Starting a business: Minimum capital in Finland
Finland: Starting a business: Minimum capital was 5.9% in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Starting a business: Minimum capital in Finland, 2003–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in % of income per capita.
Analysis
In 2019, starting a business: minimum capital in Finland stood at 5.9%. That is the lowest value across all 17 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.3% on the previous year and down 18.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, starting a business: minimum capital in Finland peaked at 29.8% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 5.9%, in 2019.
Finland ranks 33rd 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 Finland, year by year
| Year | % of income per capita | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 29.8% | — |
| 2004 | 29.3% | -1.7% |
| 2005 | 28.0% | -4.4% |
| 2006 | 27.1% | -3.2% |
| 2007 | 7.7% | -71.6% |
| 2008 | 7.4% | -3.9% |
| 2009 | 7.2% | -2.7% |
| 2010 | 7.9% | +9.7% |
| 2011 | 7.3% | -7.6% |
| 2012 | 7.0% | -4.1% |
| 2013 | 7.0% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 7.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 6.8% | -2.9% |
| 2016 | 6.6% | -2.9% |
| 2017 | 6.4% | -3.0% |
| 2018 | 6.1% | -4.7% |
| 2019 | 5.9% | -3.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 19.5% | 7.2% | 29.8% | 7 |
| 2010s | 6.8% | 5.9% | 7.9% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Finland
More private sector data for Finland
- Merchandise trade 53.3% (2025)
- Food imports 8.8% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 63.5% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 84.86 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 3.1% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 66.7% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 84.05 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 14,885 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2651 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 7.7 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is starting a business: minimum capital in Finland?
- Starting a business: minimum capital in Finland was 5.9% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest starting a business: minimum capital recorded in Finland?
- The highest recorded value was 29.8% in 2003.
- What is the lowest starting a business: minimum capital recorded in Finland?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.9% in 2019.
- How does Finland rank for starting a business: minimum capital?
- Finland ranks 33rd out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is starting a business: minimum capital rising or falling in Finland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Finland 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.