Time required to start business in Suriname

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

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

Time required to start business in Suriname, 2005–2019

02004006002005201220192005: 6972006: 6892007: 6892008: 6902009: 6902010: 6902011: 6902012: 6902013: 2042014: 842015: 842016: 662017: 662018: 662019: 66

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

The most recent figure for time required to start business in Suriname is 66, 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 business in Suriname peaked at 697 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 66, 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.

Time required to start business in Suriname, year by year

Annual values for Time required to start business in Suriname, 2005 to 2019.
Year Value Change
2005 697 —
2006 689 -1.1%
2007 689 +0.0%
2008 690 +0.1%
2009 690 +0.0%
2010 690 +0.0%
2011 690 +0.0%
2012 690 +0.0%
2013 204 -70.4%
2014 84 -58.8%
2015 84 +0.0%
2016 66 -21.4%
2017 66 +0.0%
2018 66 +0.0%
2019 66 +0.0%

Suriname compared with similar countries

  • Suriname's 66 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 12, 5.5× the median. (55 countries reporting)
  • Suriname's 66 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 16, 4.1× the median. (33 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

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

Countries ranked near Suriname

  1. 6 Bosnia and Herzegovina 80 compare
  2. 7 Iran 72.5 compare
  3. 8 Somalia 70 compare
  4. 10 Chad 58 compare
  5. 11 Namibia 54 compare
  6. 12 Congo 49.5 compare

See the full ranking of 188 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is time required to start business in Suriname?
Time required to start business in Suriname was 66 in 2019, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest time required to start business recorded in Suriname?
The highest recorded value was 697 in 2005.
What is the lowest time required to start business recorded in Suriname?
The lowest recorded value was 66 in 2016.
How does Suriname rank for time required to start business?
Suriname ranks 9th out of 188 countries with data for 2019.
Is time required to start 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 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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