Time required to start a business in Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia: Time required to start a business was 11 days in 2019. ▼ Falling
Time required to start a business in Saint Lucia, 2005–2019
Source: Doing Business project, World Bank (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in days.
Analysis
Saint Lucia recorded 11 days for time required to start a business in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 15 years on record.
The figure is down 21.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, time required to start a business in Saint Lucia peaked at 22 days in 2005 and was at its lowest, 11 days, in 2011.
Saint Lucia ranks 103rd of 188 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.
Time required to start a business in Saint Lucia, year by year
| Year | days | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 22 days | — |
| 2006 | 20 days | -9.1% |
| 2007 | 20 days | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 20 days | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 14 days | -30.0% |
| 2010 | 14 days | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 11 days | -21.4% |
| 2012 | 11 days | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 11 days | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 11 days | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 11 days | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 11 days | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 11 days | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 11 days | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 11 days | +0.0% |
Saint Lucia compared with similar countries
- Saint Lucia's 11 days is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 12 days, 92% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Saint Lucia's 11 days is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 16 days, 69% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 19.2 days | 14 days | 22 days | 5 |
| 2010s | 11.3 days | 11 days | 14 days | 10 |
Countries ranked near Saint Lucia
More reference data data for Saint Lucia
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0062 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0081 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0143 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0 (1979)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0143 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0208 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0131 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0405 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0745 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0 (1979)
Frequently asked questions
- What is time required to start a business in Saint Lucia?
- Time required to start a business in Saint Lucia was 11 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 Saint Lucia?
- The highest recorded value was 22 days in 2005.
- What is the lowest time required to start a business recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The lowest recorded value was 11 days in 2011.
- How does Saint Lucia rank for time required to start a business?
- Saint Lucia ranks 103rd out of 188 countries with data for 2019.
- Is time required to start a business rising or falling in Saint Lucia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Saint Lucia 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.