Starting a business: Minimum capital in Eritrea
Eritrea: Starting a business: Minimum capital was 93.6% in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Starting a business: Minimum capital in Eritrea, 2003–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in % of income per capita.
Analysis
The most recent figure for starting a business: minimum capital in Eritrea is 93.6%, measured in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 17 years on record.
That represents a change of down 10.0% on the previous year and down 68.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, starting a business: minimum capital in Eritrea peaked at 742.3% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 93.6%, in 2019.
That places Eritrea 2nd 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 Eritrea, year by year
| Year | % of income per capita | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 742.3% | — |
| 2004 | 638.7% | -14.0% |
| 2005 | 535.2% | -16.2% |
| 2006 | 449.8% | -16.0% |
| 2007 | 488.0% | +8.5% |
| 2008 | 396.7% | -18.7% |
| 2009 | 297.0% | -25.1% |
| 2010 | 268.4% | -9.6% |
| 2011 | 243.0% | -9.5% |
| 2012 | 203.1% | -16.4% |
| 2013 | 196.1% | -3.4% |
| 2014 | 182.1% | -7.1% |
| 2015 | 167.2% | -8.2% |
| 2016 | 165.1% | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 118.5% | -28.2% |
| 2018 | 104.0% | -12.2% |
| 2019 | 93.6% | -10.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 506.8% | 297.0% | 742.3% | 7 |
| 2010s | 174.1% | 93.6% | 268.4% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Eritrea
- 1 Sao Tome and Principe 179.6% compare
- 3 Syrian Arab Republic 88.3% compare
- 4 Cambodia 70.2% compare
- 5 Lebanon 41.5% compare
More private sector data for Eritrea
- Merchandise trade 29.4% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 524.00 million current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports 631.00 million current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 174.94 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2082 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2011)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 10.12 % change on previous year (2025)
- Merchandise imports (current US$), per capita 145.27 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise imports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.46 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2011)
- Merchandise imports (current US$), annual growth rate -1.69 % change on previous year (2025)
- Commercial service exports (current US$), per capita 24.08 current US$ per person (2000)
Frequently asked questions
- What is starting a business: minimum capital in Eritrea?
- Starting a business: minimum capital in Eritrea was 93.6% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest starting a business: minimum capital recorded in Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 742.3% in 2003.
- What is the lowest starting a business: minimum capital recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was 93.6% in 2019.
- How does Eritrea rank for starting a business: minimum capital?
- Eritrea ranks 2nd out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is starting a business: minimum capital rising or falling in Eritrea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 68.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Eritrea 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.