Starting a business - Score in Fiji
Fiji: Starting a business - Score was 73.56 in 2019. ▼ Falling
Starting a business - Score in Fiji, 2003–2019
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
The most recent figure for starting a business - score in Fiji is 73.56, measured in 2019.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and down 2.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, starting a business - score in Fiji peaked at 79.9 in 2004 and was at its lowest, 67.85, in 2012.
Fiji ranks 164th of 191 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.
Starting a business - Score in Fiji, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 79.74 | — |
| 2004 | 79.9 | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 75.22 | -5.9% |
| 2006 | 75.55 | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 75.61 | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 75.63 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 75.62 | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 75.8 | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 74.17 | -2.2% |
| 2012 | 67.85 | -8.5% |
| 2013 | 67.96 | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 68.04 | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 68.18 | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 73.13 | +7.3% |
| 2017 | 73.26 | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 73.39 | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 73.56 | +0.2% |
Fiji compared with similar countries
- Fiji's 73.56 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 86.74, 85% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Fiji's 73.56 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 86.39, 85% of the median. (28 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 76.75 | 75.22 | 79.9 | 7 |
| 2010s | 71.53 | 67.85 | 75.8 | 10 |
Countries ranked near Fiji
More private sector data for Fiji
- Merchandise trade 70.6% (2025)
- Food imports 19.0% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 56.5% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 3.25 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 64.3% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 15.5% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 1.13 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 1,207 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1817 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate -0.6178 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is starting a business - score in Fiji?
- Starting a business - score in Fiji was 73.56 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest starting a business - score recorded in Fiji?
- The highest recorded value was 79.9 in 2004.
- What is the lowest starting a business - score recorded in Fiji?
- The lowest recorded value was 67.85 in 2012.
- How does Fiji rank for starting a business - score?
- Fiji ranks 164th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is starting a business - score rising or falling in Fiji?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Fiji data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Starting a business - Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The score for starting a business is the simple average of the scores for each of the component indicators: the procedures, time and cost for an entrepreneur to start and formally operate a business, as well as the paid-in minimum capital requirement.