Time required to start business in Qatar

Qatar: Time required to start business was 8.7 in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
8.7
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
122nd
of 188 countries
All-time high
10.7
in 2010
All-time low
8.2
in 2007
Years of data
13
2007–2019

Time required to start business in Qatar, 2007–2019

02.557.5102007201320192007: 8.22008: 8.22009: 8.22010: 10.72011: 9.72012: 9.72013: 9.72014: 9.72015: 9.72016: 9.72017: 9.72018: 8.72019: 8.7

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Qatar recorded 8.7 for time required to start business in 2019.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, time required to start business in Qatar peaked at 10.7 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 8.2, in 2007.

That places Qatar 122nd out of 188 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.

Time required to start business in Qatar, year by year

Annual values for Time required to start business in Qatar, 2007 to 2019.
Year Value Change
2007 8.2 —
2008 8.2 +0.0%
2009 8.2 +0.0%
2010 10.7 +30.5%
2011 9.7 -9.3%
2012 9.7 +0.0%
2013 9.7 +0.0%
2014 9.7 +0.0%
2015 9.7 +0.0%
2016 9.7 +0.0%
2017 9.7 +0.0%
2018 8.7 -10.3%
2019 8.7 +0.0%

Qatar compared with similar countries

  • Qatar's 8.7 is above the median for high income countries, which is 8.5, 1.0× the median. (62 countries reporting)
  • Qatar's 8.7 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 14, 62% of the median. (23 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 8.2 8.2 8.2 3
2010s 9.6 8.7 10.7 10

Countries ranked near Qatar

  1. 123 China 8.6 compare
  2. 124 Afghanistan 8.5 compare
  3. 124 Belarus 8.5 compare
  4. 124 Benin 8.5 compare
  5. 124 Guinea-Bissau 8.5 compare
  6. 124 Zambia 8.5 compare

See the full ranking of 188 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is time required to start business in Qatar?
Time required to start business in Qatar was 8.7 in 2019, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest time required to start business recorded in Qatar?
The highest recorded value was 10.7 in 2010.
What is the lowest time required to start business recorded in Qatar?
The lowest recorded value was 8.2 in 2007.
How does Qatar rank for time required to start business?
Qatar ranks 122nd out of 188 countries with data for 2019.
Is time required to start business rising or falling in Qatar?
Over the last ten years it is up 6.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Qatar 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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