Time required to start business in Samoa
Samoa: Time required to start business was 9 in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2019)
9
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
117th
of 188 countries
All-time high
42
in 2003
All-time low
9
in 2009
Years of data
17
2003–2019
Time required to start business in Samoa, 2003–2019
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for time required to start business in Samoa is 9, 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 business in Samoa peaked at 42 in 2003 and was at its lowest, 9, 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 business in Samoa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 42 | — |
| 2004 | 42 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 35 | -16.7% |
| 2006 | 35 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 35 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 35 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 9 | -74.3% |
| 2010 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 9 | +0.0% |
Samoa compared with similar countries
- Samoa's 9 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 12, 75% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Samoa's 9 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 12.8, 70% of the median. (28 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 33.29 | 9 | 42 | 7 |
| 2010s | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
- 117 Cape Verde 9 compare
- 117 Morocco 9 compare
- 117 Solomon Islands 9 compare
- 117 Tunisia 9 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 business in Samoa?
- Time required to start business in Samoa was 9 in 2019, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest time required to start business recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 42 in 2003.
- What is the lowest time required to start business recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 9 in 2009.
- How does Samoa rank for time required to start business?
- Samoa ranks 117th out of 188 countries with data for 2019.
- Is time required to start 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Time required to start business. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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