Time required to obtain an operating license (days)
IC.FRM.DURS📂 Private Sector🌍 173 countries
The average wait, in days, to obtain an operating license, from the day of the application to the day it was granted.
🌍 World Average (2025):14.91
All Countries — Latest Data
173 countries1🇰🇷Korea, Rep.19320242🇸🇾Syrian Arab Republic16920093🇺🇾Uruguay16720244🇧🇪Belgium14620245🇸🇷Suriname12520186🇩🇪Germany12220217🇩🇰Denmark12020208🇵🇪Peru11820239🇻🇪Venezuela, RB117201010🇹🇳Tunisia111202411🇫🇷France110202112🇦🇹Austria96.24202113🇦🇷Argentina88.23201714🇱🇺Luxembourg87.77202015🇧🇷Brazil79.71200916🇧🇯Benin77.79202417🇳🇱Netherlands77.44202018🇨🇿Czechia73.90202419🇵🇾Paraguay71.13202320🇨🇱Chile68.49201021🇵🇦Panama66.26201022🇪🇸Spain65.84202423🇲🇷Mauritania64.63201424🇬🇷Greece64.34202325🇸🇰Slovak Republic57.92202326🇵🇹Portugal50.48202327🇭🇳Honduras48.92201628🇸🇪Sweden45.78202429🇮🇸Iceland43.21202430🇳🇿New Zealand43.15202331🇲🇳Mongolia41.98201932🇩🇴Dominican Republic41.27201633🇨🇴Colombia39.35202334🇲🇲Myanmar39.17201635🇷🇴Romania38.31202336🇧🇳Brunei Darussalam38.16202537🇧🇾Belarus38.04201838🇬🇹Guatemala37.51201739🇬🇧United Kingdom37.22202440🇲🇺Mauritius37.18202341🇮🇱Israel34.46202442🇫🇮Finland34.30202043🇹🇩Chad34.07201844🇼🇸Samoa33.67202345🇭🇺Hungary32.48202346🇭🇷Croatia31.83202347🇲🇹Malta31.50202448🇲🇰North Macedonia30.94202349🇨🇮Cote d'Ivoire30.92202350🇰🇬Kyrgyz Republic30.64202351🇰🇭Cambodia30.24202352🇦🇴Angola29.09202453🇷🇼Rwanda28.46202354🇧🇩Bangladesh28.37202255🇨🇾Cyprus28.37202456🇳🇮Nicaragua27.33201657🇨🇷Costa Rica26.80202358🇧🇴Bolivia26.57201759🇪🇨Ecuador26.28202460🇲🇿Mozambique24.95201861🇧🇫Burkina Faso24.67202462🇹🇲Turkmenistan24.14202463🇮🇳India23.76202264🇮🇪Ireland23.71202465🇱🇻Latvia23.60202466🇸🇮Slovenia23.29202467🇹🇱Timor-Leste22.91202168🇷🇺Russian Federation22.53201969🇬🇾Guyana22.42201070🇬🇩Grenada22.23201071🇱🇷Liberia22.09202572🇹🇷Turkiye22.04202473🇺🇦Ukraine21.49201974🇳🇦Namibia21.41202475🇵🇬Papua New Guinea21.34202476🇧🇭Bahrain20.82202477🇮🇹Italy20.82202478🇮🇶Iraq20.31202279🇿🇲Zambia20.01201980🇱🇦Lao PDR19.96202481🌐Kosovo19.42201982🇦🇲Armenia19.37202483🇩🇿Algeria19.30200784🇨🇩Congo, Dem. Rep.18.51202485🇳🇬Nigeria18.31202586🇧🇮Burundi18.11202587🇹🇹Trinidad and Tobago18.09202588🇸🇻El Salvador18.04202389🇲🇽Mexico18.03202390🇸🇱Sierra Leone17.93202391🇺🇸United States17.72202492🇧🇸Bahamas, The17.37201093🇬🇭Ghana17.26202394🇸🇬Singapore17.17202395🇰🇿Kazakhstan17.06202496🇬🇶Equatorial Guinea16.77202497🇱🇰Sri Lanka16.73201198🇻🇺Vanuatu16.44202399🇲🇼Malawi16.092025100🇬🇲Gambia, The16.012023101🇧🇬Bulgaria15.852023102🇨🇻Cabo Verde15.602024103🇱🇸Lesotho14.982023104🇱🇹Lithuania14.762019105🇿🇦South Africa14.522020106🇪🇬Egypt, Arab Rep.14.262020107🇳🇪Niger13.992017108🇹🇯Tajikistan13.892024109🇧🇦Bosnia and Herzegovina13.872023110🇦🇫Afghanistan13.722014111🇯🇲Jamaica13.442024112🇲🇪Montenegro13.422023113🇲🇾Malaysia13.252024114🇬🇼Guinea-Bissau13.192025115🇻🇳Viet Nam13.152023116🇨🇲Cameroon12.972024117🇲🇦Morocco12.752023118🇸🇨Seychelles12.442023119🇬🇦Gabon12.132009120🇲🇬Madagascar12.002022121🇦🇿Azerbaijan11.992024122🇰🇲Comoros11.882025123🇹🇿Tanzania11.782023124🇸🇧Solomon Islands11.752015125🇰🇪Kenya11.362018126🇦🇱Albania10.872019127🇲🇩Moldova10.702024128🇺🇬Uganda10.382013129🇵🇭Philippines9.912023130🇷🇸Serbia9.662024131🇨🇦Canada9.662024132🇧🇧Barbados9.632023133🌐West Bank and Gaza8.992023134🇪🇪Estonia8.852023135🇩🇯Djibouti8.812013136🇹🇬Togo8.502023137🇿🇼Zimbabwe8.122016138🇰🇼Kuwait7.982025139🇧🇼Botswana7.912023140🇹🇴Tonga7.432024141🇫🇲Micronesia, Fed. Sts.7.312009142🇻🇨St. Vincent and the Grenadines7.282010143🇱🇧Lebanon7.262019144🇬🇪Georgia7.162023145🇬🇳Guinea7.142025146🇪🇷Eritrea7.002009147🇾🇪Yemen, Rep.6.982013148🇸🇦Saudi Arabia6.742022149🇫🇯Fiji6.522009150🇺🇿Uzbekistan6.512024151🇨🇳China6.482024152🇸🇸South Sudan5.512024153🇨🇬Congo, Rep.5.472024154🇪🇹Ethiopia5.452015155🇧🇹Bhutan5.272024156🇸🇳Senegal5.132024157🇸🇴Somalia, Fed. Rep.4.962025158🇸🇩Sudan4.722014159🇮🇩Indonesia4.622023160🇵🇰Pakistan4.492022161🇲🇱Mali4.052024162🇭🇰Hong Kong SAR, China3.392023163🇸🇿Eswatini3.132024164🇵🇱Poland2.942025165🇦🇬Antigua and Barbuda2.922010166🇳🇵Nepal2.802023167🇯🇴Jordan2.792024168🇩🇲Dominica2.632010169🇹🇭Thailand2.552016170🇨🇫Central African Republic2.092023171🇰🇳St. Kitts and Nevis1.952010172🇱🇨St. Lucia1.942010173🇧🇿Belize1.922010