New businesses registered in Vanuatu

258 companies were registered in Vanuatu in 2018. The value for 2018 is the highest in the series, which starts in 2006.

Measure: New businesses registered Unit: New limited liability companies Data: 2006 to 2018 Source: World Bank
The latest value for Vanuatu is for 2018. Most countries have figures for 2023.
Vanuatu, 2018 258 New limited liability companies
Change from 2017 +53.6% 2017: 168 companies

New businesses registered in Vanuatu over time

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New limited liability companies. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

New businesses registered (new limited liability companies), 2006 to 2018
Period Vanuatu
2018 258 companies
2017 168 companies
2016 130 companies
2015 83 companies
2014 88 companies
2013 54 companies
2012 70 companies
2011 74 companies
2010 87 companies
2009 23 companies
2008 66 companies
2007 72 companies
2006 53 companies

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of +53.6% from 168 companies in 2017.
  • Since 2008, when it was 66 companies, the figure has changed by +290.9%.

Source and dates

Original producer
World Bank, Entrepreneurship Database
Distributed by
World Bank, World Development Indicators
Dataset or series code
IC.BUS.NREG · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
2006 to 2018 for Vanuatu
Provider update
8 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (per series metadata)
Attribution
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, original data: World Bank, Entrepreneurship Database