Time required to start a business in Ukraine
Ukraine: Time required to start a business was 6.5 days in 2019. ▼ Falling
Time required to start a business in Ukraine, 2003–2019
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 Ukraine is 6.5 days, measured in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 17 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 76.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, time required to start a business in Ukraine peaked at 41 days in 2003 and was at its lowest, 6.5 days, in 2016.
That places Ukraine 147th out of 188 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.
Time required to start a business in Ukraine, year by year
| Year | days | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 41 days | — |
| 2004 | 35 days | -14.6% |
| 2005 | 35 days | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 34 days | -2.9% |
| 2007 | 28 days | -17.6% |
| 2008 | 28 days | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 28 days | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 28 days | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 25 days | -10.7% |
| 2012 | 23 days | -8.0% |
| 2013 | 22 days | -4.3% |
| 2014 | 22 days | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 8 days | -63.6% |
| 2016 | 6.5 days | -18.8% |
| 2017 | 6.5 days | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 6.5 days | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 6.5 days | +0.0% |
Ukraine compared with similar countries
- Ukraine's 6.5 days is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 12 days, 54% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Ukraine's 6.5 days is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 7.25 days, 90% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Time required to start a business in Ukraine changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | -63.6% | 22 days | 8 days |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 32.71 days | 28 days | 41 days | 7 |
| 2010s | 15.4 days | 6.5 days | 28 days | 10 |
Countries ranked near Ukraine
More reference data data for Ukraine
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 2.72 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.8321 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 8.98 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.92 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 8.98 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 9.11 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 5.76 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 3.97 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 43.91 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 10.47 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is time required to start a business in Ukraine?
- Time required to start a business in Ukraine was 6.5 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 Ukraine?
- The highest recorded value was 41 days in 2003.
- What is the lowest time required to start a business recorded in Ukraine?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.5 days in 2016.
- How does Ukraine rank for time required to start a business?
- Ukraine ranks 147th out of 188 countries with data for 2019.
- Is time required to start a business rising or falling in Ukraine?
- Over the last ten years it is down 76.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ukraine 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.