Starting a business: Minimum capital in Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea: Starting a business: Minimum capital was 22.8% in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Starting a business: Minimum capital in Equatorial Guinea, 2003–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in % of income per capita.
Analysis
The most recent figure for starting a business: minimum capital in Equatorial Guinea is 22.8%, measured in 2019.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.2% on the previous year and up 83.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, starting a business: minimum capital in Equatorial Guinea peaked at 145.8% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 11.7%, in 2012.
That places Equatorial Guinea 13th out of 191 countries with data for 2019, putting it 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 Equatorial Guinea, year by year
| Year | % of income per capita | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 116.6% | — |
| 2004 | 145.8% | +25.0% |
| 2005 | 13.1% | -91.0% |
| 2006 | 13.1% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 23.2% | +77.1% |
| 2008 | 15.4% | -33.6% |
| 2009 | 12.4% | -19.5% |
| 2010 | 21.3% | +71.8% |
| 2011 | 14.6% | -31.5% |
| 2012 | 11.7% | -19.9% |
| 2013 | 13.0% | +11.1% |
| 2014 | 14.3% | +10.0% |
| 2015 | 15.8% | +10.5% |
| 2016 | 27.8% | +75.9% |
| 2017 | 30.3% | +9.0% |
| 2018 | 22.3% | -26.4% |
| 2019 | 22.8% | +2.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 48.5% | 12.4% | 145.8% | 7 |
| 2010s | 19.4% | 11.7% | 30.3% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Equatorial Guinea
More private sector data for Equatorial Guinea
- Merchandise trade 33.5% (2025)
- Food imports 31.8% (1983)
- Manufactures imports 64.2% (1983)
- Merchandise imports 1.70 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 57.9% (1983)
- Manufactures exports 4.0% (1983)
- Merchandise exports 2.60 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 1,341 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2028 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate -12.72 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is starting a business: minimum capital in Equatorial Guinea?
- Starting a business: minimum capital in Equatorial Guinea was 22.8% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest starting a business: minimum capital recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 145.8% in 2004.
- What is the lowest starting a business: minimum capital recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.7% in 2012.
- How does Equatorial Guinea rank for starting a business: minimum capital?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 13th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is starting a business: minimum capital rising or falling in Equatorial Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 83.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Equatorial Guinea 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.