How many years of comparable data are there for Puerto Rico and United States?

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.

Puerto Rico vs United States: Starting a business: Paid-in Minimum capital (% of income per capita)

Puerto Rico

100.0%

in 2019

United States

100.0%

in 2019

Puerto Rico rank

1st

United States rank

1st

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

Puerto Rico
United States

How they compare

Puerto Rico currently reports 100.0% against 100.0% in United States, a difference of 0.0%.

Across all 17 years both countries report, United States has been ahead every year.

Puerto Rico ranks 1st and United States ranks 1st of 191 countries.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Puerto Rico	United States	Difference	Ahead
2000s	100.0%	100.0%	0.0%	—
2010s	100.0%	100.0%	0.0%	—

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), Puerto Rico or United States?: Puerto Rico, at 100.0% against 100.0% in United States as of 2019.
What is the difference in starting a business: paid-in minimum capital (% of income per capita) between Puerto Rico and United States?: 0.0%, with Puerto Rico ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Puerto Rico and United States?: 17 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2019.
How do Puerto Rico and United States rank globally for starting a business: paid-in minimum capital (% of income per capita)?: Puerto Rico ranks 1st and United States 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.