Time required to start business in Venezuela

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

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

Time required to start business in Venezuela, 2003–2019

0501001502002502003201120192003: 1432004: 1432005: 1432006: 1432007: 1422008: 1412009: 1412010: 1412011: 1412012: 1442013: 1442014: 1442015: 1862016: 2302017: 2302018: 2302019: 230

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Venezuela recorded 230 for time required to start 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 business in Venezuela peaked at 230 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 141, 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.

Time required to start business in Venezuela, year by year

Annual values for Time required to start business in Venezuela, 2003 to 2019.
Year Value Change
2003 143 —
2004 143 +0.0%
2005 143 +0.0%
2006 143 +0.0%
2007 142 -0.7%
2008 141 -0.7%
2009 141 +0.0%
2010 141 +0.0%
2011 141 +0.0%
2012 144 +2.1%
2013 144 +0.0%
2014 144 +0.0%
2015 186 +29.2%
2016 230 +23.7%
2017 230 +0.0%
2018 230 +0.0%
2019 230 +0.0%

Venezuela compared with similar countries

  • Venezuela's 230 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 15, 15.3× the median. (47 countries reporting)
  • Venezuela's 230 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 16, 14.4× the median. (33 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

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

Countries ranked near Venezuela

  1. 2 Laos 173 compare
  2. 3 Cambodia 99 compare
  3. 4 Haiti 97 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is time required to start business in Venezuela?
Time required to start business in Venezuela was 230 in 2019, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest time required to start business recorded in Venezuela?
The highest recorded value was 230 in 2016.
What is the lowest time required to start business recorded in Venezuela?
The lowest recorded value was 141 in 2008.
How does Venezuela rank for time required to start business?
Venezuela ranks 1st out of 188 countries with data for 2019.
Is time required to start 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 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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