Time required to start a business in Kiribati
Kiribati: Time required to start a business was 31 days in 2019. ▲ Rising
Time required to start a business in Kiribati, 2003–2019
Source: Doing Business project, World Bank (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in days.
Analysis
The most recent figure for time required to start a business in Kiribati is 31 days, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, time required to start a business in Kiribati peaked at 31 days in 2004 and was at its lowest, 21 days, in 2003.
Kiribati ranks 33rd of 188 countries on this measure, 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 Kiribati, year by year
| Year | days | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 21 days | — |
| 2004 | 31 days | +47.6% |
| 2005 | 31 days | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 31 days | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 31 days | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 31 days | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 31 days | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 31 days | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 31 days | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 31 days | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 31 days | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 31 days | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 31 days | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 31 days | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 31 days | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 31 days | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 31 days | +0.0% |
Kiribati compared with similar countries
- Kiribati's 31 days is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 15 days, 2.1× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Kiribati's 31 days is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 12.8 days, 2.4× the median. (28 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 29.57 days | 21 days | 31 days | 7 |
| 2010s | 31 days | 31 days | 31 days | 10 |
Countries ranked near Kiribati
More reference data data for Kiribati
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0059 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Enteric Fermentation 0.7542 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0194 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Agricultural Soils 5.35 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Direct emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0143 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Direct emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0007 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Enteric Fermentation 0.0269 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0008 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Manure Management 13.95 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Direct emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0136 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is time required to start a business in Kiribati?
- Time required to start a business in Kiribati was 31 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 Kiribati?
- The highest recorded value was 31 days in 2004.
- What is the lowest time required to start a business recorded in Kiribati?
- The lowest recorded value was 21 days in 2003.
- How does Kiribati rank for time required to start a business?
- Kiribati ranks 33rd out of 188 countries with data for 2019.
- Is time required to start a business rising or falling in Kiribati?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kiribati 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.