Time required to start a business in Russia

Russia: Time required to start a business was 10.1 days in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
10.1 days
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
110th
of 188 countries
All-time high
13.2 days
in 2013
All-time low
10.1 days
in 2016
Years of data
7
2013–2019

Time required to start a business in Russia, 2013–2019

0510152013201620192013: 13.2 days2014: 11.5 days2015: 10.8 days2016: 10.1 days2017: 10.1 days2018: 10.1 days2019: 10.1 days

Source: Doing Business project, World Bank (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in days.

Analysis

Russia recorded 10.1 days for time required to start a business in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 7 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 23.5% over ten years.

That places Russia 110th out of 188 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.

Time required to start a business in Russia, year by year

Annual values for Time required to start a business in Russia, 2013 to 2019.
Year days Change
2013 13.2 days
2014 11.5 days -12.9%
2015 10.8 days -6.1%
2016 10.1 days -6.5%
2017 10.1 days +0.0%
2018 10.1 days +0.0%
2019 10.1 days +0.0%

Russia compared with similar countries

  • Russia's 10.1 days is above the median for high income countries, which is 8.5 days, 1.2× the median. (62 countries reporting)
  • Russia's 10.1 days is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 7.25 days, 1.4× the median. (48 countries reporting)

Countries ranked near Russia

  1. 108 Trinidad and Tobago 10.5 days compare
  2. 109 Saudi Arabia 10.4 days compare
  3. 111 Colombia 10 days compare
  4. 111 Gabon 10 days compare
  5. 111 Kyrgyzstan 10 days compare
  6. 111 Niger 10 days compare
  7. 111 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 10 days compare
  8. 111 Switzerland 10 days compare

See the full ranking of 188 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is time required to start a business in Russia?
Time required to start a business in Russia was 10.1 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 Russia?
The highest recorded value was 13.2 days in 2013.
What is the lowest time required to start a business recorded in Russia?
The lowest recorded value was 10.1 days in 2016.
How does Russia rank for time required to start a business?
Russia ranks 110th out of 188 countries with data for 2019.
Is time required to start a business rising or falling in Russia?
Over the last ten years it is down 23.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Russia 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

Indicator
Time required to start a business
Unit
days
Source
Doing Business project, World Bank (2025) – processed by 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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Number of calendar days needed to complete the procedures to legally operate a business.