Starting a business: Time - Men (days) in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: Starting a business: Time - Men was 18 days in 2019. ▼ Falling
Starting a business: Time - Men in Vanuatu, 2003–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in days.
Analysis
In 2019, starting a business: time - men in Vanuatu stood at 18 days. That is the lowest value across all 17 years on record.
That represents a change of down 61.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, starting a business: time - men in Vanuatu peaked at 47 days in 2003 and was at its lowest, 18 days, in 2016.
That places Vanuatu 56th out of 191 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.
Starting a business: Time - Men in Vanuatu, year by year
| Year | days | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 47 days | — |
| 2004 | 47 days | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 47 days | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 47 days | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 47 days | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 47 days | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 47 days | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 47 days | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 33 days | -29.8% |
| 2012 | 33 days | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 35 days | +6.1% |
| 2014 | 35 days | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 35 days | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 18 days | -48.6% |
| 2017 | 18 days | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 18 days | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 18 days | +0.0% |
Vanuatu compared with similar countries
- Vanuatu's 18 days is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 15 days, 1.2× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Vanuatu's 18 days is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 12.82 days, 1.4× the median. (28 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 47 days | 47 days | 47 days | 7 |
| 2010s | 29 days | 18 days | 47 days | 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: time - men in Vanuatu?
- Starting a business: time - men in Vanuatu was 18 days in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest starting a business: time - men recorded in Vanuatu?
- The highest recorded value was 47 days in 2003.
- What is the lowest starting a business: time - men recorded in Vanuatu?
- The lowest recorded value was 18 days in 2016.
- How does Vanuatu rank for starting a business: time - men?
- Vanuatu ranks 56th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is starting a business: time - men rising or falling in Vanuatu?
- Over the last ten years it is down 61.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Vanuatu data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Starting a business: Time - Men (days). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The time for men captures the median duration that business incorporation experts indicate is necessary for five male married entrepreneurs to complete all procedures required to start and operate a business with minimum follow-up and no extra payments. It is calulared in calendar days. The time estimates of all procedures are added to calculate the total time required to start and operate a business, taking into account simultaneity of processes. It is assumed that the minimum time required for each procedure is one day, except for procedures that can be fully completed online, for which the time required is recorded as half a day.