Time required to start a business in Tajikistan

Tajikistan: Time required to start a business was 7 days in 2019. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2019)
7 days
Change on year
down 30.0%
World rank
140th
of 188 countries
All-time high
79 days
in 2005
All-time low
7 days
in 2019
Years of data
15
2005–2019

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

0204060802005201220192005: 79 days2006: 79 days2007: 66 days2008: 66 days2009: 42 days2010: 16 days2011: 13 days2012: 13 days2013: 22 days2014: 28 days2015: 11 days2016: 21 days2017: 10 days2018: 10 days2019: 7 days

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

Analysis

Tajikistan recorded 7 days for time required to start a business in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 15 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 30.0% on the previous year and down 83.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, time required to start a business in Tajikistan peaked at 79 days in 2005 and was at its lowest, 7 days, in 2019.

That places Tajikistan 140th out of 188 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 66.4 days 42 days 79 days 5
2010s 15.1 days 7 days 28 days 10

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Frequently asked questions

What is time required to start a business in Tajikistan?
Time required to start a business in Tajikistan was 7 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 Tajikistan?
The highest recorded value was 79 days in 2005.
What is the lowest time required to start a business recorded in Tajikistan?
The lowest recorded value was 7 days in 2019.
How does Tajikistan rank for time required to start a business?
Tajikistan ranks 140th out of 188 countries with data for 2019.
Is time required to start a business rising or falling in Tajikistan?
Over the last ten years it is down 83.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Tajikistan 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.