Minimum capital for starting a business in Tunisia
Tunisia: Minimum capital for starting a business was 0.0% in 2012. ◆ Volatile
Minimum capital for starting a business in Tunisia, 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 Tunisia 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% over ten years.
Over the whole period, minimum capital for starting a business in Tunisia peaked at 343.8% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2008.
That places Tunisia 27th out of 51 countries with data for 2012, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Minimum capital for starting a business in Tunisia, year by year
| Year | % of income per capita | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 343.8% | — |
| 2004 | 327.3% | -4.8% |
| 2005 | 29.8% | -90.9% |
| 2006 | 28.3% | -5.0% |
| 2007 | 25.3% | -10.6% |
| 2008 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0% | — |
| 2010 | 0.0% | — |
| 2011 | 0.0% | — |
| 2012 | 0.0% | — |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 107.8% | 0.0% | 343.8% | 7 |
| 2010s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Tunisia
- 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 Lesotho 0.0% compare
- 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 Uganda 0.0%
- 27 Zambia 0.0% compare
- 27 Zimbabwe 0.0%
More private sector data for Tunisia
- Merchandise trade 86.8% (2025)
- Food imports 11.5% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 63.7% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 28.59 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 14.7% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 77.3% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 21.29 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 1,724 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.3703 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 6.61 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is minimum capital for starting a business in Tunisia?
- Minimum capital for starting a business in Tunisia 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 Tunisia?
- The highest recorded value was 343.8% in 2003.
- What is the lowest minimum capital for starting a business recorded in Tunisia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2008.
- How does Tunisia rank for minimum capital for starting a business?
- Tunisia ranks 27th out of 51 countries with data for 2012.
- Is minimum capital for starting a business rising or falling in Tunisia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Tunisia 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/.