Minimum capital for starting a business in Lesotho
Lesotho: Minimum capital for starting a business was 0.0% in 2012. ▼ Falling
Minimum capital for starting a business in Lesotho, 2003–2012
Source: World Bank, Doing Business project (http://www.doingbusiness.org/). Measured in % of income per capita.
Analysis
The most recent figure for minimum capital for starting a business in Lesotho is 0.0%, measured in 2012. That is the lowest value across all 10 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 100.0% on the previous year and down 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, minimum capital for starting a business in Lesotho peaked at 19.3% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2012.
Lesotho ranks 27th of 51 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Minimum capital for starting a business in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | % of income per capita | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 19.3% | — |
| 2004 | 17.7% | -8.3% |
| 2005 | 16.4% | -7.3% |
| 2006 | 15.7% | -4.3% |
| 2007 | 14.3% | -8.9% |
| 2008 | 14.5% | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 11.9% | -17.9% |
| 2010 | 12.0% | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 11.2% | -6.7% |
| 2012 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 15.7% | 11.9% | 19.3% | 7 |
| 2010s | 7.7% | 0.0% | 12.0% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
- 24 Equatorial Guinea 11.7% compare
- 25 Ghana 4.3% compare
- 26 Eswatini 0.4% compare
- 27 Botswana 0.0%
- 27 Burundi 0.0%
- 27 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 0.0%
- 27 Egypt 0.0% compare
- 27 Gambia 0.0%
- 27 Kenya 0.0%
- 27 Liberia 0.0%
- 27 Madagascar 0.0% compare
- 27 Malawi 0.0%
- 27 Mauritius 0.0%
- 27 Morocco 0.0% compare
- 27 Mozambique 0.0% compare
- 27 Namibia 0.0%
- 27 Nigeria 0.0%
- 27 Rwanda 0.0%
- 27 Seychelles 0.0%
- 27 Sierra Leone 0.0%
- 27 South Africa 0.0%
- 27 Sudan 0.0%
- 27 Tanzania, United Republic of 0.0%
- 27 Tunisia 0.0% compare
- 27 Uganda 0.0%
- 27 Zambia 0.0% compare
- 27 Zimbabwe 0.0%
More private sector data for Lesotho
- Merchandise trade 102.9% (2025)
- Food imports 23.0% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 59.2% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 1.88 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 23.3% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 70.1% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 773.00 million current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 327.08 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.3004 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate -22 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is minimum capital for starting a business in Lesotho?
- Minimum capital for starting a business in Lesotho was 0.0% 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 Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 19.3% in 2003.
- What is the lowest minimum capital for starting a business recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2012.
- How does Lesotho rank for minimum capital for starting a business?
- Lesotho ranks 27th out of 51 countries with data for 2012.
- Is minimum capital for starting a business rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is down 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Lesotho 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/.