Starting a business: Minimum capital in Cambodia
Cambodia: Starting a business: Minimum capital was 70.2% in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Starting a business: Minimum capital in Cambodia, 2003–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in % of income per capita.
Analysis
In 2019, starting a business: minimum capital in Cambodia stood at 70.2%. That is the lowest value across all 17 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.9% on the previous year and down 52.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, starting a business: minimum capital in Cambodia peaked at 438.9% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 70.2%, in 2019.
Cambodia ranks 4th of 191 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Starting a business: Minimum capital in Cambodia, year by year
| Year | % of income per capita | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 438.9% | — |
| 2004 | 78.8% | -82.0% |
| 2005 | 80.7% | +2.4% |
| 2006 | 265.0% | +228.4% |
| 2007 | 203.1% | -23.4% |
| 2008 | 175.6% | -13.5% |
| 2009 | 146.3% | -16.7% |
| 2010 | 148.0% | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 125.4% | -15.3% |
| 2012 | 114.1% | -9.0% |
| 2013 | 110.1% | -3.5% |
| 2014 | 104.3% | -5.3% |
| 2015 | 96.4% | -7.6% |
| 2016 | 89.9% | -6.7% |
| 2017 | 82.5% | -8.2% |
| 2018 | 76.2% | -7.6% |
| 2019 | 70.2% | -7.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 198.3% | 78.8% | 438.9% | 7 |
| 2010s | 101.7% | 70.2% | 148.0% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Cambodia
- 1 Sao Tome and Principe 179.6% compare
- 2 Eritrea 93.6% compare
- 3 Syrian Arab Republic 88.3% compare
- 5 Lebanon 41.5% compare
- 6 Hungary 36.2% compare
- 7 Central African Republic 35.2% compare
More private sector data for Cambodia
- Merchandise trade 127.1% (2025)
- Food imports 7.5% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 72.5% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 33.88 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 15.2% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 78.1% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 31.27 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 1,752 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.61 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 17.3 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is starting a business: minimum capital in Cambodia?
- Starting a business: minimum capital in Cambodia was 70.2% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest starting a business: minimum capital recorded in Cambodia?
- The highest recorded value was 438.9% in 2003.
- What is the lowest starting a business: minimum capital recorded in Cambodia?
- The lowest recorded value was 70.2% in 2019.
- How does Cambodia rank for starting a business: minimum capital?
- Cambodia ranks 4th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is starting a business: minimum capital rising or falling in Cambodia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 52.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Cambodia 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.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 17 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).
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.