Starting a business: Minimum capital in Austria
Austria: Starting a business: Minimum capital was 11.5% in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Starting a business: Minimum capital in Austria, 2003–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in % of income per capita.
Analysis
The most recent figure for starting a business: minimum capital in Austria is 11.5%, measured in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 17 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.4% on the previous year and down 77.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, starting a business: minimum capital in Austria peaked at 65.6% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 11.5%, in 2019.
Austria ranks 23rd of 191 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Starting a business: Minimum capital in Austria, year by year
| Year | % of income per capita | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 65.6% | — |
| 2004 | 64.1% | -2.3% |
| 2005 | 61.5% | -4.1% |
| 2006 | 59.6% | -3.1% |
| 2007 | 55.5% | -6.9% |
| 2008 | 52.8% | -4.9% |
| 2009 | 52.0% | -1.5% |
| 2010 | 53.1% | +2.1% |
| 2011 | 52.0% | -2.1% |
| 2012 | 49.1% | -5.6% |
| 2013 | 47.8% | -2.6% |
| 2014 | 13.6% | -71.5% |
| 2015 | 13.1% | -3.7% |
| 2016 | 12.8% | -2.3% |
| 2017 | 12.5% | -2.3% |
| 2018 | 11.9% | -4.8% |
| 2019 | 11.5% | -3.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 58.7% | 52.0% | 65.6% | 7 |
| 2010s | 27.7% | 11.5% | 53.1% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Austria
More private sector data for Austria
- Merchandise trade 77.7% (2025)
- Food imports 9.5% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 75.1% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 228.39 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 8.6% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 79.0% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 222.03 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 24,112 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.3832 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 3.69 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is starting a business: minimum capital in Austria?
- Starting a business: minimum capital in Austria was 11.5% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest starting a business: minimum capital recorded in Austria?
- The highest recorded value was 65.6% in 2003.
- What is the lowest starting a business: minimum capital recorded in Austria?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.5% in 2019.
- How does Austria rank for starting a business: minimum capital?
- Austria ranks 23rd out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is starting a business: minimum capital rising or falling in Austria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 77.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Austria data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Starting a business: Minimum capital (% 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 re?ects the amount that the entrepreneur needs to deposit in a bank or with a third-party before registration or up to three months after incorporation. It is calculated as percentage of income per capita. Any legal limitation of the company’s operations or decisions related to the payment of the minimum capital requirement is recorded. In case the legal minimum capital is provided per share, it is assumed 5 shareholders own the company and the legal minimum capital is multiplied by 5 shares. If an economy requires a minimum capital but allows businesses to pay only a part of it before registration, only this part is recorded.