Starting a business - Score in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: Starting a business - Score was 81.47 in 2019. ▲ Rising
Starting a business - Score in Vanuatu, 2003–2019
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
The most recent figure for starting a business - score in Vanuatu is 81.47, measured in 2019.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and up 14.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, starting a business - score in Vanuatu peaked at 81.52 in 2018 and was at its lowest, 67.58, in 2005.
Vanuatu ranks 138th of 191 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Starting a business - Score in Vanuatu, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 71.14 | — |
| 2004 | 69.26 | -2.6% |
| 2005 | 67.58 | -2.4% |
| 2006 | 68.27 | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 69.28 | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 69.31 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 71.34 | +2.9% |
| 2010 | 71.99 | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 75.66 | +5.1% |
| 2012 | 75.64 | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 75.26 | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 75.26 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 75.51 | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 81.24 | +7.6% |
| 2017 | 81.23 | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 81.52 | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 81.47 | -0.1% |
Vanuatu compared with similar countries
- Vanuatu's 81.47 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 82.73, 98% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Vanuatu's 81.47 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 86.39, 94% of the median. (28 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 69.45 | 67.58 | 71.34 | 7 |
| 2010s | 77.48 | 71.99 | 81.52 | 10 |
Countries ranked near Vanuatu
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 starting a business - score in Vanuatu?
- Starting a business - score in Vanuatu was 81.47 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest starting a business - score recorded in Vanuatu?
- The highest recorded value was 81.52 in 2018.
- What is the lowest starting a business - score recorded in Vanuatu?
- The lowest recorded value was 67.58 in 2005.
- How does Vanuatu rank for starting a business - score?
- Vanuatu ranks 138th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is starting a business - score rising or falling in Vanuatu?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Vanuatu 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.