Starting a business: Minimum capital in Central African Republic
Central African Republic: Starting a business: Minimum capital was 35.2% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Starting a business: Minimum capital in Central African Republic, 2003–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in % of income per capita.
Analysis
Central African Republic recorded 35.2% for starting a business: minimum capital in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 17 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 13.5% on the previous year and down 93.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, starting a business: minimum capital in Central African Republic peaked at 607.3% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 35.2%, in 2019.
Central African Republic ranks 7th of 191 countries on this measure, 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 Central African Republic, year by year
| Year | % of income per capita | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 527.4% | — |
| 2004 | 559.2% | +6.0% |
| 2005 | 568.1% | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 554.6% | -2.4% |
| 2007 | 531.2% | -4.2% |
| 2008 | 513.9% | -3.3% |
| 2009 | 507.1% | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 468.6% | -7.6% |
| 2011 | 452.9% | -3.4% |
| 2012 | 444.1% | -1.9% |
| 2013 | 411.4% | -7.4% |
| 2014 | 607.3% | +47.6% |
| 2015 | 540.1% | -11.1% |
| 2016 | 556.6% | +3.1% |
| 2017 | 446.7% | -19.7% |
| 2018 | 40.7% | -90.9% |
| 2019 | 35.2% | -13.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 537.4% | 507.1% | 568.1% | 7 |
| 2010s | 400.4% | 35.2% | 607.3% | 10 |
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More private sector data for Central African Republic
- Merchandise trade 27.0% (2025)
- Food imports 20.9% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 51.1% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 573.00 million current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 0.2% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 71.8% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 255.00 million current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 46.25 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0832 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 110.74 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is starting a business: minimum capital in Central African Republic?
- Starting a business: minimum capital in Central African Republic was 35.2% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest starting a business: minimum capital recorded in Central African Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 607.3% in 2014.
- What is the lowest starting a business: minimum capital recorded in Central African Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 35.2% in 2019.
- How does Central African Republic rank for starting a business: minimum capital?
- Central African Republic ranks 7th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is starting a business: minimum capital rising or falling in Central African Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is down 93.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Central African Republic 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.