Starting a business - Score in Kiribati
Kiribati: Starting a business - Score was 78.4 in 2019. ▬ Flat
Starting a business - Score in Kiribati, 2003–2019
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
Kiribati recorded 78.4 for starting a business - score in 2019.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 2.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, starting a business - score in Kiribati peaked at 79.3 in 2003 and was at its lowest, 73.38, in 2008.
That places Kiribati 150th out of 191 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Starting a business - Score in Kiribati, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 79.3 | — |
| 2004 | 76.82 | -3.1% |
| 2005 | 76.08 | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 75.1 | -1.3% |
| 2007 | 74.32 | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 73.38 | -1.3% |
| 2009 | 76.52 | +4.3% |
| 2010 | 76.26 | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 76.4 | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 76.36 | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 76.28 | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 76.75 | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 76.46 | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 78.17 | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 77.47 | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 78.2 | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 78.4 | +0.3% |
Kiribati compared with similar countries
- Kiribati's 78.4 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 82.73, 95% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Kiribati's 78.4 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 86.39, 91% of the median. (28 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 75.93 | 73.38 | 79.3 | 7 |
| 2010s | 77.07 | 76.26 | 78.4 | 10 |
Countries ranked near Kiribati
- 147 Angola 79.4 compare
- 148 Seychelles 78.75 compare
- 149 El Salvador 78.64 compare
- 151 Sao Tome and Principe 78.24 compare
- 152 Lebanon 78.18 compare
- 153 Algeria 78.01 compare
More private sector data for Kiribati
- Merchandise trade 147.8% (2025)
- Food imports 41.4% (2021)
- Manufactures imports 43.0% (2021)
- Merchandise imports 496.00 million current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 97.2% (2021)
- Manufactures exports 2.1% (2021)
- Merchandise exports 20.00 million current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 146.53 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0573 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate -16.67 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is starting a business - score in Kiribati?
- Starting a business - score in Kiribati was 78.4 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest starting a business - score recorded in Kiribati?
- The highest recorded value was 79.3 in 2003.
- What is the lowest starting a business - score recorded in Kiribati?
- The lowest recorded value was 73.38 in 2008.
- How does Kiribati rank for starting a business - score?
- Kiribati ranks 150th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is starting a business - score rising or falling in Kiribati?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Kiribati 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.