Starting a business: Minimum capital in Estonia
Estonia: Starting a business: Minimum capital was 13.1% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Starting a business: Minimum capital in Estonia, 2003–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in % of income per capita.
Analysis
Estonia recorded 13.1% for starting a business: minimum capital in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 17 years on record.
The figure is down 10.3% on the previous year and down 43.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, starting a business: minimum capital in Estonia peaked at 53.0% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 13.1%, in 2019.
That places Estonia 19th out of 191 countries with data for 2019, putting it 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 Estonia, year by year
| Year | % of income per capita | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 53.0% | — |
| 2004 | 49.7% | -6.2% |
| 2005 | 41.4% | -16.7% |
| 2006 | 34.3% | -17.1% |
| 2007 | 28.1% | -18.1% |
| 2008 | 23.7% | -15.7% |
| 2009 | 23.2% | -2.1% |
| 2010 | 25.7% | +10.8% |
| 2011 | 24.4% | -5.1% |
| 2012 | 22.1% | -9.4% |
| 2013 | 20.6% | -6.8% |
| 2014 | 18.6% | -9.7% |
| 2015 | 17.3% | -7.0% |
| 2016 | 16.4% | -5.2% |
| 2017 | 16.0% | -2.4% |
| 2018 | 14.6% | -8.8% |
| 2019 | 13.1% | -10.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 36.2% | 23.2% | 53.0% | 7 |
| 2010s | 18.9% | 13.1% | 25.7% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Estonia
More private sector data for Estonia
- Merchandise trade 98.4% (2025)
- Food imports 14.2% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 67.0% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 25.30 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 13.6% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 64.4% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 20.98 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 15,353 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.4461 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 11.63 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is starting a business: minimum capital in Estonia?
- Starting a business: minimum capital in Estonia was 13.1% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest starting a business: minimum capital recorded in Estonia?
- The highest recorded value was 53.0% in 2003.
- What is the lowest starting a business: minimum capital recorded in Estonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.1% in 2019.
- How does Estonia rank for starting a business: minimum capital?
- Estonia ranks 19th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is starting a business: minimum capital rising or falling in Estonia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 43.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Estonia 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.