Time required to start a business in Seychelles

Seychelles: Time required to start a business was 32 days in 2019. ▬ Flat

Latest (2019)
32 days
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
31st
of 188 countries
All-time high
33 days
in 2005
All-time low
32 days
in 2013
Years of data
15
2005–2019

Time required to start a business in Seychelles, 2005–2019

01020302005201220192005: 33 days2006: 33 days2007: 33 days2008: 33 days2009: 33 days2010: 33 days2011: 33 days2012: 33 days2013: 32 days2014: 32 days2015: 32 days2016: 32 days2017: 32 days2018: 32 days2019: 32 days

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 Seychelles stood at 32 days. That is the lowest value across all 15 years on record.

The figure is down 3.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, time required to start a business in Seychelles peaked at 33 days in 2005 and was at its lowest, 32 days, in 2013.

That places Seychelles 31st out of 188 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 33 days 33 days 33 days 5
2010s 32.3 days 32 days 33 days 10

Countries ranked near Seychelles

  1. 28 Sudan 34.5 days compare
  2. 29 Equatorial Guinea 33 days compare
  3. 29 Philippines 33 days compare
  4. 31 Ethiopia 32 days compare
  5. 33 Kiribati 31 days compare
  6. 34 Tanzania 29.5 days compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is time required to start a business in Seychelles?
Time required to start a business in Seychelles was 32 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 Seychelles?
The highest recorded value was 33 days in 2005.
What is the lowest time required to start a business recorded in Seychelles?
The lowest recorded value was 32 days in 2013.
How does Seychelles rank for time required to start a business?
Seychelles ranks 31st out of 188 countries with data for 2019.
Is time required to start a business rising or falling in Seychelles?
Over the last ten years it is down 3.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Seychelles 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.