Time required to start a business in Suriname

Suriname: Time required to start a business was 66 days in 2019. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2019)
66 days
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
9th
of 188 countries
All-time high
697 days
in 2005
All-time low
66 days
in 2016
Years of data
15
2005–2019

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

02004006002005201220192005: 697 days2006: 689 days2007: 689 days2008: 690 days2009: 690 days2010: 690 days2011: 690 days2012: 690 days2013: 204 days2014: 84 days2015: 84 days2016: 66 days2017: 66 days2018: 66 days2019: 66 days

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for time required to start a business in Suriname is 66 days, measured in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 15 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 90.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, time required to start a business in Suriname peaked at 697 days in 2005 and was at its lowest, 66 days, in 2016.

Suriname ranks 9th of 188 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 691 days 689 days 697 days 5
2010s 270.6 days 66 days 690 days 10

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Frequently asked questions

What is time required to start a business in Suriname?
Time required to start a business in Suriname was 66 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 Suriname?
The highest recorded value was 697 days in 2005.
What is the lowest time required to start a business recorded in Suriname?
The lowest recorded value was 66 days in 2016.
How does Suriname rank for time required to start a business?
Suriname ranks 9th out of 188 countries with data for 2019.
Is time required to start a business rising or falling in Suriname?
Over the last ten years it is down 90.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Suriname 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.