Minimum capital for starting a business in Togo
Togo: Minimum capital for starting a business was 365.6% in 2012. ▼ Falling
Minimum capital for starting a business in Togo, 2003–2012
Source: World Bank, Doing Business project (http://www.doingbusiness.org/). Measured in % of income per capita.
Analysis
In 2012, minimum capital for starting a business in Togo stood at 365.6%. That is the lowest value across all 10 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 24.5% on the previous year and down 27.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, minimum capital for starting a business in Togo peaked at 559.9% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 365.6%, in 2012.
That places Togo 4th out of 51 countries with data for 2012, putting it in the top 10%.
Minimum capital for starting a business in Togo, year by year
| Year | % of income per capita | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 504.2% | — |
| 2004 | 485.7% | -3.7% |
| 2005 | 459.9% | -5.3% |
| 2006 | 539.7% | +17.4% |
| 2007 | 546.4% | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 559.9% | +2.5% |
| 2009 | 514.0% | -8.2% |
| 2010 | 486.9% | -5.3% |
| 2011 | 484.5% | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 365.6% | -24.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 515.7% | 459.9% | 559.9% | 7 |
| 2010s | 445.7% | 365.6% | 486.9% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Togo
- 1 Niger 572.8% compare
- 2 Central African Republic 444.1% compare
- 3 Djibouti 383.6% compare
- 5 Burkina Faso 353.9% compare
- 6 Guinea-Bissau 338.0% compare
- 7 Mali 331.9% compare
More private sector data for Togo
- Merchandise trade 43.7% (2025)
- Food imports 17.6% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 64.9% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 3.40 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 33.0% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 39.3% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 1.80 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 209.51 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1514 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 9.62 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is minimum capital for starting a business in Togo?
- Minimum capital for starting a business in Togo was 365.6% 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 Togo?
- The highest recorded value was 559.9% in 2008.
- What is the lowest minimum capital for starting a business recorded in Togo?
- The lowest recorded value was 365.6% in 2012.
- How does Togo rank for minimum capital for starting a business?
- Togo ranks 4th out of 51 countries with data for 2012.
- Is minimum capital for starting a business rising or falling in Togo?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Togo 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/.