Time required to start business in Tonga
Tonga: Time required to start business was 16 in 2019. ▼ Falling
Latest (2019)
16
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
69th
of 188 countries
All-time high
32
in 2003
All-time low
16
in 2011
Years of data
17
2003–2019
Time required to start business in Tonga, 2003–2019
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2019, time required to start business in Tonga stood at 16. That is the lowest value across all 17 years on record.
The figure is down 36.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, time required to start business in Tonga peaked at 32 in 2003 and was at its lowest, 16, in 2011.
Tonga ranks 69th of 188 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.
Time required to start business in Tonga, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 32 | — |
| 2004 | 32 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 32 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 32 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 32 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 25 | -21.9% |
| 2009 | 25 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 25 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 16 | -36.0% |
| 2012 | 16 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 16 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 16 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 16 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 16 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 16 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 16 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 16 | +0.0% |
Tonga compared with similar countries
- Tonga's 16 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 12, 1.3× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Tonga's 16 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 12.8, 1.2× the median. (28 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 30 | 25 | 32 | 7 |
| 2010s | 16.9 | 16 | 25 | 10 |
Countries ranked near Tonga
More reference data data for Tonga
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0105 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0092 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0197 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0197 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0353 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0269 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0446 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.1068 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0799 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure applied 9.35 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is time required to start business in Tonga?
- Time required to start business in Tonga was 16 in 2019, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest time required to start business recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 32 in 2003.
- What is the lowest time required to start business recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 16 in 2011.
- How does Tonga rank for time required to start business?
- Tonga ranks 69th out of 188 countries with data for 2019.
- Is time required to start business rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is down 36.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Tonga 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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