Minimum capital for starting a business in Mauritania
Mauritania: Minimum capital for starting a business was 327.9% in 2012. ▼ Falling
Minimum capital for starting a business in Mauritania, 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 Mauritania is 327.9%, measured in 2012. That is the lowest value across all 10 years on record.
The figure is down 2.1% on the previous year and down 61.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, minimum capital for starting a business in Mauritania peaked at 877.5% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 327.9%, in 2012.
Mauritania ranks 8th of 51 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Minimum capital for starting a business in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | % of income per capita | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 858.7% | — |
| 2004 | 858.1% | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 877.5% | +2.3% |
| 2006 | 632.0% | -28.0% |
| 2007 | 503.1% | -20.4% |
| 2008 | 422.6% | -16.0% |
| 2009 | 450.4% | +6.6% |
| 2010 | 412.1% | -8.5% |
| 2011 | 334.9% | -18.7% |
| 2012 | 327.9% | -2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 657.5% | 422.6% | 877.5% | 7 |
| 2010s | 358.3% | 327.9% | 412.1% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
- 5 Burkina Faso 353.9% compare
- 6 Guinea-Bissau 338.0% compare
- 7 Mali 331.9% compare
- 9 Guinea 324.7% compare
- 10 Chad 289.4% compare
- 11 Sao Tome and Principe 285.8% compare
More private sector data for Mauritania
- Merchandise trade 87.3% (2025)
- Food imports 23.9% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 40.8% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 5.68 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 25.5% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 0.5% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 4.51 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 848.53 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.3861 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 8.67 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is minimum capital for starting a business in Mauritania?
- Minimum capital for starting a business in Mauritania was 327.9% 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 Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 877.5% in 2005.
- What is the lowest minimum capital for starting a business recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 327.9% in 2012.
- How does Mauritania rank for minimum capital for starting a business?
- Mauritania ranks 8th out of 51 countries with data for 2012.
- Is minimum capital for starting a business rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 61.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mauritania 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/.