Starting a business: Minimum capital in El Salvador
El Salvador: Starting a business: Minimum capital was 2.6% in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Starting a business: Minimum capital in El Salvador, 2003–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in % of income per capita.
Analysis
El Salvador recorded 2.6% for starting a business: minimum capital in 2019.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.7% on the previous year and down 10.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, starting a business: minimum capital in El Salvador peaked at 133.2% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 2.5%, in 2016.
El Salvador ranks 45th of 191 countries on this measure, 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 El Salvador, year by year
| Year | % of income per capita | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 133.2% | — |
| 2004 | 132.5% | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 124.4% | -6.1% |
| 2006 | 119.7% | -3.8% |
| 2007 | 112.5% | -6.0% |
| 2008 | 3.5% | -96.9% |
| 2009 | 2.9% | -17.1% |
| 2010 | 3.0% | +3.4% |
| 2011 | 3.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 2.8% | -6.7% |
| 2013 | 2.8% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 2.7% | -3.6% |
| 2015 | 2.6% | -3.7% |
| 2016 | 2.5% | -3.8% |
| 2017 | 2.5% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 2.7% | +8.0% |
| 2019 | 2.6% | -3.7% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Starting a business: Minimum capital in El Salvador changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | -96.9% | 112.5% | 3.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 89.8% | 2.9% | 133.2% | 7 |
| 2010s | 2.7% | 2.5% | 3.0% | 10 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
More private sector data for El Salvador
- Merchandise trade 66.1% (2025)
- Food imports 20.1% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 62.0% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 17.85 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 22.9% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 70.0% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 6.43 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 1,010 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1751 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 1.87 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is starting a business: minimum capital in El Salvador?
- Starting a business: minimum capital in El Salvador was 2.6% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest starting a business: minimum capital recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 133.2% in 2003.
- What is the lowest starting a business: minimum capital recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.5% in 2016.
- How does El Salvador rank for starting a business: minimum capital?
- El Salvador ranks 45th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is starting a business: minimum capital rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this El Salvador 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.