Time required to start business in Vietnam

Vietnam: Time required to start business was 16 in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
16
Change on year
down 5.9%
World rank
69th
of 188 countries
All-time high
61
in 2003
All-time low
16
in 2019
Years of data
17
2003–2019

Time required to start business in Vietnam, 2003–2019

20304050602003201120192003: 612004: 472005: 412006: 462007: 372008: 372009: 372010: 362011: 362012: 322013: 342014: 342015: 202016: 242017: 222018: 172019: 16

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Vietnam recorded 16 for time required to start business in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 17 years on record.

The figure is down 5.9% on the previous year and down 56.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, time required to start business in Vietnam peaked at 61 in 2003 and was at its lowest, 16, in 2019.

That places Vietnam 69th 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 Vietnam, year by year

Annual values for Time required to start business in Vietnam, 2003 to 2019.
Year Value Change
2003 61 —
2004 47 -23.0%
2005 41 -12.8%
2006 46 +12.2%
2007 37 -19.6%
2008 37 +0.0%
2009 37 +0.0%
2010 36 -2.7%
2011 36 +0.0%
2012 32 -11.1%
2013 34 +6.2%
2014 34 +0.0%
2015 20 -41.2%
2016 24 +20.0%
2017 22 -8.3%
2018 17 -22.7%
2019 16 -5.9%

Vietnam compared with similar countries

  • Vietnam's 16 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 12, 1.3× the median. (55 countries reporting)
  • Vietnam's 16 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 12.8, 1.2× the median. (28 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 43.71 37 61 7
2010s 27.1 16 36 10

Countries ranked near Vietnam

  1. 69 Barbados 16 compare
  2. 69 Comoros 16 compare
  3. 69 Micronesia (country) 16 compare
  4. 69 Tonga 16 compare

See the full ranking of 188 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is time required to start business in Vietnam?
Time required to start business in Vietnam was 16 in 2019, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest time required to start business recorded in Vietnam?
The highest recorded value was 61 in 2003.
What is the lowest time required to start business recorded in Vietnam?
The lowest recorded value was 16 in 2019.
How does Vietnam rank for time required to start business?
Vietnam ranks 69th out of 188 countries with data for 2019.
Is time required to start business rising or falling in Vietnam?
Over the last ten years it is down 56.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Vietnam 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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