Time required to start a business in Samoa
Samoa: Time required to start a business was 9 days in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Time required to start a business in Samoa, 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 Samoa is 9 days, measured in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 17 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, time required to start a business in Samoa peaked at 42 days in 2003 and was at its lowest, 9 days, in 2009.
Samoa ranks 117th of 188 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Time required to start a business in Samoa, year by year
| Year | days | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 42 days | — |
| 2004 | 42 days | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 35 days | -16.7% |
| 2006 | 35 days | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 35 days | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 35 days | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 9 days | -74.3% |
| 2010 | 9 days | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 9 days | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 9 days | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 9 days | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 9 days | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 9 days | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 9 days | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 9 days | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 9 days | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 9 days | +0.0% |
Samoa compared with similar countries
- Samoa's 9 days is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 12 days, 75% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Samoa's 9 days is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 12.8 days, 70% of the median. (28 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 33.29 days | 9 days | 42 days | 7 |
| 2010s | 9 days | 9 days | 9 days | 10 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
- 117 Cape Verde 9 days compare
- 117 Morocco 9 days compare
- 117 Solomon Islands 9 days compare
- 117 Tunisia 9 days compare
More reference data data for Samoa
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.023 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0165 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0396 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0396 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.077 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0626 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0918 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.2319 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Burning - Crop residues 0 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.1693 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is time required to start a business in Samoa?
- Time required to start a business in Samoa was 9 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 Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 42 days in 2003.
- What is the lowest time required to start a business recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 9 days in 2009.
- How does Samoa rank for time required to start a business?
- Samoa ranks 117th out of 188 countries with data for 2019.
- Is time required to start a business rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Samoa 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.