Minimum capital for starting a business in Zambia
Zambia: Minimum capital for starting a business was 0.0% in 2012. ◆ Volatile
Minimum capital for starting a business in Zambia, 2003–2012
Source: World Bank, Doing Business project (http://www.doingbusiness.org/). Measured in % of income per capita.
Analysis
Zambia recorded 0.0% for minimum capital for starting a business in 2012. That is the lowest value across all 10 years on record.
The figure is down 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, minimum capital for starting a business in Zambia peaked at 3.3% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2010.
Zambia ranks 27th of 51 countries on this measure, 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 Zambia, year by year
| Year | % of income per capita | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 3.3% | — |
| 2004 | 2.7% | -18.2% |
| 2005 | 2.1% | -22.2% |
| 2006 | 1.9% | -9.5% |
| 2007 | 2.2% | +15.8% |
| 2008 | 1.5% | -31.8% |
| 2009 | 1.3% | -13.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0% | — |
| 2012 | 0.0% | — |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.1% | 1.3% | 3.3% | 7 |
| 2010s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Zambia
- 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 Tunisia 0.0% compare
- 27 Uganda 0.0%
- 27 Zimbabwe 0.0%
More private sector data for Zambia
- Merchandise trade 91.7% (2025)
- Food imports 7.8% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 64.4% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 13.17 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 8.7% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 14.1% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 13.31 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 607.56 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.461 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 18.07 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is minimum capital for starting a business in Zambia?
- Minimum capital for starting a business in Zambia 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 Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 3.3% in 2003.
- What is the lowest minimum capital for starting a business recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2010.
- How does Zambia rank for minimum capital for starting a business?
- Zambia ranks 27th out of 51 countries with data for 2012.
- Is minimum capital for starting a business rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Zambia 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/.