Time required to start a business in Fiji

Fiji: Time required to start a business was 40 days in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
40 days
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
20th
of 188 countries
All-time high
58 days
in 2012
All-time low
31 days
in 2003
Years of data
17
2003–2019

Time required to start a business in Fiji, 2003–2019

02040602003201120192003: 31 days2004: 31 days2005: 44 days2006: 44 days2007: 44 days2008: 44 days2009: 44 days2010: 44 days2011: 44 days2012: 58 days2013: 58 days2014: 58 days2015: 58 days2016: 40 days2017: 40 days2018: 40 days2019: 40 days

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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 40.29 days 31 days 44 days 7
2010s 48 days 40 days 58 days 10

Countries ranked near Fiji

  1. 17 Honduras 42 days compare
  2. 18 Papua New Guinea 41 days compare
  3. 19 Yemen 40.5 days compare
  4. 20 South Africa 40 days compare
  5. 22 Bolivia 39.5 days compare
  6. 23 Malawi 37 days compare
  7. 23 Poland 37 days compare

See the full ranking of 188 places →

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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

Indicator
Time required to start a business
Unit
days
Source
Doing Business project, World Bank (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
188 places, 2,945 data points, 2003–2019
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Number of calendar days needed to complete the procedures to legally operate a business.