How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Costa Rica?

17 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2019.

Where does this data come from?

The World Bank, published as Starting a business: Paid-in Minimum capital (% of income per capita) - Score. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Belgium vs Costa Rica: Starting a business: Paid-in Minimum capital (% of income per capita)

Belgium

100.0%

in 2019

Costa Rica

100.0%

in 2019

Belgium rank

1st

Costa Rica rank

1st

Starting a business: Paid-in Minimum capital (% of income per capita) over time

Belgium
Costa Rica

How they compare

Belgium currently reports 100.0% against 100.0% in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.0%.

Across all 17 years both countries report, Costa Rica has been ahead every year.

Belgium ranks 1st and Costa Rica ranks 1st of 191 countries.

Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Belgium	Costa Rica	Difference	Ahead
2000s	94.6%	100.0%	5.4%	Costa Rica
2010s	96.0%	100.0%	4.0%	Costa Rica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher starting a business: paid-in minimum capital (% of income per capita), Belgium or Costa Rica?: Belgium, at 100.0% against 100.0% in Costa Rica as of 2019.
What is the difference in starting a business: paid-in minimum capital (% of income per capita) between Belgium and Costa Rica?: 0.0%, with Belgium ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Costa Rica?: 17 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2019.
How do Belgium and Costa Rica rank globally for starting a business: paid-in minimum capital (% of income per capita)?: Belgium ranks 1st and Costa Rica ranks 1st of 191 countries.
Where does this data come from?: The World Bank, published as Starting a business: Paid-in Minimum capital (% of income per capita) - Score. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Starting a business: Paid-in Minimum capital (% of income per capita) - Score
Source: World Bank
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 191 places, 3,247 data points, 2003–2019
Last refreshed: 07 September 2026

The score for the paid-in minimum capital requirement benchmarks economies with respect to the regulatory best practice on the indicator. The score ranges from 0 to 100, where 0 represents the worst regulatory performance and 100 the best regulatory performance.