Time required to start a business in Venezuela

Venezuela: Time required to start a business was 230 days in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
230 days
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
1st
of 188 countries
All-time high
230 days
in 2016
All-time low
141 days
in 2008
Years of data
17
2003–2019

Time required to start a business in Venezuela, 2003–2019

0501001502002502003201120192003: 143 days2004: 143 days2005: 143 days2006: 143 days2007: 142 days2008: 141 days2009: 141 days2010: 141 days2011: 141 days2012: 144 days2013: 144 days2014: 144 days2015: 186 days2016: 230 days2017: 230 days2018: 230 days2019: 230 days

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

Analysis

Venezuela recorded 230 days for time required to start a business in 2019. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.

That represents a change of up 63.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, time required to start a business in Venezuela peaked at 230 days in 2016 and was at its lowest, 141 days, in 2008.

Venezuela ranks 1st of 188 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 142.29 days 141 days 143 days 7
2010s 182 days 141 days 230 days 10

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Frequently asked questions

What is time required to start a business in Venezuela?
Time required to start a business in Venezuela was 230 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 Venezuela?
The highest recorded value was 230 days in 2016.
What is the lowest time required to start a business recorded in Venezuela?
The lowest recorded value was 141 days in 2008.
How does Venezuela rank for time required to start a business?
Venezuela ranks 1st out of 188 countries with data for 2019.
Is time required to start a business rising or falling in Venezuela?
Over the last ten years it is up 63.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Venezuela 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.