Starting a business: Minimum capital in Congo
Congo: Starting a business: Minimum capital was 2.3% in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Starting a business: Minimum capital in Congo, 2003–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in % of income per capita.
Analysis
Congo recorded 2.3% for starting a business: minimum capital in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 17 years on record.
That represents a change of down 20.7% on the previous year and down 97.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, starting a business: minimum capital in Congo peaked at 244.6% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 2.3%, in 2019.
That places Congo 47th out of 191 countries with data for 2019, putting it 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 Congo, year by year
| Year | % of income per capita | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 238.7% | — |
| 2004 | 244.6% | +2.5% |
| 2005 | 220.1% | -10.0% |
| 2006 | 192.4% | -12.6% |
| 2007 | 206.3% | +7.2% |
| 2008 | 131.2% | -36.4% |
| 2009 | 96.5% | -26.4% |
| 2010 | 110.9% | +14.9% |
| 2011 | 88.0% | -20.6% |
| 2012 | 80.5% | -8.5% |
| 2013 | 78.5% | -2.5% |
| 2014 | 79.3% | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 78.8% | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 92.2% | +17.0% |
| 2017 | 2.9% | -96.9% |
| 2018 | 2.9% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 2.3% | -20.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 190.0% | 96.5% | 244.6% | 7 |
| 2010s | 61.6% | 2.3% | 110.9% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Congo
More private sector data for Congo
- Merchandise trade 94.4% (2025)
- Food imports 21.2% (2023)
- Manufactures imports 71.4% (2023)
- Merchandise imports 7.90 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 0.2% (2023)
- Manufactures exports 10.3% (2023)
- Merchandise exports 7.50 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 1,157 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.4599 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate -4.57 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is starting a business: minimum capital in Congo?
- Starting a business: minimum capital in Congo was 2.3% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest starting a business: minimum capital recorded in Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 244.6% in 2004.
- What is the lowest starting a business: minimum capital recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.3% in 2019.
- How does Congo rank for starting a business: minimum capital?
- Congo ranks 47th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is starting a business: minimum capital rising or falling in Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is down 97.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Congo 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.