Minimum capital for starting a business in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: Minimum capital for starting a business was 34.2% in 2012. ▼ Falling
Minimum capital for starting a business in Cape Verde, 2005–2012
Source: World Bank, Doing Business project (http://www.doingbusiness.org/). Measured in % of income per capita.
Analysis
Cape Verde recorded 34.2% for minimum capital for starting a business in 2012. That is the lowest value across all 8 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 12.3% on the previous year and down 41.6% over ten years.
That places Cape Verde 20th out of 51 countries with data for 2012, putting it in the middle of the range.
Minimum capital for starting a business in Cape Verde, year by year
| Year | % of income per capita | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 58.6% | — |
| 2006 | 60.7% | +3.6% |
| 2007 | 53.4% | -12.0% |
| 2008 | 47.5% | -11.0% |
| 2009 | 38.9% | -18.1% |
| 2010 | 42.4% | +9.0% |
| 2011 | 39.0% | -8.0% |
| 2012 | 34.2% | -12.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 51.8% | 38.9% | 60.7% | 5 |
| 2010s | 38.5% | 34.2% | 42.4% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Cape Verde
More private sector data for Cape Verde
- Merchandise trade 70.0% (2025)
- Food imports 32.6% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 50.8% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 2.04 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 86.4% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 13.6% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 96.00 million current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 182.05 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0314 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 23.08 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is minimum capital for starting a business in Cape Verde?
- Minimum capital for starting a business in Cape Verde was 34.2% in 2012, according to World Bank, Doing Business project (http://www.doingbusiness.org/).
- What is the highest minimum capital for starting a business recorded in Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 60.7% in 2006.
- What is the lowest minimum capital for starting a business recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 34.2% in 2012.
- How does Cape Verde rank for minimum capital for starting a business?
- Cape Verde ranks 20th out of 51 countries with data for 2012.
- Is minimum capital for starting a business rising or falling in Cape Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is down 41.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cape Verde data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank, Doing Business project (http://www.doingbusiness.org/), published as part of Minimum capital for starting a business (% of income per capita). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The paid-in minimum capital requirement reflects the amount that the entrepreneur needs to deposit in a bank or with a notary before registration and up to 3 months following incorporation and is recorded as a percentage of the country’s income per capita. The amount is typically specified in the commercial code or the company law. Many countries have a minimum capital requirement but allow businesses to pay only a part of it before registration, with the rest to be paid after the first year of operation. For more information, visit http://www.doingbusiness.org/MethodologySurveys/.