Time required to start a business in Fiji
Fiji: Time required to start a business was 40 days in 2019. ▲ Rising
Time required to start a business in Fiji, 2003–2019
Source: Doing Business project, World Bank (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in days.
Analysis
Fiji recorded 40 days for time required to start a business in 2019.
That represents a change of down 9.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, time required to start a business in Fiji peaked at 58 days in 2012 and was at its lowest, 31 days, in 2003.
That places Fiji 20th out of 188 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Time required to start a business in Fiji, year by year
| Year | days | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 31 days | — |
| 2004 | 31 days | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 44 days | +41.9% |
| 2006 | 44 days | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 44 days | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 44 days | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 44 days | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 44 days | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 44 days | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 58 days | +31.8% |
| 2013 | 58 days | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 58 days | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 58 days | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 40 days | -31.0% |
| 2017 | 40 days | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 40 days | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 40 days | +0.0% |
Fiji compared with similar countries
- Fiji's 40 days is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 12 days, 3.3× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Fiji's 40 days is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 12.8 days, 3.1× the median. (28 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 40.29 days | 31 days | 44 days | 7 |
| 2010s | 48 days | 40 days | 58 days | 10 |
Countries ranked near Fiji
More reference data data for Fiji
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0683 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.1992 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.307 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0009 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.307 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2292 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.1685 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.05 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.62 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0049 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is time required to start a business in Fiji?
- Time required to start a business in Fiji was 40 days in 2019, according to Doing Business project, World Bank (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest time required to start a business recorded in Fiji?
- The highest recorded value was 58 days in 2012.
- What is the lowest time required to start a business recorded in Fiji?
- The lowest recorded value was 31 days in 2003.
- How does Fiji rank for time required to start a business?
- Fiji ranks 20th out of 188 countries with data for 2019.
- Is time required to start a business rising or falling in Fiji?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Fiji data come from?
- The figures come from Doing Business project, World Bank (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Time required to start a business. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Number of calendar days needed to complete the procedures to legally operate a business.