Starting a business: Minimum capital in Cameroon
Cameroon: Starting a business: Minimum capital was 12.0% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Starting a business: Minimum capital in Cameroon, 2003–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in % of income per capita.
Analysis
The most recent figure for starting a business: minimum capital in Cameroon is 12.0%, measured in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 17 years on record.
The figure is down 0.8% on the previous year and down 93.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, starting a business: minimum capital in Cameroon peaked at 245.3% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 12.0%, in 2019.
That places Cameroon 20th out of 191 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.
Starting a business: Minimum capital in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | % of income per capita | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 245.3% | — |
| 2004 | 232.0% | -5.4% |
| 2005 | 216.5% | -6.7% |
| 2006 | 187.3% | -13.5% |
| 2007 | 177.1% | -5.4% |
| 2008 | 188.0% | +6.2% |
| 2009 | 182.9% | -2.7% |
| 2010 | 191.8% | +4.9% |
| 2011 | 182.9% | -4.6% |
| 2012 | 168.3% | -8.0% |
| 2013 | 171.8% | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 156.4% | -9.0% |
| 2015 | 143.6% | -8.2% |
| 2016 | 137.6% | -4.2% |
| 2017 | 16.6% | -87.9% |
| 2018 | 12.1% | -27.1% |
| 2019 | 12.0% | -0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 204.2% | 177.1% | 245.3% | 7 |
| 2010s | 119.3% | 12.0% | 191.8% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
More private sector data for Cameroon
- Merchandise trade 24.6% (2025)
- Food imports 21.7% (2023)
- Manufactures imports 51.6% (2023)
- Merchandise imports 9.40 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 22.8% (2023)
- Manufactures exports 6.0% (2023)
- Merchandise exports 5.10 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 170.69 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0865 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate -4.92 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is starting a business: minimum capital in Cameroon?
- Starting a business: minimum capital in Cameroon was 12.0% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest starting a business: minimum capital recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 245.3% in 2003.
- What is the lowest starting a business: minimum capital recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.0% in 2019.
- How does Cameroon rank for starting a business: minimum capital?
- Cameroon ranks 20th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is starting a business: minimum capital rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 93.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cameroon 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.