Time required to start a business in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: Time required to start a business was 18 days in 2019. ▼ Falling
Time required to start a business in Vanuatu, 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 Vanuatu is 18 days, 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 a business in Vanuatu peaked at 47 days in 2003 and was at its lowest, 18 days, 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 a business in Vanuatu, year by year
| Year | days | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 47 days | — |
| 2004 | 47 days | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 47 days | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 47 days | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 47 days | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 47 days | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 47 days | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 47 days | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 33 days | -29.8% |
| 2012 | 33 days | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 35 days | +6.1% |
| 2014 | 35 days | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 35 days | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 18 days | -48.6% |
| 2017 | 18 days | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 18 days | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 18 days | +0.0% |
Vanuatu compared with similar countries
- Vanuatu's 18 days is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 15 days, 1.2× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Vanuatu's 18 days is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 12.8 days, 1.4× the median. (28 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 47 days | 47 days | 47 days | 7 |
| 2010s | 29 days | 18 days | 47 days | 10 |
Countries ranked near Vanuatu
More reference data data for Vanuatu
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0174 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0819 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0994 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0001 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0994 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0583 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0658 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.4612 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.5857 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0003 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is time required to start a business in Vanuatu?
- Time required to start a business in Vanuatu was 18 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 Vanuatu?
- The highest recorded value was 47 days in 2003.
- What is the lowest time required to start a business recorded in Vanuatu?
- The lowest recorded value was 18 days in 2016.
- How does Vanuatu rank for time required to start a business?
- Vanuatu ranks 56th out of 188 countries with data for 2019.
- Is time required to start a 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 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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Number of calendar days needed to complete the procedures to legally operate a business.