You Can Startup Any Time You Like, etc.

By Paul Kedrosky · Wednesday, November 21, 2007 ·

The following data from a recent World Bank report caught my eye. From a larger study, I compare the the rankings of the top ten countries for ease of starting companies with the ease of closing companies in the same places.

Country Starting Closing
Australia 1 14
Canada 2 4
New Zealand 3 16
United States 4 18
Ireland 5 6
United Kingdom 6 10
Puerto Rico 7 28
Mauritius 8 66
Singapore 9 2
Georgia 10 105

Apparently, in some countries (to adapt The Eagles) you can startup any time you like, but you can never leave.

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