New businesses registered (number) in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: New businesses registered (number) was 258 number in 2018. ◆ Volatile
New businesses registered in Vanuatu, 2006–2018
Source: Entrepreneurship Database, World Bank (WB). Measured in number.
Analysis
Vanuatu recorded 258 number for new businesses registered in 2018. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 53.6% on the previous year and up 290.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, new businesses registered in Vanuatu peaked at 258 number in 2018 and was at its lowest, 23 number, in 2009.
Vanuatu ranks 164th of 177 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
New businesses registered (number) in Vanuatu, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 53 number | — |
| 2007 | 72 number | +35.8% |
| 2008 | 66 number | -8.3% |
| 2009 | 23 number | -65.2% |
| 2010 | 87 number | +278.3% |
| 2011 | 74 number | -14.9% |
| 2012 | 70 number | -5.4% |
| 2013 | 54 number | -22.9% |
| 2014 | 88 number | +63.0% |
| 2015 | 83 number | -5.7% |
| 2016 | 130 number | +56.6% |
| 2017 | 168 number | +29.2% |
| 2018 | 258 number | +53.6% |
Vanuatu compared with similar countries
- Vanuatu's 258 number is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 5,646 number, 5% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Vanuatu's 258 number is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 16,144 number, 2% of the median. (26 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 53.5 number | 23 number | 72 number | 4 |
| 2010s | 112.44 number | 54 number | 258 number | 9 |
Countries ranked near Vanuatu
- 161 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 323 number compare
- 162 Antigua and Barbuda 275 number compare
- 163 Sao Tome and Principe 268 number compare
- 164 Central African Republic 258 number compare
- 166 Grenada 217 number compare
- 167 Somalia 195 number
More private sector data for Vanuatu
- Merchandise trade 43.8% (2025)
- Food imports 25.0% (2011)
- Manufactures imports 52.3% (2011)
- Merchandise imports 515.00 million current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 85.3% (2011)
- Manufactures exports 8.2% (2011)
- Merchandise exports 78.00 million current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 232.72 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0576 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 4 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is new businesses registered in Vanuatu?
- New businesses registered in Vanuatu was 258 number in 2018, according to Entrepreneurship Database, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest new businesses registered recorded in Vanuatu?
- The highest recorded value was 258 number in 2018.
- What is the lowest new businesses registered recorded in Vanuatu?
- The lowest recorded value was 23 number in 2009.
- How does Vanuatu rank for new businesses registered?
- Vanuatu ranks 164th out of 177 countries with data for 2018.
- Is new businesses registered rising or falling in Vanuatu?
- Over the last ten years it is up 290.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Vanuatu data come from?
- The figures come from Entrepreneurship Database, World Bank (WB), published as part of New businesses registered (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
New businesses registered are the number of new limited liability corporations (or its equivalent) registered in the calendar year.