World Bank · Private Sector
France: Time required to start a business
4days · 2019-38.5% since 2009
Time required to start a business is the number of calendar days needed to complete the procedures to legally operate a business. If a procedure can be speeded up at additional cost, the fastest procedure, independent of cost, is chosen. Annual figures for France from 2003 to 2019.
Every year
| Year | Value (days) | Note |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 4 | |
| 2018 | 3.5 | |
| 2017 | 3.5 | |
| 2016 | 3.5 | |
| 2015 | 4 | |
| 2014 | 4.5 | |
| 2013 | 6.5 | |
| 2012 | 6.5 | |
| 2011 | 6.5 | |
| 2010 | 6.5 | |
| 2009 | 6.5 | |
| 2008 | 6.5 | |
| 2007 | 7 | |
| 2006 | 7 | |
| 2005 | 7 | |
| 2004 | 7 | |
| 2003 | 41 |
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