Time required to start business in Vanuatu

Vanuatu: Time required to start business was 18 in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
18
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
56th
of 188 countries
All-time high
47
in 2003
All-time low
18
in 2016
Years of data
17
2003–2019

Time required to start business in Vanuatu, 2003–2019

010203040502003201120192003: 472004: 472005: 472006: 472007: 472008: 472009: 472010: 472011: 332012: 332013: 352014: 352015: 352016: 182017: 182018: 182019: 18

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

The most recent figure for time required to start business in Vanuatu is 18, measured in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 17 years on record.

That represents a change of down 61.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, time required to start business in Vanuatu peaked at 47 in 2003 and was at its lowest, 18, in 2016.

That places Vanuatu 56th out of 188 countries with data for 2019, putting it 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 Vanuatu, year by year

Annual values for Time required to start business in Vanuatu, 2003 to 2019.
Year Value Change
2003 47 —
2004 47 +0.0%
2005 47 +0.0%
2006 47 +0.0%
2007 47 +0.0%
2008 47 +0.0%
2009 47 +0.0%
2010 47 +0.0%
2011 33 -29.8%
2012 33 +0.0%
2013 35 +6.1%
2014 35 +0.0%
2015 35 +0.0%
2016 18 -48.6%
2017 18 +0.0%
2018 18 +0.0%
2019 18 +0.0%

Vanuatu compared with similar countries

  • Vanuatu's 18 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 15, 1.2× the median. (47 countries reporting)
  • Vanuatu's 18 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 12.8, 1.4× the median. (28 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 47 47 47 7
2010s 29 18 47 10

Countries ranked near Vanuatu

  1. 53 Kuwait 19.4 compare
  2. 54 Antigua and Barbuda 19 compare
  3. 55 Saint Kitts and Nevis 18.5 compare
  4. 56 Algeria 18 compare
  5. 56 Guyana 18 compare
  6. 56 Liberia 18 compare

See the full ranking of 188 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is time required to start business in Vanuatu?
Time required to start business in Vanuatu was 18 in 2019, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest time required to start business recorded in Vanuatu?
The highest recorded value was 47 in 2003.
What is the lowest time required to start business recorded in Vanuatu?
The lowest recorded value was 18 in 2016.
How does Vanuatu rank for time required to start business?
Vanuatu ranks 56th out of 188 countries with data for 2019.
Is time required to start business rising or falling in Vanuatu?
Over the last ten years it is down 61.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Vanuatu 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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Indicator
Time required to start business
Source
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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