Time required to start a business in Tonga
Tonga: Time required to start a business was 16 days in 2019. ▼ Falling
Time required to start a business in Tonga, 2003–2019
Source: Doing Business project, World Bank (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in days.
Analysis
In 2019, time required to start a business in Tonga stood at 16 days. 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 a business in Tonga peaked at 32 days in 2003 and was at its lowest, 16 days, 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 a business in Tonga, year by year
| Year | days | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 32 days | — |
| 2004 | 32 days | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 32 days | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 32 days | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 32 days | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 25 days | -21.9% |
| 2009 | 25 days | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 25 days | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 16 days | -36.0% |
| 2012 | 16 days | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 16 days | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 16 days | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 16 days | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 16 days | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 16 days | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 16 days | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 16 days | +0.0% |
Tonga compared with similar countries
- Tonga's 16 days is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 12 days, 1.3× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Tonga's 16 days is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 12.8 days, 1.2× the median. (28 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 30 days | 25 days | 32 days | 7 |
| 2010s | 16.9 days | 16 days | 25 days | 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 a business in Tonga?
- Time required to start a business in Tonga was 16 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 Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 32 days in 2003.
- What is the lowest time required to start a business recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 16 days in 2011.
- How does Tonga rank for time required to start a business?
- Tonga ranks 69th out of 188 countries with data for 2019.
- Is time required to start a 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 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.