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Starting a business: Minimum capital in Belgium

Belgium: Starting a business: Minimum capital was 0.0% in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
0.0%
Change on year
down 100.0%
World rank
57th
of 191 countries
All-time high
24.1%
in 2003
All-time low
0.0%
in 2019
Years of data
17
2003–2019

Starting a business: Minimum capital in Belgium, 2003–2019

05101520252003201120192003: 24.1 % of income per capita2004: 23.5 % of income per capita2005: 22.6 % of income per capita2006: 21.8 % of income per capita2007: 20.1 % of income per capita2008: 19.9 % of income per capita2009: 19.4 % of income per capita2010: 19.6 % of income per capita2011: 18.9 % of income per capita2012: 18.2 % of income per capita2013: 18.2 % of income per capita2014: 18.2 % of income per capita2015: 17.2 % of income per capita2016: 17 % of income per capita2017: 16.8 % of income per capita2018: 16 % of income per capita2019: 0 % of income per capita

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of income per capita.

Analysis

Belgium recorded 0.0% for starting a business: minimum capital in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 17 years on record.

The figure is down 100.0% on the previous year and down 100.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, starting a business: minimum capital in Belgium peaked at 24.1% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2019.

Belgium ranks 57th of 191 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.

Starting a business: Minimum capital in Belgium, year by year

Year % of income per capita Change
2003 24.1% —
2004 23.5% -2.5%
2005 22.6% -3.8%
2006 21.8% -3.5%
2007 20.1% -7.8%
2008 19.9% -1.0%
2009 19.4% -2.5%
2010 19.6% +1.0%
2011 18.9% -3.6%
2012 18.2% -3.7%
2013 18.2% +0.0%
2014 18.2% +0.0%
2015 17.2% -5.5%
2016 17.0% -1.2%
2017 16.8% -1.2%
2018 16.0% -4.8%
2019 0.0% -100.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 21.6% 19.4% 24.1% 7
2010s 16.0% 0.0% 19.6% 10

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Frequently asked questions

What is starting a business: minimum capital in Belgium?
Starting a business: minimum capital in Belgium was 0.0% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest starting a business: minimum capital recorded in Belgium?
The highest recorded value was 24.1% in 2003.
What is the lowest starting a business: minimum capital recorded in Belgium?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2019.
How does Belgium rank for starting a business: minimum capital?
Belgium ranks 57th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
Is starting a business: minimum capital rising or falling in Belgium?
Over the last ten years it is down 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Belgium 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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Indicator
Starting a business: Minimum capital (% of income per capita)
Unit
% of income per capita
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
191 places, 3,247 data points, 2003–2019
Last refreshed

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.