Time required to start a business in Kiribati

Kiribati: Time required to start a business was 31 days in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
31 days
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
33rd
of 188 countries
All-time high
31 days
in 2004
All-time low
21 days
in 2003
Years of data
17
2003–2019

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

01020302003201120192003: 21 days2004: 31 days2005: 31 days2006: 31 days2007: 31 days2008: 31 days2009: 31 days2010: 31 days2011: 31 days2012: 31 days2013: 31 days2014: 31 days2015: 31 days2016: 31 days2017: 31 days2018: 31 days2019: 31 days

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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 29.57 days 21 days 31 days 7
2010s 31 days 31 days 31 days 10

Countries ranked near Kiribati

  1. 31 Ethiopia 32 days compare
  2. 31 Seychelles 32 days compare
  3. 34 Tanzania 29.5 days compare
  4. 35 Palau 28 days compare
  5. 36 Zimbabwe 27 days compare

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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

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.