Puerto Rico stood at 5.5 days. That is the lowest value across all 17 years on record.
That represents a change of down 21.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, time required to start a business in Puerto Rico peaked at 7 days in 2003 and was at its lowest, 5.5 days, in 2016.
That places Puerto Rico 156th out of 188 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom 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 | 7 days | 7 days | 7 days | 7 |
| 2010s | 5.9 days | 5.5 days | 7 days | 10 |
Countries ranked near Puerto Rico
More reference data data for Puerto Rico
- Spring temperature anomalies 0.2752 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month 0.7164 °C (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies 0.4659 °C (2026)
- Free country 2 (2015)
- Civil liberties rating 1 (2015)
- Winter temperature anomalies 0.4424 °C (2025)
- Autumn temperature anomalies 0.3803 °C (2025)
- Annual precipitation 1,133 millimeters (2025)
- Precipitation anomalies 9.32 millimeters (2025)
- Share of men and women expected to survive to the age of 65 92.8% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is time required to start a business in Puerto Rico?
- Time required to start a business in Puerto Rico was 5.5 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 Puerto Rico?
- The highest recorded value was 7 days in 2003.
- What is the lowest time required to start a business recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.5 days in 2016.
- How does Puerto Rico rank for time required to start a business?
- Puerto Rico ranks 156th out of 188 countries with data for 2019.
- Is time required to start a business rising or falling in Puerto Rico?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Puerto Rico 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.