This statistic displays the average number of days it takes to start a private-limited company in European Union countries in 2017. In Sweden it takes on average 10.5 days to start a new company, the longest amount of time of any of the EU countries. The country where it takes the least time to start a new company is Greece where on average it takes 0.7 days.
Average time it takes to start a private-limited company in European Union countries in 2017
(in days)
* Number of days to start a company for selected countries given as ranges as follows: Croatia = 1-5 days Czechia = 1-5 days Estonia = 1-2 days Finland = 3-5 days Ireland = 2-5 days Lithuania = 3-4 days Romania = 1-3 days
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European Commission. (February 22, 2018). Average time it takes to start a private-limited company in European Union countries in 2017 (in days) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved February 26, 2020, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/879739/average-time-to-start-a-company-in-eu-countries/
European Commission. "Average time it takes to start a private-limited company in European Union countries in 2017 (in days)." Chart. February 22, 2018. Statista. Accessed February 26, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/879739/average-time-to-start-a-company-in-eu-countries/
European Commission. (2018). Average time it takes to start a private-limited company in European Union countries in 2017 (in days). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: February 26, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/879739/average-time-to-start-a-company-in-eu-countries/
European Commission. "Average Time It Takes to Start a Private-limited Company in European Union Countries in 2017 (in Days)." Statista, Statista Inc., 22 Feb 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/879739/average-time-to-start-a-company-in-eu-countries/
European Commission, Average time it takes to start a private-limited company in European Union countries in 2017 (in days) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/879739/average-time-to-start-a-company-in-eu-countries/ (last visited February 26, 2020)
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